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‘Pirate’ Site nHentai Sued in U.S. Court for Copyright Infringement

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However, even if the subpoena is quashed, nHentai’s legal issues are far from over, as PCR has just filed a full-blown copyright infringement lawsuit. Last October, attorneys for the alleged pirate site offered to confidentially settle all copyright infringement claims with PCR.

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Professor Sues Cheating Student for Copyright Infringement

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Yesterday, a report by Scott Schwebke at the Orange Country Register highlighted a lawsuit filed by Chapman University processor David Berkovitz, who has filed a lawsuit against a John Doe student that he accuses of posting questions from his exam online. Course Hero states that it has a policy to not tolerate copyright infringement.

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Dreamstime Launches LicenseGuard to Track Copyright Infringements

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On the other side, users and websites are repeatedly hit with surprise notices of infringement and demands to pay $1,000 or more for the alleged infringement. They are launching a new copyright infringement tracking tool , dubbed LicenseGuard, that they hope will break this cycle and result in a better-educated internet.

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Man Arrested for Sharing Copyright Infringing Nude Scenes Through Reddit

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The web is riddled with copyright infringing content, ranging from full-length blockbuster films, through small music samples, to reposted celebrity photos on social media. Sharing Nude Scenes of Reddit Last year, we reported on a Danish case where a then-anonymous person shared small clips of films online in a subreddit.

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NVIDIA Denies Copyright Infringement Claims in Authors’ AI Lawsuit

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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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Reddit Banned 5,853 Users for Excessive Copyright Infringement Last Year

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In recent years, these have included the publication of a transparency report documenting how various legal policies affect the site’s content. Reddit’s responses to DMCA takedown notices and the site’s handling of excessive copyright infringement are listed separately in the “legal removals” section.

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Newspapers Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Fake News’ Hallicunations

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In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. OpenAI and Microsoft have previously argued that the use of copyrighted works to train its models falls under fair use. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.