Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

First off today, Will Nelson at NME reports that video game modders are fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Rockstar Games claiming that their fan-created mods are a fair use, not a copyright infringement. 2: YouTubers Who Uploaded Movie Edits Receive Suspended Prison Sentences.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2024

Unlike the Swedish and German referrals, the Romanian one has not been made in the context of a dispute concerning works of applied art (which is refreshing), but rather in relation to the protectability of a critical edition of a work. Translated into copyright language: a critical edition is an example of derivative work.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2023

.” Backgrid alleges direct infringement due to Twitter failing to remove images “long after being apprised of their infringing status” and contributory infringement for encouraging users to upload and edit photographs found on the internet, failing to advise users of the consequences, and for removing metadata from the images.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

1: Pizza Companies Sued for Copyright Infringement of Advertising Photo. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement. They are seeking an injunction barring further infringement, actual and statutory damages, as well as other relief deemed appropriate by the court. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 24, 2022

1: New Copyright Lawsuit Targets Uploaders of 10-Minute Movie Edits. 2: Copyright Infringement: Court Fixes May 25 to Hear Motion for Injunction Against Transcorp Hilton. million) in damages for the alleged copyright infringements. 3: PokerPaint Copyright Thief Brett Butz Called Out as WSOP Beckons.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Often such audience, who can easily access any photograph, use these photographs after making certain modifications to them through photo-editing software like Photoshop, Adobe and many other photo modification tools. This act is often done without the prior consent or permission of the copyright holder or the photographer of the picture.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

. “In 2021, Reddit received 177,450 copyright notices reporting 920,672 pieces of content. We removed 665,898 pieces of content in response to these takedown notices,” the company reveals in the latest edition of its transparency report. This represents an increase of 104% from 2020.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

One AI topic, which has so far only been examined in any depth in relation to EU copyright law in a few instances, is copyright infringement by generative AI and the associated liability. 1) When does AI output constitute an infringement? 2) Who is liable for copyright-infringing AI output?

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

1: Ninth Circuit Boosts Efforts to Sue Overseas Copyright Infringers. First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

First off today, Alison Flood at The Guardian reports that, in the United Kingdom, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced that they are pausing any changes to their copyright laws after authors expressed concern the change could drastically hurt their income.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The European Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) has recently published a report on Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union. The report examines the consumption of copyright-infringing content in the EU Member States and the UK between January 2017 and December 2020. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Thus, ARCOM’s has extensive powers to fight against all forms of online infringement: peer-to-peer and direct downloading, streaming, IPTV, etc. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. by Jan Bernd Nordemann, Christian Czychowski. € by Christopher Heath. €

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Copyright Alliance

AUGUST 31, 2023

This is the third and final edition of our blog on insightful movie copyright cases for film and TV industry professionals. Part 1 of the blog addressed copyright infringement and […] The post Movie Copyright Cases Filmmakers Should Know: Part 3, Copyright Authorship appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Plagiarism Today

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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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The programme will address inter alia the current copyright landscape, how the IP system adapted to new technologies in the past, and the interplay between training data, generative AI and copyright infringement. Other developments Entry into force of the 2025 version of the twelfth edition of the Nice Classification.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2025

Interestingly, the civil suit has been disposed of by the Madras High Court, holding that there is no copyright infringement, and the proceedings in the criminal case have been stayed. The Court was of the opinion that Tamilnadan failed to prove copyright infringement. But it may not be copyright infringement.

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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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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

To the extent that Schwartz owns any or all of the Intellectual Property, the Complaint alleges that Kilroy’s have infringed and continue to infringe Plaintiff’s rights as the owner of such. According to the Complaint, Schwartz began working for Kilroy’s as a server and bartender in August of 2021. Section 504(c).

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Taming the ‘LAION’: Lessons for Harmonising AI and Copyright Law Unpacking the Hamburg Regional Court’s landmark ruling in Robert Kneschke v. Tanishka Goswami explores how text data mining can qualify as an exception to copyright infringement. Read her analysis on the evolving intersection of copyright law and AI!

