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NFT Copyright License Rights: Due Diligence is Critical.

Traverse Legal Blog

On the Kings of Leon NFT sale site, you can identify the owner and other due diligence information. You have a license to use, copy and display the art and included merchandise solely to use it, copy it, and display it. Due Diligence Checklist for Your NFT Purchase. That’s it.

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The Nightmare Plagiarism Scenario Comes True

Plagiarism Today

How was Meyer able to obtain a copy of the unpublished paper? Why was this copying not detected? Specifically, the narrator, after seeking out Lobachevsky’s advice, uses his connections to obtain a copy of a paper before it is published and then beat the real author to the punch. However, questions linger about this case.

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Pablo Rodriguez Failed For Weeks to Say Anything About Funding for an Anti-Semite and Then Lied About What He Knew. He Should Resign.

Michael Geist

The government’s funding of Laith Marouf, a known anti-semite, sparked anger and condemnation last summer as many wondered how Canadian Heritage failed to conduct the necessary due diligence to weed him out as part of its anti-hate program.

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Apologies Without Accountability: Canadian Heritage Committee Seeks Answers on Government Funding an Anti-Semite

Michael Geist

The process failure, including the lack of due diligence, can be addressed by fixing the systems and engaging in greater antisemitism education. Indeed, there was no defending the absence of due diligence or the failure to respond quickly once the concern came to light. It is a shame it does not happen more often.

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Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China

IP Tech Blog

If a secret is stolen, or the ownership or its proper apportionment are disputed, or if a third party is trying to copy software containing AI algorithms, the right holders must not shy away from taking proper enforcement measures.

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[Guest post] German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest

The IPKat

It would have been necessary for the defendant to at least have shown that it had made sufficient enquiries with the result that, according to due diligence, it could not be accused of ignorance of an actual lack of permission. Ultimately, the defendant failed to rebut the assumption of knowledge.

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Section 60 of the Copyright Act: Finally, Some Answers(?)

SpicyIP

The safeguard against groundless threats alleging copyright infringement in Section 60 suffers from a lack of clarity around some of its key terms like “due diligence”, “groundless” and “prosecution” One decision that attempts to address this lacuna is the Bombay High Court’s decision in Manya Vejju v.