TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. ” Training On and Reproducing Copyrighted Articles The complaint alleges that the newspapers’ articles are prominent parts of the training material for OpenAI’s models.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

‘Breeding Mass Copyright Infringement’ Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, accusing Twitter’s parent company X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 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? Not all rightsholders are happy with IA’s scanning and lending activities.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over the years, various parties have called out Twitter/X over alleged copyright infringement. Research published by the EU Intellectual Property Office found that the service is rife with piracy-related discussions. Mass Copyright Infringement Lawsuit The German lawsuit isn’t the first music lawsuit faced by X.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, five major education publishers filed a lawsuit against Shopify alleging that the ecommerce service provider has enabled rampant commercial textbook piracy on its platform. According to the publishers, many pirate sites offer inexpensive PDF versions of their textbooks using Shopify’s platform.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 27, 2024

The company published its latest quarterly results last week, reporting $26 billion in revenue; a 340% increase compared to two years ago. NVIDIA Faces Copyright Infringement Claims Earlier this year, several authors sued NVIDIA over alleged copyright infringement. Copyright Act,” the company writes.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The sites origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Unions underground publishing culture samizdat, which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. Some simply stopped resolving, while others were handed over to publishers and replaced by a notice explaining that the domains were seized as part of legal action.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages. According to the plaintiffs, LibGen is responsible for “staggering” levels of copyright infringement. The publishers are aware of this risk. and many others.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

1: Spike Lee, Nate Parker Sued by Indie Filmmakers Over Copyright Infringement. First off today, Diane Haithman at TheWrap reports that filmmakers Spike Lee and Nate Parker have been sued for copyright infringement over allegations that their 2019 Film American Skin is an infringement of an earlier screenplay.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Although copyright infringement wasn’t cited as a reason for the arrest, Telegram has attracted criticism from rightsholders in the past. That’s a source of frustration for book publishers and U.S. Several posts have vanished, however, including this message that was published in response to recent domain seizures.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

operating as Fortner Pest Control , for alleged copyright infringement. Sadowski, who has been published in various prominent outlets, including the New York Post and USA Today , has built a reputation not only for his award-winning photography but also for his diligent efforts to protect his intellectual property.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Publishers sue AI company Cohere, Tencent wins big against IPTV sellers and Dark and Darker ruled not copyright infringing. The post 3 Count: Incoherent appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. Not all publishers are happy with IA’s approach, resulting in a major legal battle two years ago.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

1: Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations. First off today, Suzanne Smalley at Inside Higher Ed reports that five major textbook publishers have teamed up to file a lawsuit against Shopify over allegations that the ecommerce platform is enabling rampant piracy. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 25, 2022

Last week, the Hamburg District Court issued a ruling in favor of Eyeo, the company behind prominent ad blocker Adblock Plus, in their long-running battle against German publisher Axel Springer. Since those pages qualify for copyright protection, the modification was essentially creating a derivative (ad-free) work and was an infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

1: Miramax Hits Tarantino With Copyright Suit on ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the team behind the H3 Podcast has asked for the lawsuit against them to be dismissed, saying that the lawsuit is incorrect as a matter of law as they did not commit any copyright infringement. 2: Discovery Extension Requested in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Publishers Share IPFS Concerns This week, IPFS was repeatedly mentioned by the Association of American Publishers ( AAP ) in its overview of the most notorious piracy markets submitted to the U.S. The publishers see them as a threat, as they make the piracy angle easier too. Most gateways accept copyright infringement notices.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, publishers are actively trying to put a halt to that too. Targeting Z-Library’s Google Results Earlier this month, we already indicated that publishers are now responsible for the bulk of the DMCA takedown requests Google receives. The takedown campaign isn’t just limited to a handful of publishers either.

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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. They are also publishers of the Watch Tower publication.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 18, 2024

From a standing start in 2016, manga piracy site Mangamura (Manga Village) took just two years to become the largest site of its type and the single largest online piracy threat Japanese publishers had ever encountered. Publishers Handed Big Win in Tokyo Whether Hoshino’s book was a commercial success isn’t clear.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 25, 2022

However, Terix has already been found liable for copyright infringement and has been ordered to pay $58 million to Oracle. The original lawsuit filed by Bungie was dismissed for providing lack of evidence that there was any copyright infringement in AimJunkies’ actions.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 13, 2021

First off today, Reuters reports that France’s anti-trust watch dog has fined Google €500 million ($591 million) for failing to conduct talks with the country’s news publishers and secure rights under a new European Union (EU) law. 2: Man Sentenced to 12 Months Prison For Copyright Infringement & Tax Evasion.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

1: Pearson Education Sues Chegg, Alleging ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement. According to the lawsuit, Chegg hires freelancers to prepare the answers and published them on the service. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 3: The Case of the ‘Pulp Fiction’ Movie Poster: Who Deserves Credit for This Image?

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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

MARCH 8, 2022

Next up today, Diana Kwon at Nature reports that a Munich court has ruled that ResearchGate should be barred from hosting papers uploaded to it and that the site is responsible for copyright-infringing content uploaded on its platform. Both sides have said they intend to appeal.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The plaintiffs are the Belgian media companies DPG Media and Mediahuis (both dominant in the Dutch online commercial news sector with a combined market share of over 90% ), together with Mediahuis Dutch newspaper NRC (together: the Publishers). Facts The Publishers offer national and regional dailies that also include websites.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2025

Europol published its latest Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment ( SOCTA ) this week. Europol is no stranger to piracy and online copyright infringement. The 2021 EUIPO report that provides the basis for the reported decline, was followed up by a new EUIPO copyright infringement report in 2023.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘ samizdat ,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages.

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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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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an author in his battle against Texas A&M University, ruling that he cannot sue the school for copyright infringement but may be able to sue the school under the state’s constitution.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Under the agreement, Internet providers will voluntarily block sites that are deemed to be copyright infringing; no court order needed. MPA Complaint Results in First Blockades In March, the MPA was the first rightsholder representative to file a copyright infringement complaint under the new administrative site blocking rules.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Even when that is achieved, filing copyright lawsuits and then winning those cases could take years rather than months to complete. Japan-based publishing giant Shueisha often utilizes courts in the United States to obtain information on mostly anonymous pirate site operators.

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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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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This week, EUIPO released another in-depth piracy report titled “Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union.” Finally, in France publishing piracy, which includes manga, is relatively popular with 37% of all visits. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Ramirez was pivotal in Judge McMahon’s dismissal of the publishers’ claims. 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). TransUnion v.

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