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

According to Binkowski, Mikkelson’s normal way of writing was to grab text from third-party sites that covered the same topic, get the article up as fast as possible, and then edit it after the post was live. According to Binkowski and another anonymous former employee, this was the model Mikkelson wanted the site to operate under.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 20, 2021

Haehl claims that she drew inspiration from her previous success with using model babies to use photo editing software to add teeth to her infant subjects. Copyright Office as Group Reg. Therefore, Haehl is seeking damages for direct copyright infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. § VA0002191510. 1202(b).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 13, 2022

Every week millions of online copyright infringements are detected by rightsholders and their anti-piracy partners. Such information will only be used for the purpose of protecting rights under the Copyright Act,” it reads. In the overwhelming majority of cases the aim is to remove content or links to content.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Massive Copyright Infringement The language used in the complaint makes it extremely clear that the MPA views playlists as a threat and illegal under copyright law. at [former repo location],” the notice reads (minor edits for clarity). at [former repo location],” the notice reads (minor edits for clarity).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In this light, I focus on: one , the relevance of copyright law for live broadcasting and streaming platforms; and two , the utility of digital rights management (DRM) and strong policy frameworks in safeguarding broadcasters and copyright owners. Copyright Infringement by Streaming Platforms: How does IPTV Smarters work?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law, on May 14 th , 2021 we announced the 2 nd edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on the occasion of Shamnad ‘s 45 th birth anniversary. A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2025

Our judges for this edition were Prof. (Dr.) In doing so, the essay highlights the paradoxical stance of companies on training other ML systems using the output generated by their own ML systems and discusses the copyrightability of ML system-generated output, if any. Patel (Retd.) click here for their bios).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

Recognising the challenges for performers in the position and enforcement of their rights, the book also includes discussion on other forms of protections and remedies for performers, such as moral rights, contracts, passing off and copyright infringement. Lastly, chapter 11 provides a summary of performer’s rights around the world.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A newsletter publisher that's accusing Houston-based barge company Kirby Inland Marine LP of sharing each edition to its employees despite having a subscription for only one user can move forward with its copyright infringement claims, a Texas federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

Despite all of the back-and-forth, the plaintiff sued YouTube for copyright infringement–a very bold move. Direct Infringement. Direct copyright infringement is a strict liability tort, so YouTube’s efforts to “actively and diligently police” infringement should be irrelevant.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

They filed a lawsuit in 2020 equating IA’s controlled digital lending operation to copyright infringement. Earlier this year a New York federal court concluded that the library is indeed liable for copyright infringement. IA points out that it doesn’t lend out digital copies without limits.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

To achieve these aims, the DSA sets out numerous due diligence obligations of intermediaries concerning any type of illegal information, including copyright infringing content. Copyright enforcement online is a major issue in the context of the DSA, and the DSA will be of utmost importance for the future of online copyright in the EU.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 1, 2025

Thus the higher evidentiary standard of intention to infringe upon copyright must also be proved (p 588). Only when it is proved that there has been circumvention and intention to commit copyright infringement, such as through piracy, is Section 65A applicable. This would be perfectly within Kindles rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

This allowed us to compare the incidence of video removals in both countries and examine the reasons provided by YouTube for these takedowns, such as copyright infringement complaints and account deletions. More from our authors: International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice, Second Edition by Charlotte A. Urban et al.,

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

Free Speech Has Limits A criminal copyright infringement trial that concluded in Finland this week also saw the defendant rely on a fair use-style parody defense. When he copied and then rebroadcast the news report, that was copyright infringement. ” Freedom of Speech vs.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This principle is key for podcasters, as it means that if Podcaster A accuses Podcaster B of copying their interview format, the claim would likely fail because formats and factual content are not copyrightable. The key aspects of a podcast that are covered by copyright include: 1.Music: Also, in the Indian Musicians Association v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Real data is hard to come by and expensive to label; using synthetic data instead is not only cheaper but also promises to sidestep the thorny issues of privacy and copyright infringement (see Lee 2024 ). But there are also important drawbacks to consider. The biggest concern with synthetic data is quality.

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