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DeivanArt Expanding System for Detecting Copied Images

Plagiarism Today

The system would scan the internet for potential infringements, inform artists of any that are detected, and allow the artist to file takedown notices of any works they felt were infringing. We’ve seen mass litigation efforts, commonly referred to as “copyright troll” operations , speculative invoicing and much more.

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‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’

TorrentFreak

A class-action lawsuit filed by authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden is one such copyright infringement case. “By downloading through the bit torrent protocol, Meta knew it was facilitating further copyright infringement by acting as a distribution point for other users of pirated books.”

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Authors Put a Spotlight on Meta’s BitTorrent Leeching Activity

TorrentFreak

At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part. CMI is information that is included in a copyrighted work, which among other things can identify the copyright owner.

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NVIDIA Denies Copyright Infringement Claims in Authors’ AI Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

NVIDIA Faces Copyright Infringement Claims Earlier this year, several authors sued NVIDIA over alleged copyright infringement. The class action lawsuit claims that the company’s AI models were trained on copyrighted works taken from the ‘pirate’ site Bibliotik. Copyright Act,” the company writes.

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Meta’s BitTorrent Uploads of ‘Pirate Library’ Data Equaled 30% of Downloads, Expert Says

TorrentFreak

At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part. In this case, however, Meta is also accused of uploading copyrighted content to third parties. Meta admitted the use of these unofficial sources early on.

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Bombay HC Clarifies the Contours of Copyright Infringement and Confidentiality Law

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Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Merely showing certain elements were copied does not pass the threshold for copyright infringement.

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Music Companies Sue Twitter Over Mass Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

‘Breeding Mass Copyright Infringement’ Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, accusing Twitter’s parent company X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. copyright law.