TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? As such, they want it permanently taken down.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning approach differs from the licensing deals other libraries enter into.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit yesterday reversed a Missouri district court’s grant of summary judgment for a group of real estate companies relating to copyright infringement claims brought by an architect over floorplans.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2022

Since 2017, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, has filed more than 70 DMCA subpoena applications in the United States. However, Watch Tower is still pursuing a parallel copyright infringement lawsuit against McFree in another court.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Depending on opinion, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, either doesn’t like criticism, dislikes copyright infringement, or hates both. ” Fair Use Considerations.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., Predictions & Recent Rulings The Anthopic lawsuit builds upon several other copyright infringement cases recently brought by content creators against generative AI technologies. ABCKO Music, Inc., Andy Warhol Found. Goldsmith , 143 S.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal district court in New York held that the Internet Archive’s Open Library project was engaging in copyright infringement by publishing digital copies of millions of books online. The court engaged in an extensive analysis of whether the purpose and character of Internet Archive’s use was transformative.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2022

Orbison song could be fair use because it transformed the original song by adding something new, with a different purpose, or a new meaning or message. have grappled with how broadly or narrowly to interpret the concept of transformativeness when assessing fair use defenses to charges of copyright infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Thus, the question arises if such use attracts copyright infringement. If the photo taken without any prior consent is edited and used for a commercial benefit, then it might attract copyright infringement. There are certain exceptions to copyright infringement that can be used as a shield in such cases.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 13, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? The Internet Archive has no such license. Covered Books?

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IP Intelligence

JULY 15, 2021

For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § But the existence of commercialism and website advertisements is not, and should not be, a death knell for a successful fair use defense.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2021

The service was not appreciated by book publishers. Publishers Sue IA For Copyright Infringement. HarperCollins Publishers LLC, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Penguin Random House LLC – all members of the Association of American Publishers – accused the Internet Archive of running a pirate site.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Businesses looking to capitalize on amusing or interesting videos in social media channels should beware of potential copyright infringement liability and bear in mind that a fair use defense may not be available. Frank Kent moved to dismiss the action, but the U.S. Read more

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The Illusion of More

MARCH 18, 2024

Publishers File Brief in Response to Internet Archive Appeal On Friday, the publishers in Hachette, et al. IA maintains that its practice of “Controlled Digital Lending” is not copyright infringement under the doctrine of fair use despite the […] The post Copyright News to Watch appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2022

In the summer of 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA). “The only issue is whether Internet Archive’s massive infringement scheme is fair use under 17 U.S.C. §

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last June, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement , describing its ‘Open Library’ as operating like a pirate site. Publishers Respond to Internet Archive’s Request.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal district court in New York held that the Internet Archive’s Open Library project was engaging in copyright infringement by publishing digital copies of millions of books online. The court engaged in an extensive analysis of whether the purpose and character of Internet Archive’s use was transformative.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can avoid similar lawsuits in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing. By: Weintraub Tobin

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § ” But the existence of commercialism and website advertisements is not, and should not be, a death knell for a successful fair use defense.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can avoid similar lawsuits in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The Doctrine of Fair Use is a concept that originates from the case of Folsom vs. Marsh. Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. Percentage of Original Material Used.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Yesterday, the Supreme Court held 7-2 that a specific use of Andy Warhol’s “Orange Prince” silk screen—based on a copyrighted photograph of Prince—was not fair use. Lynn Goldsmith, a rock-and-roll photographer, took a photograph of Prince in 1981 that was published in a Newsweek article.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

Keith Bell published a book in 1982 entitled Winning Isn’t Normal which provides strategies for success in athletics. The posts credited Bell as the author but did not include a copyright watermark that Bell imprints on his digital reproductions of the WIN Passage. Bell discovered the tweets through online searches.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Published by the New York Times on October 5 th , 2021, “Who is the Bad Art Friend?” While this alone is not sufficient to give rise to a claim for copyright infringement, Dorland and the protagonist do express similar sentiments. Perhaps this is what makes “ Who Is the Bad Art Friend? ” so refreshing.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. It wasn’t until the late 1900s that courts in the UK began to recognize a problem with the tendency towards legal copyright.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. ” incident that results in a published court decision, there are dozens of others that are resolved quickly and quietly out of court.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can handle similar situations in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can handle similar situations in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can avoid similar lawsuits in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can handle similar situations in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. copyright law. copyright law, the Supreme Court focused on the actual use made, i.e. what the user does with the original work. Copyright law in the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2024

Two Targets, Two Lawsuits The RIAA announced not one, but two copyright infringement lawsuits on Monday, filed against two of the most impressive services in the generative AI music market. Udio owner Unchartered Labs was sued in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, while Suno, Inc.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 28, 2024

A Second Circuit panel had tough questions Friday for counsel defending the Internet Archive's argument that its free e-book lending program is fair use, questioning the assertion that its system of scanning physical books to convert them to digital form does not harm the market of the four publishers who sued for copyright infringement.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can avoid similar lawsuits in a post-Warhol world on this episode of The Briefing. By: Weintraub Tobin

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Larson & Larson

JUNE 21, 2021

The most common limitation where the exclusive rights of a copyright holder can be limited fall under the doctrine of fair use- a defense against copyright infringement. That being said, here is a brief elucidation of what constitutes fair use. What is Fair Use? Commentary and Criticism.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

1: Judge: Jehovah’s Witness Parodies Are Fair Use. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Watch Tower, is pushing ahead with a copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTuber “Kevin McFree” (not his real name) in hopes of revealing the YouTuber’s real name. Watch Tower: So What?

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