TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2025

Nearly a decade ago, the US Navy was sued for mass copyright infringement and accused of causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Court of Federal Claims in 2016, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement and demanded damages for the alleged unauthorized use. Government disagreed.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

To that end, 2022 is looking to be a major year for copyright in a myriad of ways. But that raises the question, with the new year what are just a handful of the major copyright stories on the horizon. While there are far too many for any single list, here are 5 copyright stories that you should definitely watch in 2022.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Under the agreement, Internet providers will voluntarily block sites that are deemed to be copyright infringing; no court order needed. MPA Complaint Results in First Blockades In March, the MPA was the first rightsholder representative to file a copyright infringement complaint under the new administrative site blocking rules.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When cassette recorders, VCRs and similar devices hit the mainstream, entertainment companies with business models reliant on customers buying copies faced uncertainty. Private Copying Levy Valenti’s statement in 1982 reached a broad audience but its essence wasn’t new.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

million ($3 million) acquiring a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune. With previous ones selling for around €25,000 ($28,000), their copy cost more than 100 times the going rate. Many copies of the book are already easy to access just through a simple search. Last year, the group spent €2.66

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Popular Internet infrastructure service Cloudflare has come under pressure from copyright holders in recent years. The company offers its services to millions of customers including multinationals, governments, but also some of the world’s leading pirate sites. copyright law provides. which claims to be a pass-through network.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected. Yes, there was a copyright infringement claim in the mix, based on Skiplagged’s use of American’s “flight symbol” logo. This left the copyright claim over the unauthorized use of American’s flight symbol logo.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The seventh installment of the Government-backed anti-piracy sweep, details of which were released in September , took down 675 pirate sites, 14 apps, and led to nine arrests. Piracy Challenges Remain Despite these successful enforcement efforts, the MPA still sees room for progress, to further clamp down on copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

These services are vital for whistleblowers, activists, and citizens rebelling against Government oppression. Government completes an annual review of various trade barriers around the globe and ACT believes that overly restrictive policies deserve to be called out. Government previously called out China’s restrictive policies.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

. “While this approach aims to protect intellectual property and reduce online piracy, it relies on IP address and domain name system (DNS)-level blocking, making it a potentially extremely blunt instrument to address online copyright infringement,” CCIA writes. Failure to comply could result in up to one year of imprisonment.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The dispute centers around the use of copyrighted music to train AI models and the broader implications for the future of the music business. These AI tools are trained on vast datasets of existing music, raising concerns among record labels about unauthorized use of copyrighted material. Under the U.S. Is AI training fair use?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

copyright protection standards. Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies. They argued that foreign governments should be mindful of potential copyright infringements. Not just for copyright holders, but also for American tech giants.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As digital spaces grow in popularity, so do the stakes around intellectual property, particularly copyright. Copyright governs the rights of creators over their digital works, ensuring they are protected from unauthorized use. For instance, who holds the copyright to a virtual item collaboratively created by multiple avatars?

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 16, 2024

didn't engage in copyright infringement of UIRC-GSA Holding's bond offering documents, stating that UIRC's paperwork was not eligible for protection because the government contractor copied it from a housing association.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

1: Marjorie Taylor Greene Promo Video Removed From Twitter After Dr. Dre’s Copyright Complaint. House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was locked out of her Twitter account following a copyright complaint filed by Dr. Dre over a video Greene posted. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 3: Warner Bros.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 7, 2021

1: Spanish Broadcasting System Keeps $800k Fee Win in Music Copyright Case. LAMCO), which accused SBS of unlawfully performing songs that they hold the copyright to on radio stations in both San Juan and New York City. 2: Cloudflare Defeats “Repeat Infringer” Copyright Lawsuit in US Court. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The American copyright industry generates billions of dollars in annual revenue and is generally seen as one of the primary export products. A few days ago several of these threats were highlighted by the International Intellectual Property Alliance ( IIPA ), which counts copyright groups including the MPA, RIAA, and ESA among its members.

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Michael Geist

JULY 20, 2022

For much of the past two decades, copyright groups have steadfastly sought to deny what the Supreme Court of Canada has repeatedly endorsed, namely that the purpose of Canadian copyright law is to serve the public interest by balancing users’ and authors’ rights. ” The decision – SOCAN v.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Last month, the Canadian Federation of Library Associations released a much-needed statement that sought to counter the ongoing misinformation campaign from copyright lobby groups regarding the state of Canadian copyright and the extensive licensing by libraries and educational institutions. York University ruling.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 21, 2022

lawmakers have considered options to update the DMCA so it can more effectively deal with today’s online copyright issues. Copyright Office’s Review and Conclusions. The Copyright Office also asked stakeholders whether it’s desirable to make certain standard technical measures mandatory for online platforms.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

government, another of the world’s most recognized book piracy platforms has fresh legal problems of its own. Majors Publishers File Copyright Complaint Against Libgen According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. With two alleged operators of Z-Library currently defending a criminal lawsuit filed by the U.S.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

In analogizing semiconductor chips to traditional areas of copyright law, the legislative history notes that, just as a plagiarist who copies only one chapter of a book may be held liable for infringement, a person may be liable for copying a part of a mask work if it is a qualitatively important portion that results in substantial similarity.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

While the raw data within a database may not be eligible for copyright protection, the originality involved in selecting, organizing, or arranging the data can bring a database under the scope of copyright law. This article explores the scope of database protection, focusing on the concept of originality and its role in copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

1: Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling. Copyright Office has handed down a ruling that may help songwriters that have reclaimed the rights to their songs receive their royalties directly. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. First off today, Bobby Owsinski at Hypebot reports that the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 19, 2024

In addition to Fortune 500 companies and governments across various continents, the American company also provides its services to pirate sites. As far as we know, Cloudflare has not terminated any customers solely based on copyright holder complaints.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2024

The American copyright industry is one of the country’s primary exports, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue. To protect the interests of these businesses around the world, copyright holder groups can count on help from the U.S. Government. Whether it’s movies, music, software or other goods, U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2023

Harmonization With EU Copyright Law Under the EU-Moldova Association Agreement of 2014, Moldova was required to reform copyright law to meet EU standards. ” The establishment of “an efficient system” for the collective management of copyright and related rights was also mentioned.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. government. government.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Ross Intelligence will get plenty of second looks from courts deciding fair use in generative AI copyright cases. As a threshold issue, Judge Bibas found that Westlaws headnotes were original enough for copyright protection. And independent creation simply means you created it yourself, without copying. Highly fact-specific.

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SpicyIP

JULY 1, 2021

In this post, I look at the question of the government’s copyright ownership in State Board textbooks, and its implications on access to knowledge and education. Government’s Role as Publisher and Copyright Owner. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established by the government in 1961.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The Russian Government has also made matters worse for US copyright holders. Copyright Groups Conerned. IIPA is aware of this but believes that it’s important to keep the focus on copyright issues despite the conflict and sanctions. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2022

When YouTube first got off the ground in 2005, most of its users would’ve been oblivious to how closely copyright law would govern their online activities moving forward. These heavily edited copies of mainstream movies aim to summarize key plot lines via voice-over narration in about 10 minutes.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 6, 2024

INTRODUCTION In the world of intellectual property, copyright is an important means of protecting original works of authors. For writers, artists, musicians and other creators in India, knowing how to register their copyrights can be a valuable asset. What is Copyright? Why Should One Register Copyright?

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

However, this gives a grand legal question: who has the right to copyright AI-created works? This has to do with the application of copyright to works made through AI. Traditional Copyright Framework and Its Limitations Copyright law is fundamentally based on three principles: Authorship : The creator of a work owns the copyright.

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