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Five Men Indicted For Uploading Movies & Then Extorting ‘Pirate’ Downloaders

TorrentFreak

So-called copyright trolls come in all shapes and sizes and while most have a cynical approach to copyright law, some are prepared to go to extremes. The most notable case in the United States involved Prenda Law. The goal was to obtain out-of-court settlements. Big Crimes Deserve Heavy Sentences.

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Strike 3 Holdings Infringement

LexBlog IP

One thing I know for sure, people who use BitTorrent or other related applications and download adult movies can find themselves in quite a bind. People make mistakes, but should you have to pony up your life savings to avoid a copyright infringement lawsuit? This company needs to be reigned in, people are SUFFERING BIG TIME!

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3 Count: Plagiarism Again

Plagiarism Today

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. million settlement in 2018. According to Sen.

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RCN Asks Court to Dismiss ‘Copyright Trolls’ Piracy Liability Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. “Plaintiffs and Maverickeye are part of a well-known web of copyright trolls. The ISP notes that it’s not clear how the German company detects copyright infringements.

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Filmmakers Sue VPN for Promoting Piracy & Advertising on YTS

TorrentFreak

Several of these lawsuits have ended in settlements, where some VPNs services agreed to block notorious pirate sites or BitTorrent traffic on US-based servers. “Downloading and sharing files via torrent is a violation of copyright law. It means that you may be punished by law.

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Are Memes Dangerous?

LexBlog IP

Meme Culture Meets Copyright Law: A Guide for Businesses & Creators Memes, often humorous media fragments that spread rapidly through online sharing, are a global phenomenon that have made their way into mainstream culture. Are Memes Dangerous? by Melanie Lane Are Memes Dangerous? How much risk are we talking here?

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What Are The Various Copyright Law Issues With Apps Like Spotify In The Modern Tussle Between Artists And Corporate Giants?

IP and Legal Filings

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii]