TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement. The case in question is an excellent example of the latter. DISH also claimed to have identified their locations – United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Germany respectively.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

1: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber Sued for ‘10,000 Hours’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Mathew Lemkuehler at The Tennessean reports that a new lawsuit claims the song 10,000 Hours , performed by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, is a copyright infringement of an earlier work.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2022

1: Krafton Sues Garena, Apple, and Google over Free Fire Copyright Infringement. First off today, Aaron Orr at Pocket Gamer reports that the developer of the battle royale game PUBG has filed a lawsuit against competitor Garena after alleging that Garena’s mobile game Free Fire is a copyright infringement of PUBG.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

Copyright Infringement Verdict Against Vimeo Stands on Appeal. Next up today, Chis Randall at Elecrive.com reports that Italian Vespa manufacturer Piaggio has lost yet another round in its long-running war with German electric scooter manufacturer Kumpan Electric over the latter’s design. million ($8.64

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

The one above is the question that a Florida judge (Robert N Scola, Jr) answered just a few days ago (Case 1:21-cv-20039-RNS) after fellow artist Joe Morford had gone – quite literally – bananas and sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. The notion of ‘substantial taking’ should not be intended in a quantitative sense.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

1: Man Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Nickelback Over ‘Rockstar’ First off today, Lauryn Schaffner at Loudwire reports that a musician named Kirk Johnston has filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Roadrunner records and others involved with the band. 3: Saga Over Garment Design Copyright Infringement Ends with Ceremonial Fire.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Indiana) in part, for copyright infringement of works of original authorship. According to the complaint, in early 2022, Andretti Global hired the Plaintiff and the Defendants to design and construct a racing facility in Fishers, IN. (Indiana); and Glenmark Construction Co.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 24, 2022

1: Louis Vuitton Loses Copyright Infringement Battle, Le Canard Enchaîné Reports. First off today, Laure Guilbault at Vogue Business reports that the French court of appeal has ordered Louis Vuitton to pay designer Jocelyn Imbert €900,000 ($990,000) for infringing a lock design that she created.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Not that the plaintiffs in the Designer Skin case didn’t get an injunction: They did (here it is); a narrow one utilizing proposed language by defendants explicitly permitting S&L to. District of Arizona: “No automatic injunction upon a finding of copyright infringement” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

First off today, The Fashion Law reports that trainer Megan Roup has filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by fellow trainer Tracy Anderson over allegedly copyright-infringing exercise routines. committed copyright infringement every time he simply played the game. However, L.L.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that LEGO is facing a lawsuit from artist James Concannon following the inclusion of a jacket similar to one that he designed as part of a recent LEGO set. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Novak denied the bulk of a motion to dismiss a suit alleging that a general contractor had infringed an architectural firm’s copyright on design plans for a brewery and tasting room to be built in Williamsburg. In a September 22 decision, District Judge David J. Michael Pellis Architecture PLC v. 3:22CV470 (DJN), 2023 U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As such, the direct infringers in this case are the alleged pirate site operators. That is why the publishers are suing for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, alleging that they aid in the direct infringement and willfully ignore or tolerate those infringements. Copyright Office.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

Dubbed the Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART) Copyright Act of 2022, the act aims to encourage the use of “standard technical measures” by creating a system that the U.S. Copyright Office would oversee to designate standard technical measures through a public rulemaking process.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

But, while the facts of the case may not be particularly interesting, this has the potential to be one of the most important copyright cases in some time, in particular one of the most important for the CCB. The case is important for one simple reason: It easily could have been a “normal” copyright infringement case.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

First off today, Ted Johnson at Deadline reports that a group of six United States Senators have signed a letter to the domain name registry Verisign calling upon the service to suspend the domains of pirate websites and generally do more to combat copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

In short, such providers cannot be held liable for copyright infringement by their users as long as they meet certain criteria. Among that criteria is that they designate a DMCA agent to receive notices of copyright infringement and then work to remove or disable access to any works they are notified about.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2025

Patents and SPCs Rose Hughes reviewed the capabilities and limitations of AI-powered software designed to assist in patent drafting. Copyright and Design Law Alessandro Cerri detailed a decision by a Delaware court where the fair use defense was successfully applied in a copyright infringement case.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

