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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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This Kat is pleased to host the following guest contribution from Katfriend Lilliana Swainson (student in the Faculty of Law, Bond University) to provide a summary of the recent Australian case on the subject of copycat products, Hampton Holdings IP Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1452.

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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

MARCH 19, 2025

Europol is no stranger to piracy and online copyright infringement. The “drop in users” prediction is tied to a 2023 Europol IP-crime threat assessment , which includes a near identical statement, shown below. The data this report refers to was collected between 2017 and 2020, which is far from new.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

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. 3: Google Drive Users Stung by macOS ‘ DS_Store’ Copyright Infringement Issue.

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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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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Concrete Harm and AI Copyright Cases: A High Bar? The plaintiffs in Raw Story Media didn’t assert a claim for copyright infringement, instead relying entirely on section 1202(b). Indeed, Judge McMahon observed that the DMCA was a poor fit for the case: “Let us be clear about what is really at stake here.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2022" series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2022. The first 2 posts covered copyright and trade marks. This post is about patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration.

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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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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sheeran affirming the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims filed against British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran over his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud.” Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in Structured Asset Sales, LLC v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

It also discusses national and international viewpoints on the subject before going into the Indian judiciary’s stance on copyright violations in the social media era. link] Yudo Kamaru, Legal Analysis of Copyright Issues in YouTube (Sept. 1 (2022). [5] 7] Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

. “Where IFPI needs to obtain the customer’s contact information, Cloudflare will only disclose these details following a subpoena or court order – i.e. these disclosures are mandated by law and are not an example of the service’s goodwill or a policy or measures intended to assist IP rights holders,” IFPI wrote.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Over the past several years there has been a drive to hold US-based ISPs liable for copyright infringements carried out by their customers. These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2025

Anjali is a fourth-year law student at JGLS with an interest in IP rights, access to education, and the creative arts. 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.

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Intepat

APRIL 4, 2025

ART FORGERY AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Art Forgery or Art Fraud involves implementation of deceptive practices to create, advertise or sell fake and forged artworks by knowingly misrepresenting their authenticity or origin. The inherently replicable nature of digital art makes it highly susceptible to copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summary of the post on the analysis of Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors and enforcing criminal remedies against IP infringement in India. Enforcing Criminal Remedies Against IP Infringement in India: A Long Road to Justice?

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Intel and Microsoft announce a custom chip deal worth up to $15 billion; the Justice Department announces its first Chief AI Officer; and an appeals court overturns a $1 billion ruling for copyright infringement against Cox Communications.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2025

The company Licensing IP International S.a.r.l. Just one of Aylo’s many subsidiaries, Licensing IP owns and controls many popular trademarks. Just one of Aylo’s many subsidiaries, Licensing IP owns and controls many popular trademarks. However, permanently shutting down rogue sites has proven to be quite a challenge.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Author files class action lawsuit against Meta for copyright infringement; Industry leaders urge Advisory Committee on Civil Rules to clarify third-party litigation; YouTube pulls popular music videos from platform amidst copyright dispute.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For many years, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office has produced a highly detailed annual report called the ‘Online copyright infringement tracker.’ The main campaign video (above) was uploaded to YouTube on September 12, 2023, and when we spotted it early October, it had already been viewed 484,000 times.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

of users of IP addresses who have been illegally uploading large amounts of music files to the Internet using the file sharing software BitTorrent,” the RIAJ announcement reads. ” The RIAJ says that the aim was to identify those behind just 25 IP addresses, spread across a total of 20 internet service providers.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 3, 2025

court which previously held that to the extent that anonymity is used to mask copyright infringement […] it is unprotected by the First Amendment. In this case, the account holders are suspected infringers at the center of potential copyright litigation. Shueisha specifically cited jurisprudence from a U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Generally, the plaintiff has to prove (i) fault of the defendant (intentional tortfeasance gives rise to less case law and debate), (ii) infringement of plaintiff’s rights or benefits to be protected by law (i.e., the “unlawfulness or illegality” of the defendant’s behavior), (iii) a causal link, and (iv) losses.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 30, 2024

On several occasions, courts dismissed piracy claims after ruling that “an IP address is not a person” In 2014, for example, Florida federal court Judge Ursula Ungaro dismissed a lawsuit ruling that IP address evidence can’t identify the person who allegedly shared a pirated movie. Anonymous Speech at Stake?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 15, 2023

The need of the hour is for the law to be amended to differentiate between different acts of copyright infringement, limit criminalisation only to mass piracy and not routine infringement and require prior judicial cognisance as a pre-condition to criminal investigation. In Knit Pro International v.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the repudiations against personality rights, Govt. Taming the ‘LAION’: Lessons for Harmonising AI and Copyright Law Unpacking the Hamburg Regional Court’s landmark ruling in Robert Kneschke v. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2025

A California federal jury on Friday delivered M. Night Shyamalan from a real-life Hollywood nightmare when it cleared the director and others of stealing an independent filmmaker's work for his AppleTV+show "Servant."

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 23, 2024

By: Entertainment Law Update Podcast

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2025

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. Rose Hughes reported on a CJEU ruling that clarifies the rules for determining jurisdiction in cases of design infringement.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The requested information includes names, addresses, login information, billing records, server logs, IP addresses, email exchanges, and IP login information related to the NHentai.net accounts. According to the defense, PCR previously gave the site permission to use its content. Permission Granted?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the JioHotstar domain name dispute and DHC’s order on the Complan disparagement dispute. Other IP Developments Biodiversity Rules 2024 notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Anything we are missing out on?

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

politicians warn of widespread copyright infringement on NFT marketplaces; Google announces it will assume legal responsibility to offer customers protection from copyright disputes caused by the tech firm’s generative AI; Caltech and Apple jointly file a request to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit between the two.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The plaintiffs alleged that by failing to terminate subscribers that had been accused of copyright infringement multiple times, Cox failed to meet its obligations under the DMCA. Lawsuit Accuses Comcast of Copyright Infringement. One particular IP address was reported 782 times for infringement, another 626 times.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2022

Part of the filmmakers’ legal theory is related to the measures that the hosting company could have taken in response to the copyright infringement notices it received. This includes the null-routing of IP-addresses, which makes them unusable, and would stop the infringing activity.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The aim is to prevent circumvention of existing blocking measures put in place to reduce widespread copyright infringement. ” In Malaysia, South Korea, and Australia, IP-filtering and blocking efforts involving VPNs have also resulted in overblocking, Dawson notes.

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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. In particular, they allege that they have sent over a thousand notices against a single IP address on the AT&T network without a single response.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2023

argued that an IP address is not sufficient to prove that subscribers downloaded or shared any infringing material. Gonzales case, where the court held that an IP-address alone is not sufficient to identify an infringer. To build a valid case, rightsholders should have ‘something more’ than just IP-addresses.

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