The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Such rights reservations are often informally described as opt outs. By way of brief overview of data protection law, under the UK GDPR personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By excluding the creation of generative artificial intelligence from the scope of both TDM exceptions, the Polish copyright law would remove any statutory basis for the use of copyrighted works in the context of building generative AI models.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

The study concludes with recommendations on how to ensure a check on copyright infringement, with a focus on a few popular social media networking apps, like Facebook and YouTube. INTRODUCTION Social media networking sites have grown significantly in the last few years, enabling users to exchange information with just a single click.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

The website features information about the CCB, updates on the process, and users can register a CCB Designated Service Agent to receive notices and communication from the CCB. 2: Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen Copyright Law, Prohibits Online Duplication, Rebroadcasting without Consent.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

On October 29, officers from Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters and Tome Police Station arrested three men on suspicion of violating copyright law. CODA says the men are suspected of transcribing the details of two or more films and then reusing that content without obtaining permission from rightsholders.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Many of the details were previously sealed, but unsealed copies added to the docket yesterday reveal new information. Meta did not request dismissal of the copyright infringement complaint, but is confident that it can “debunk this meritless allegation” on summary judgment. copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law. These would include sustainable development and copyright.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? and derided him for using a template for his DMCA request” and confirmed “he would not be removing Greer’s copyrighted materials.” Yet, we should be careful celebrating copyright’s censorial powers.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 30, 2025

In late 2023, Anna’s Archive expanded its offering by making information from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database available online. The contract Terms and Conditions might also be preempted by copyright law, as is true for other claims, including the claim for unjust enrichment.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Southern District of New York Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show any concrete harm caused by OpenAI’s alleged removal of copyright management information from their articles, which they claim were then used to train ChatGPT’s language model.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Transformer architecture introduced a concept called attention which allowed the algorithm to capture contextual information to understand which words influence others. This article focuses on the first set: information that is publicly available on the internet. We then use the information to teach our models.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

Users simply upload their work to RighsClick with all the relevant information about them, including the title of the work, the date it was created, whether it is published or unpublished and who the author is. . One planned feature is to enable users to file a claim with the Copyright Claims Board (CCB).

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

However, the circular of most interest is likely Circular 1, simply entitled Copyright Basics. The guide is an amazingly thorough overview of copyright, written in a way to be understood by lay people and it includes nearly all of the important information one needs to know in just 10 pages and 4,000 words.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances”. This legal requirement remained largely unenforced for nearly two decades but a series of copyright infringement liability lawsuits, with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, have shaken up the industry.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In what appears to be action designed to send a deterrent message, RIAJ members requested information held by a local ISP on subscribers identified by the labels as prolific uploaders of pirated music. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law. Such databases may include work that is copyrighted. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides for the laws related to data privacy and some form of regulation.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2025

The sentencing doesn’t come as a surprise, as Kanda pleaded guilty to three charges; violating the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and Fraud Act 2006. 108,000 (Lost) Revenue The ‘criminal’ proceeds from the Fire Stick operation were estimated at 108,000 over an 18-month period.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

copyright laws and pressure from copyright holders, make AI companies hesitant to bite into this fruit, fearing legal repercussions. Is it fair for some countries to have a knowledge advantage due to differing copyright laws? “This could be a geopolitical argument for the West relaxing copyright rules.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

2: World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics. IWUF filed the lawsuit in a Federal Court of Australia, asking the court to compel YouTube to turn over any information they have about the individual. 3: Judge Issues Ruling on Films Using Copyrighted 9/11 Footage.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Instead of taking any direct action, Cloudflare said that it would inform its customers about the allegations. copyright law provides. In theory, the outcome of this case could have far-reaching implications for copyright holders and CDNs worldwide. This response is typical for Cloudflare.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2025

Events Question the Trade Mark Judges 2025 UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) and MARQUES, the European Association of Trade Mark Owners, will hold a hybrid event on 25 March 2025, allowing participants to meet and question some of the judges deciding the latest trade mark disputes in the EU and the UK. More information here.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2024

For further information and to register, click here. For further information, click here. For further information and to register, click here. This opportunity allows law students to engage with novel issues arising from the intersection of copyright law, cultural heritage, NFTs, and Generative AI in a simulated court setting.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott argued that KMC was sophisticated about copyright law because the person who attached the photo to the bio had a journalism background. Thus, the court summarizes: “Its compliance system may have been imperfect and its conduct negligent, but Defendant did not act recklessly.”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 13, 2025

In a statement, Eir encouraged all users “to be aware of copyright laws in both residential and business settings” while acknowledging that the ‘three strikes’ program only applies to its residential customers. ” For the same reasons, those receiving a warning letter would also find the information useful.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

810 IP addresses & 49 Domains According to public information, last year’s blockades targeted a total of 810 IP addresses and 49 domain names. From the letter , sent to the USTR These live-streaming blockades were made possible by an amendment to Greeces copyright law that came into force three years ago.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In addition to copyright infringement claims, the outlet is also arguing that Snoop violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by removing content management information from the video. 3: KLF Assert Justified and Ancient Copyright Claim to Block Documentary. There is no word about a potential lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Commenting on the French action, Quad9 describes the latest blocking order as yet more “DNS censorship” The company believes that the ruling is based on an “absurd” application of copyright law, which has far-reaching consequences. This is in line with European and Swiss privacy laws.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As such, it was permissible under United States copyright law. Since there was no appreciable harm to the copyright owners, according to the Court – quite the contrary –it was clearly acceptable under the terms of United States copyright law. copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Following the successful launch of the Information Law Series Archive in September 2024, ten more volumes have been made freely available on the IViR website. The Information Law Series , established in 1991, is the worlds first and foremost academic book series in the field of information law and policy.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

3: Magic: The Gathering-Loving Crypto Losers Fail To Understand Copyright Law. However, Wizards of the Coast quickly contacted them and informed them that their actions would be copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2024

to adheres to relevant copyright law and doesn’t circumvent any protection measures. Because there are no copyright infringements, MP3.to A Google spokesperson informed us that all websites impacted by takedowns are allowed to request a re-review, after which errors can be corrected. This letter explained that MP3.to

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 16, 2025

In hospitals, everyone appreciates the urgent need to share information quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately, fast-paced information sharing is not always consistent with federal copyright laws. Even the most routine content exchanges may place your organization at risk of copyright infringement. In the U.S.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

Finally, the definition does not require provision of training data but sufficiently detail(ed) information about the data used to train the system so that a skilled person can build a substantially equivalent system. Beyond that, there remains the question of what exactly constitutes sufficiently detailed information about the training data.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

2: HC Directs Telegram to Disclose Details of Channels Violating Copyright Law. The court is specifically ordering the unveiling of any information related to the channels’ operators, including phone number IP address and email. 3: Dua Lipa Lawyer Blasts ‘Levitating’ Copyright Lawsuit: ‘Must be Dismissed’.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2024

See here for further information and registration details. For more information, see here. Merges will deliver the eighteenth Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture at the University of Cambridge. The application deadline is January 20, 2025.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

While it is true that some of the specifics are difficult to discern, there is considerable publicly available information on just how much was used during parts of the period claim that starts in 2015. For example, we know that Common Crawl was the dominant source for by far the most number of tokens training ChatGPT 3.0.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In todays data-driven world, the financial services industry relies on a steady flow of high-quality information to make informed decisions, manage risk, and create value for clients. According to Forbes , 76% of financial services companies have launched AI initiatives.

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