1: Cardi B Wins California Jury Trial in Art Copyright Infringement Case. Brophy filed the lawsuit alleging that Cardi B’s designer used an image of his back tattoos on the cover of her mixtape. Brophy claimed that this was both an infringement of his copyrights and his likeness.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Canada’s largest media companies, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Postmedia, CBC, and Canadian Press, came together last week to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. First, the Canadian claims are much narrower than those found in other lawsuits such as the NY Times case.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2025

Birkenstock has tried to protect and enforce its iconic sandal design using almost all intellectual property rights available. Their trade marks for the sole pattern design were cancelled because they lacked distinctiveness (General Court, case T-365/20 and T-579/14 ). R1002/2023-3 and R2499/2022-3 ) or, for older models, expired.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The alleged offenses include violations of the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act as well as conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The lawsuit was filed by programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick, he accuses Microsoft of ignoring the copyright licenses on various open-source applications when training the Copilot AI.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The case began in April of last year when M&S accused Aldi of copyright infringement. Aldi briefly removed its version of the cake but began selling them again in May after making some design changes. M&S has a well-known Colin the Caterpillar cake, but Aldi released their own version named Cuthbert.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Plainfield, Indiana – Allen Lee Asher-Butler has filed a copyright infringement suit against Amazon KDP and Jeff Bezos , claiming they are committing copyright infringement regarding four books that he designed and illustrated the covers for.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) hosts, such as yourself, are not liable for infringement by their users so long as they meet four criteria: Adopt and Reasonably Implement a Policy for Dealing with Repeat Infringer. Have a Designated Agent to Receive Notices of Copyright Infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The lawsuit was filed by Jocelyn Susan Bundy, who claims that her grandfather created the design based on Dante’s Inferno. That prompted the lawsuit for copyright infringement. However, a judge has dismissed the lawsuit, arguing that one of the key issues in the case is whether Bundy holds the copyright in question.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

2: Bungie’s Copyright Infringement Claims Against AimJunkies ‘Insiders’ Can Continue. Finally today, Jonathan Bolding at PC Gamer reports that YouTuber and video game developer Mike Dailly has received several copyright takedowns filed by Rockstar Games over his uploading videos of prototypes of the game Grand Theft Auto.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

This required Roblox designers to pay $1 (or 100 Robux) to include the sound effect in their creations. In a response to the legal demand, Syinix said that they do not think that there was any copyright infringement, but were interested in discussing the terms for obtaining such a license.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Find the Host’s Designated Agent: Hosts designate an agent to receive copyright notices on their behalf. With that in mind, South Africa’s approach changes one simple, but crucial, thing: All hosts have the same designated agent. This person can usually be found on the host’s website and/or in a central repository.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

1: Steely & Clevie Productions Take Reggaetón’s Biggest Hitmakers To Court For Copyright Infringement. Zara, known as a “fast fashion” brand, is often in the defendant’s chair in such cases, accused of ripping off designs from pricier competitors. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

1: Shenseea Hit With Second Copyright Lawsuit For US$450,000 Over ‘Foreplay’ Video. First off today, Claudia Gardner at DancehallMag reports that Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Stephanie Sarley, a visual artist who accuses Shenseea of infringing the copyrights of three of her pieces.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Next up today, the Associated Press reports that an artist has filed a lawsuit against Cardi B over the cover of one of her mixtapes that featured a back tattoo that he both designed and is wearing. As such, he has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the musician and the artist who created the cover, Timm Gooden.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

Normally, a company like Facebook would be protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) from such arguments. However, Cook’s allegations speak to those requirements, both claiming that “removed” content isn’t truly removed and that they have failed to terminate repeat infringers. The Complicated Backdrop.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The defendant published a bio on Sewell and included one of McDermott’s photos–apparently sourced from an unrelated Instagram account (possibly another infringer, or perhaps that account has a fair use defense?). McDermott, represented by the Sanders Law Group, sued KMC for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In what appears to be action designed to send a deterrent message, RIAJ members requested information held by a local ISP on subscribers identified by the labels as prolific uploaders of pirated music. Success at the Tokyo District Court This week the RIAJ reported success following legal action at the Tokyo District Court.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

According to the claim, the defendants allegedly used copyright-infringing fairy wing designs in several photos that were shared on social media. “My own photos of my design were used in image edits and displayed on 11:11 Digital / Paris Hilton’s social media accounts without my permission. .

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