Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

A court win against the Internet Archive has publishers celebrating, but what does it mean for the future of public libraries and digital access? It’s a clear win for publishers, but for public libraries—and the millions who rely on them for access to digital books—the ruling may signal more troubling times ahead.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. Make intangible assets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Earlier this year, the Texas legislature enacted HB 20 , a blatant attempt to censor social media service. The opinion emphatically slices through the FUD that’s been generated by pro-censorial forces questioning whether social media services exercise editorial discretion. The Opinion. ” [cite to USTA v.

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Art Law Journal

MAY 4, 2022

Social media has the power and reach to create community, provide a kick of inspiration, and help artists visualize their work from a macro perspective. Perhaps most significantly, mastering the art of social media can help your relationships with your followers and turn them into your tribe. Your time is limited.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Social Links is our ongoing series here at Socially Aware that rounds up current developments at the intersection of social media, policy, research, and the law. Embedding social media posts can be considered copyright infringement.but is it? In reaching his decision , U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

This ultimately means that when a copy of an image is not stored on a computer’s servers but merely “embedded” onto a website, search engine, etc., In most cases, embedded content usually directs the user to the original host’s website, where the content was originally published.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘ samizdat ,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Is it permissible to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows if you’ve paid for a legal subscription? Subscriber Agreements.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A recent California District Court ruling affirmed that Perfect 10’s ruling applied to the embedding of images from social media onto third party websites. the user name and image, user caption, number of likes, and branding of the social media platform). What is Embedding?

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

“Girl you are not going to enjoy your time here,” read a particularly prophetic comment on Danielle Bernstein’s very first Tik Tok video, published in late February. However, an equally long list of controversies accompanies this list of accomplishments, the majority of which involve alleged copying.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

Instead, it was published in 2021 on Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, by a prominent video blogger that uses the name Beida Mange. Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. Audi has also removed the video. They compare like works to other works of that type.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

It looks like Jake from State Farm is definitely going to blow through his deductible, as the insurance giant lost its bid to declare game over on a lawsuit brought by video game publisher Atari Interactive. A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

They allege that American Skin copies elements from their 2017 screenplay, A Routine Stop. 2: Kairosoft, the Beloved Mobile Tycoon Game Developer, Openly Accuses its Chinese Publisher of Copyright Infringement and Contract Violation. 3: Facebook Signs Copyright Agreement with Some French Publishers.

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IIPRD

JUNE 26, 2024

A social media influencer is someone who creates content based on their niche in various social media platforms where they deliver information by uploading in the mediums of long format videos, short format videos or reels, static posts and stories.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. . Publishing giant Kadokawa, among others, hold the rights to the anime movie ‘Overlord III.’

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

TikTok Pirates For example, when a viral clip from a TV series is making the rounds on social media platforms, one could argue that this serves as free advertising. This conclusion is quite intuitive in a social media world where ‘influencers’ are widely used to promote content.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While movie and music piracy tends to generate the most headlines, the publishing industry is facing similar issues. Publishers and authors are not happy with the site and are actively trying to limit its exposure. This growth is facilitated by users who openly advertise the site on social media, TikTok included.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Vogue’s publishers have sued rappers Drake and 21 Savage for unauthorized use of Vogue’s trademarks and false representations in marketing their newest album, “Her Loss”. Photo Credits: Condé Nast ) (Alt text: Screen capture of Drake’s now-deleted Instagram post containing multiple copies of the impugned magazine cover).

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This month, Newton is at it again and recently published an updated article that looks at the latest quarterly Widely Viewed Content Report. The researchers that prepared the documents further noted that the easiest way to build a successful page on Facebook was to simply copy content that was successful elsewhere. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed this week by several prominent music companies, Twitter is not among them. This activity generates many millions of views which are monetized by the social media platform, while rightsholders are not compensated.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 16, 2024

The site’s operators took more than a year to scrape several terabytes of data and published roughly 700 million unique records online, for free. This ‘metadata’ heist was a massive breakthrough in the quest to archive as much published content as possible online. Matienzo’s alleged ties to Anna’s Archive, or that Ms.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

Following the example of the United States, the EU started publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago. The third iteration of the EU watchlist will be published towards the end of the year and several interested parties have already submitted their nominations. IFPI Flags Top Piracy Problems. This also applies to Twitter.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a copyright lawsuit brought by choreographer Kyle Hanagami (Blackpink, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears) against Fortnite publisher Epic Games. As always, let me know what you think in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. Epic Games.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media. It’s a creative photo, but it was published. “Von D presumably did not need to copy the pose from the Portrait in order express a sentiment of melancholy.” She now does her tattoo artistry pro bono. Nature of the Work.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2022

The suit was filed in California Northern District Court by Swedish music label and publishing company, Epidemic Sound. They claimed that Meta, on its social media platforms, has stolen hundreds of their content. On July 20 th , 2022, Meta Platforms Inc. Meta”) was hit with a $142 million lawsuit. Who is Epidemic Sound?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The application of this principle to this case is easy: the elements that Defendants allegedly copied from Coscarelli’s cookbooks are primarily lists of ingredients and directions for combining them. There’s a whole lot of tail-waggin’ and lip-smackin’ when my pups smell these all-natural treats baking. ” Really?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This activity generates many millions of views which are monetized by the social media platform, while rightsholders receive no compensation for the use of their works. A few weeks ago, the social media platform filed a motion to dismiss , refuting all piracy allegations.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2023

In January 2016, Time published an article titled ‘These Photographers Are Covering the Presidential Campaign on Instagram.’ In June 2020, during the Black Lives Matter protests, BuzzFeed News published an article titled “17 Powerful Pictures Of The Protests Through The Eyes of Black Photographers.”

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Embedding” means the process of copying unique HTML code assigned to the location of a digital copy of the photo or video published to the Internet, and the insertion of that code into a target webpage or social media post so that photo or video is linked for display within the target post. Amazon.com, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When publishers clashed with The Pirate Bay over illegally shared copies, we envisioned that things could get much worse if Kindle-ready pirate sites began to pop up. The frustrations of publishers and authors is understandable. However, if billion-dollar publishing companies and the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 16, 2023

According to reports , the developers allegedly stole assets from their former employer, game publisher Nexon , which is allegedly working on a similar project too. In the hours that followed, tens of thousands of fans used the torrent link to download a copy of the playtest release.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

A track called “ Heart on My Sleeve ” went viral recently on social media with lead vocals sounding eerily similar to a certain crooner known for his lovelorn lyrics. This is like a watermark that a producer can place in their song to detect copying. Rather, the vocals were generated using artificial intelligence tools.

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