TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Founded over a decade ago, Dramacool became a go-to destination for pirated copies of Asian dramas and related content. This triggered an outpouring of responses on social media, mourning the sites’ demise. But what started as a hobby, eventually became a multi-site streaming operation with tens of millions of users.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

This came to a head in 2017 when the filmmaker Rick Allen sued the State of North Carolina over alleged illegal copying of footage he shot of Blackbeard’s sunken ship. Though the infringement isn’t in question, the copyright registration is. 5: The Public Domain Expands.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Introduction What separates long-established print and electronic media from social media is that it comes along with a bunch of techniques for its usage. These are tools that shaped social media to be more significant than the long-established medias. As a result, it is crucial to learn how to safeguard IP.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. How to Ensure Compliance with IP?

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 22, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Benefits of Trademark Registration. Registration creates a tangible asset that can be bought or sold, licensed and assigned value. Registration can form the basis of filing for international protection in other countries. It shows competitors that you’re protected.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Trademark registration is not a necessity, but it’s a real value to protect from someone else trying to come after the name, and gives you tools if someone else copies the name. We find that many musical artists overlook this step and fail to protect, and that can lead to problems. That is the definition of what a brand is.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 19, 2022

Having that registration also allows your brand to use the ®. That symbol helps warn others that you are protected, that this is valuable to you, that there is likely to be a problem if they copy it. It’s much easier to get a takedown when you have a registered trademark standing behind your brand.

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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. Trademarks.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 16, 2024

And although all may not be approved for registration, they’re all proof of imagination and hard work when these applications are filed A bold brand name is worth the effort. Just as a strong name and a memorable logo are an important part of any brand, a catchy slogan is a powerful tool that can tell consumers more about your brand.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

And, it’s even more helpful to hire an experienced trademark attorney to handle the registration process. Potential Costs Resulting from Unprotected Brands: Greater chance of being copied inadvertently since the trademark(s) is/are not listed in the USPTO database. copied by someone else—is priceless.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The group offered hardware and software solutions that allowed people to install and play unofficial games and pirated copies on various consoles, including the popular Nintendo Switch. The same applies to various social media channels, such as Facebook, Discord, and Reddit. Guilty Plea in Criminal Case.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But, as an article in MIT Technology Review points out , ML is the brains behind “recommendation systems like those on Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify; search engines like Google and Baidu; social-media feeds like Facebook and Twitter; voice assistants like Siri and Alexa.” Agenda and registration information are available here.”.

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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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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Luxury watchmaker Omega had engraved a barely perceptible “globe” logo on the back of some of its watches and obtained a copyright registration in the design in order to prevent their importation and sale by so-called “unauthorized” retailers like Costco. As always, I’d love to hear what you think.

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azrights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I would love to send you a signed copy of Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property if you’re UK based and are: EITHER: An Azrights client: OR An agency or freelancer supporting businesses to promote or create their brand. Just complete this form to receive a copy of the book.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 16, 2021

EARLY filing for trademark registration. And then, as soon as the clearance search is done, you want to move into the next step. File based on intent to use if possible, as soon as you commit to this name and you’ve cleared it with a search. SHIELD against infringers when needed.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It wasn’t until 1952 that modern dance pioneer Hanya Holm was able to secure the first ever copyright registration for her choreography of the Broadway musical Kiss Me Kate. As always, let me know what you think in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. It took another quarter-century for the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. He sold copies of comic books featuring the character and displayed the comic books at a comic convention. He also received some media attention.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Brunetti , deeming the "scandalous and immoral" provision of Section 2(a) unconstitutional, your run-of-the mill obscenities are going to face a difficult hurdle to registration: failure-to-function. However, the starting point for registration is the statutory definition of a trademark. Despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Iancu v.

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43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

Anyway, Bell goes around suing unauthorized users of the passage, mostly public schools or nonprofits that publish the passage on social media. Not for nothing, the Second Circuit has wisely rejected assessing factor three by counting registrations. If that were all, copying the WIN Passage would be qualitatively significant.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. Advertising/E-Commerce. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp., 2021 WL 221878 (9th Cir Jan. Wired : How Covid Gums Up the Court System. * Les Giblin LLC v. La Marque, 2021 WL 1997376 (D. Once again, the Court disagrees.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

August asserts that the Defendant, AirG Inc, a Canadian social media brand, committed copyright infringement by reproducing six of Pugliese’s Jennifer Lopez photos on their website without permission. They sought $22,412.45 in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. For example, Fashion Nova is routinely sued for copying iconic fashion designs, even being sued by Versace over the iconic Jennifer Lopez dress. DIY Tricks?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance. In February 2022 the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office again refused registration on the basis that human authorship is required. The team has appealed the decision , so watch this space.)

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this post, I’m looking at the vast domain of the YouTube video & social media platform —which, lest we forget, is a major division of Google/Alphabet — and how its copyright aspect manifests in options for individual contributors (“YouTubers,” in the jargon). But what it isn’t is a substitute for a copyright registration. (It

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Information obtained through search warrants link Napolsky to the Google Adwords account of Bookos.org and he also received an invoice for the domain registration of Booksc.org, among other things. What we can say is that people with the same names as the defendants are surprisingly easy to find online, on social media, and elsewhere.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

“All stakeholders in the internet ecosystem, including hosting providers, DNS providers, cloud services, advertising networks, payment processors, social media platforms, and search engines, should proactively work towards reducing support for well-known infringing sites,” BREIN writes in its submission.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. He sold copies of comic books featuring the character and displayed the comic books at a comic convention. He also received some media attention.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

While the judge rejected a number of arguments advanced by the Phillies (including arguments that the defendant committed fraud on the Copyright Office with its initial copyright registration), she ultimately recommended that the Phillies be allowed to continue using the new version of the mascot. 3D Mascot Turnaround of New Phillie Phanatic.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

WRB has an incontestable registration for “Hammer-Schlagen” and a registration for the trade dress of its stump, cross-peen hammer, and nails: specifically, “a three-dimensional configuration. DAMM has a registration for “Minneschlagen.” WRB’s word mark registration states that “the English translation of ‘hammer-schlagen’.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2022

But Course Hero, along with its much larger competitor Chegg , are also used by students who regularly post questions, answers and even full-blown essays, which are then downloaded and copied wholesale by fellow students. Without a timely-filed registration, a plaintiff can’t recover fees from the defendants even if he prevails.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

Taking a Look at Lupin’s Colour TM Application for its Inhalers Image from here On Lupin’s recent colour trademark registrations for its inhalers, Md Sabeeh Ahmad. Sabeeh highlights how these registration can extend Lupin’s monopoly and could affect million’s right to access these essential medicines.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 4, 2024

However, to safeguard the interest of the respondent, the Court directed the appellant to place the copy of the GST invoices on the record within ten days of the sale. Court of Bari invalidates Italian PV registration for seedless grape variety ‘Sugarone’. The defendants misrepresented themselves to be an extension of the plaintiff.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 18, 2025

It also charged USA Ham deliberately copied its trademarks in furtherance of USA Ham's scheme. The CAFC noted Meenaxi's copying of Coca-Cola's marks and associated slogans, but that was insufficient to establish a U.S. and that Applicants copying capitalizes on that reputation." reputation. at 1079, citing Persons Co.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. The message – that internet companies must tackle piracy or be held responsible for taking part in it – is nothing new.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Plaintiff’s website, www.raleigh.co.uk, which was registered in 1998, as well as different social media platforms like Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, etc., The plaint includes information on the registrations for the aforementioned mark, which are also registered trademarks in India. Defendant No.

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