The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work. Copyright infringement occurs when a person or company uses another’s copyrighted work without permission.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Litigating in China is a viable option and there are competent and experienced Specialized IP courts that can handle very complex patent and copyright infringement matters. The post Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 10, 2025

Plaintiff Morgan Howarth , through his legal counsel, filed a complaint against Defendant Premier Aquascapes LTD for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It also raises important questions about Cloudflare’s liability for contributory copyright infringement when it knowingly allows infringing content to remain on its cache servers. This saves on bandwidth costs, improves security, and decreases page load times.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In January 2024, streaming service DAZN was listed as a partner, followed in February by City of London Police (Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit) and the BBC. For many years, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office has produced a highly detailed annual report called the ‘Online copyright infringement tracker.’

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a number of Tony, Grammy and Peabody award winners are the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement based on the way it trains its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. In July, comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey brought a similar suit against OpenAI.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

3: China Commits to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement to Protect Intellectual Property for Beijing 2022 Winter Games. Finally today, The Global Times reports that China is aiming to crack down on intellectual property infringement ahead of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Royalties are therefore a remedy reserved for copyright infringement cases, not defamation. Thus, by requesting royalties from the sale of Dele Farotimis book, the plaintiffs risk conflating copyright law with defamation law. Jurisdictional Issues Another significant issue arises with jurisdiction.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) regularly conducts studies to see how piracy develops over time. This week, EUIPO released another in-depth piracy report titled “Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union.”

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 14, 2022

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is a department of the City of London Police. It has been sending warnings to pirate sites and other intellectual property-infringing services on behalf of rightsholders for years. UK Police Shut Down The Game.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

First off today, Jeremy Roebuck at The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that YouTuber Bill Omar Carrasquillo has pleaded guilty to various crimes including copyright infringement, tax evasion and fraud. That wealth included several pieces of property in the Philadelphia area, some 57-high-end cars and jewelry.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Here's what Lilliana has to say: "All the hubbub about the Thatchers v Aldi case in the UK this month (see IPKat discussion here and here ) seems to have overshadowed Aldis intellectual property woes in Australia at the end of last year. Aldis crossclaim to restrain further threats of copyright was also dismissed.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

“While this approach aims to protect intellectual property and reduce online piracy, it relies on IP address and domain name system (DNS)-level blocking, making it a potentially extremely blunt instrument to address online copyright infringement,” CCIA writes.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Getty Images alleges that Stability’s actions constitute copyright infringement, false copyright management information, removal or alteration of copyright management information, trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and deceptive trade practices under Delaware law.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On October 21, Los Angeles-based film production company Alcon Entertainment filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California alleging copyright infringement and false endorsement against automaker Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk and media conglomerate Warner Bros.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies. They argued that foreign governments should be mindful of potential copyright infringements. Tech Companies & Pirate Libraries In the United States, explicit copyright exceptions for AI learning are non-existent.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 3, 2024

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Shopify, for its part, has issued a statement saying that it takes intellectual property violations very seriously and has processed over 90% of its copyright and trademark reports within one business day. As such, the direct infringers in this case are the alleged pirate site operators. Copyright Office.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

IPR IPR is an abbreviation of Intellectual Property Rights. IPR in Gaming Industry The creative and innovative ideas of the game developers need to be protected and here intellectual property Rights (IPR) plays a vital role in safeguarding innovation and encouraging fair competition within the sector.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. Finally, the state claims that this is not a copyright law, but an attempt to regulate unfair trade practices.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. Normally, the statute of limitations for a copyright violation is three years. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox Productions, LLC v.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Subsequently, on 31 December 2019, Ms Y brought an action against L'Oréal Paris a for copyright infringement before the Paris Court of First Instance. In a judgement dated 6 July 2021, the Court dismissed the photographer's claim and declared several of her photos to be unprotectable under copyright law. 112-1 and L.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2024

This week in Other Barks and Bites: WIPO releases a study that finds intangible investment is growing rapidly in part due to IP; the Center for Investigative Reporting files a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft; and the RIAA files a lawsuit against AI music-generating platforms for mass copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

2: Collage Artist Deborah Roberts Sues Fellow Artist, Gallery Claiming ‘Willful Copyright Infringement’ Next up today, Maximiliano Duron at ARTnews reports that Texas artist Deborah Roberts has filed a lawsuit against Lynthia Edwards and the Richard Beavers Gallery claiming that Edwards deliberately copied Roberts’ artistic style.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Indiana) in part, for copyright infringement of works of original authorship. Hamilton County, Indiana– The Plaintiffs, DCG Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Dillon Construction Group , filed suit against Cardinal XLIII, LLC ( Delaware ); Motorsport Real Estate Ventures LLC (Delaware); Studio M Architecture and Planning, LLC (Indiana); Gradex, Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that a San Francisco court has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Instagram filed by a group of photographers that alleged Instagram committed widespread copyright infringement through the use of its embed function. Copyright Holders Want Tougher Anti-Piracy Measures in China.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The lawsuit accuses AT&T of contributory copyright infringement for its failure to act against piracy on its network. It then began to target alleged downloaders of those films, seeking to obtain quick but lucrative settlements from the alleged infringers. 3: MPLC Joins the Copyright Society.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. These are the basic facts underlying this lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

The two men were given prison sentences for copyright infringement and ordered to pay 209 million Swedish kroner ($21 million) in damages. This may open the door for other intellectual property violations, including of both copyright and trademark.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 21, 2022

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that, in the Philippines, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has reached a deal with the local Intellectual Property Office to develop a piracy monitoring system and create a “rolling site-blocking regime” targeting pirate websites.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The organization, named Arcom, will replace and broaden the scope of the current authority, the High Authority for the Distribution and Protection of Intellectual Property on the Internet (HADOPI). 3: San Antonio Police Officer Drops Copyright-Infringement Lawsuit Over Atlanta Braves’ Tomahawk Logo.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Finally today, Chris Tilly at Dexerto reports that TIFF, a prominent film festival, screened the film The People’s Joker despite a letter claiming that the film was a copyright infringement and screening it could cause them to be held liable.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

.’ In common with the majority of similar cases, the pair stand accused of violating the intellectual property rights of multinational entertainment companies. The end result is a stream of pirates prosecuted for copyright infringement or fraud repeatedly hitting the headlines.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

Jury Convicts All Five Jetflicks Operators Dallmann, Courson, Garcia, Jaurequi, and Huber, were convicted of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. Dallmann was further convicted of two counts of money laundering by concealment and three counts of misdemeanor criminal copyright infringement. ” U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 30, 2022

After well over a decade of rightsholders using the legal system to compel ISPs to block sites on copyright infringement grounds, thousands of domains are blocked by national service providers. The agreement was to block these sites, to prevent internet users from gaining access to them, at least using ordinary means.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As digital spaces grow in popularity, so do the stakes around intellectual property, particularly copyright. Copyright governs the rights of creators over their digital works, ensuring they are protected from unauthorized use. Technological solutions also hold promise.

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