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Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

Plagiarism Today

In short, this means that, if you post your work to a web page with social media buttons, an open license or even just tools to aid in printing or emailing, the work is likely considered to be published. Barring a settlement, this case has a long way to go and there may be appeals and other courts to weigh in. Bottom Line.

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Enforcing Copyright Outside the Courtroom – The New Notice Regimes

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. Unfortunately, it is no secret that the cost of enforcing copyright through the courts is expensive.

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WOW Asks Court to Throw Out Filmmakers’ Expanded Piracy Liability Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

. ‘Trolls’ The ISP described the film companies and their anti-piracy partner MaverickEye as “copyright trolls”. WOW mentioned that the companies previously tried to get quick settlements from John Doe subscribers based on little more than an IP-address. This lawsuit isn’t progressing quickly by any means, however.