Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

1: Tarantino, Miramax settle copyright suit over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. First off today, Jack Queen at Reuters reports that Miramax and director Quentin Tarantino have reached a settlement in their dispute over Pulp Fiction-based NFTs. The two sides have now reached a settlement and the terms have not been disclosed.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 28, 2023

Movie/TV studios reach settlement in pirate site case, Chinese authorities shutter anime site and GTA 6 leaks result in copyright notices. The post 3 Count: Not the Rock appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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. ” [The $2,500 amount was suggested by the presiding judge at a settlement conference, which the defendant turned into an offer of judgment.]

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2023

Post Malone reaches last-minute settlement in Circles case, Rwandan author sues publisher and Adobe & Nvidia release new AIs. The post 3 Count: Closing Circles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 5, 2022

Similar services such as PicScout, Pixsy, CopyTrack and PhotoClaim, focus heavily on trying to get sizeable settlements out of suspected infringers. Rather than sending a demand for settlement, LicenseGuard offers a special version of their regular stock image license that covers post-usage permission.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. million settlement in 2018. According to Sen.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2022

An interesting feature of the file-sharing and streaming landscapes of the past couple of decades is their interaction with existing copyright law. BREIN insisted that the distribution of the playlist amounted to a ‘communication to the public’ under EU copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As such, Cher has filed the lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that the copyright termination is invalid and to allow the original arrangement to continue. She is also requesting $1 million in damages for breaching the divorce settlement. 2: Snoop Dogg Sued Over Posting Viral Video to Instagram.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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. The Copyright Society, for its part, has been around since 1953 and is largely an educational organization that seeks to raise awareness about copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that internet service provider Charter Communications has reached a second settlement with the major record labels over allegations that it failed to do enough to stop piracy on its service. 2: Artists to Cash in When Work is Resold with Update of Copyright Laws.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In 2017, Europe’s highest court confirmed that simply streaming pirate content is illegal under copyright law, but prosecutors in Italy had a different idea. Under Italian legislation passed in 2023, those who simply use or view copyrighted content without permission face an administrative fine of between 154 and 5,000.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 9, 2023

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” Exploring a Potential Settlement RCN initially responded to the allegations with a counterattack. Specifically, they are considering a potential settlement.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In short, it’s claiming that Chegg, in many cases, either directly copies the content or creates a thinly veiled derivative work based upon it, both of which are violations of copyright law. It’s likely this case will be decided not through a court decision, but through negotiation and settlement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

As they stand, the Regulations leave a large degree of uncertainty, especially as to how mediation and arbitration mechanisms should function in providing, as stipulated by Article 17 of the Directive, out-of-court settlements for complex disputes arising in social media scenarios.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

copyright law. It is arguably, as Stanford law professor Mark Lemley coined it, “ the copyright case of the century. ” . It also marks an important accommodation made in copyright law to face the new challenges posed by the booming IT industry. . Supreme Court on October 7, 2020.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

. “The association’s member record companies are currently in discussions with illegal uploaders through their attorneys regarding ‘pledges not to infringe copyrights in the future’ and ‘payment of damages’ based on the identities disclosed by internet service providers linked to the 21 IP addresses.”

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii] Magic Mantra Vision, CS (OS) NO.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

After all, most cases don’t make it to a trial or a judgment, and even a modestly favorable settlement could be very lucrative. Though the Blurred Lines case wasn’t a major shift in copyright law, it was a major shift in the way people thought about copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2023

An interesting feature of copyright law is its tendency to lag behind the times while new technology races ahead and exploits its numerous ‘loopholes’ One of the most famous loopholes was ‘exposed’ when streaming overtook BitTorrent to become the delivery method of choice for millions of video-oriented pirates.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

So-called copyright trolls come in all shapes and sizes and while most have a cynical approach to copyright law, some are prepared to go to extremes. The most notable case in the United States involved Prenda Law. The goal was to obtain out-of-court settlements. Big Crimes Deserve Heavy Sentences.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2024

2m+ Settlement Agreed The closure of these services will be governed by a settlement agreement between ACE and three U.S.-based ACE has mentioned reaching settlement agreements with platform owners in the past, but in this matter the financial aspect is given a much higher profile than usual. based IPTV operators.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JUNE 13, 2023

The post Unsettling settlement appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Two years ago I expressed my own criticism, and later rounded up a number of other views, of the case brought by J.D. Salinger against a “sequel” to The Catcher in.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For instance, virtual concerts in the metaverse, where avatars perform popular songs, may violate music copyright laws unless proper licensing agreements are in place. Jurisdictional conflicts arise, as copyright laws differ significantly across countries. Finally, fostering user awareness is key.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2023

Typically, they are extracting settlements anywhere from $150 to $750 per movie allegedly infringed. For example, if an adult downloads 100 movies and shares them via BitTorrent protocol via “the swarm” the so-called John Doe Defendant can be on the hook for a $20,000 to $50,000 settlement. This can add up.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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, including a billion-dollar damages award against Cox, have shaken up the industry.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 31, 2022

While these letters are unpleasant to receive, under copyright law they are entirely legal and if the person named in the letter did indeed infringe the movie company’s rights, settling a case might be the sensible course of action. The letter reiterates that the matter relates to infringement of copyright under civil law.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In that regard, punitive damages for IPRs infringements have found their places in, but not limited to, China’s Civil Code (CCC), Copyright Law, Trade Mark Law and Patent Law (see former IPKat posts here and here ). One month later, a settlement was reached. Shelly: 'Oops!…You You did it again ?'

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

According to Mason's Complaint, these changes violated her rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA"), a legal provision that incorporates artists' moral rights to preserve the integrity of their creations into United States copyright law, although in a limited manner.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 13, 2025

Eircom (Now Eir) Resisted, Then Got on Board Following legal action by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), representing EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner, Irish ISP Eircom reached a settlement with the labels in 2009, leading to the introduction of a similar program, albeit to a background of legal complications.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As long as an artist like Hirst doesn’t copy so significantly as to run afoul of copyright law (while targeting someone with the resources to fight back), they’re usually given a pass.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 12, 2024

Nealy SCOTUS opinion and the impact of the “discovery rule” in copyright infringement cases and SCOTUS denying cert in Hearst Newspapers LLC v. Bright Data-Data Scraping state law claims were preempted by copyright law. By: Entertainment Law Update Podcast Martinelli. In X Corp v.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As tattoo artists draw inspiration from a plethora of sources, ranging from classical art to pop culture icons, questions of ownership, originality, and copyright infringement have commandeered the spotlight in the tattooing arena. At the crux of both cases lies the conundrum of copyright ownership and infringement.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. “Plaintiffs and Maverickeye are part of a well-known web of copyright trolls. Initially, these lawsuits were mostly initiated by music companies, backed by the RIAA.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc. ”).

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TorrentFreak

JULY 11, 2024

The man also agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement fee and 7,500 euros per day if any future infringements occur. Every time the user turns on the box and starts watching a movie or TV series, they engage in copyright infringement and act unlawfully,” BREIN director Bastiaan van Ramshorst says.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the file-sharing space it typically refers to parties that accuse large numbers of people of copyright infringement, who are then threatened with legal action and the potential for large damages awards. Targets are encouraged to pay settlements to ensure these legal problems go away.

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