The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In an early test of the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law, the US District Court for the Northern District of California recently allowed a copyright infringement claim to proceed against an AI developer that used an artist’s works without authorization to train a machine learning model.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a number of Tony, Grammy and Peabody award winners are the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement based on the way it trains its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. In July, comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey brought a similar suit against OpenAI.

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Barry Sookman

JANUARY 3, 2024

Introduction The question as to whether the generative AI (GenAI) systems and their use infringes copyright is a hotly debated one, with no fewer than 12 proposed class actions and 3 lawsuits in the United States and one in the United Kingdom already focused on resolving this question.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. The plaintiffs show that ChatGPT can reproduce content from copyrighted news articles when prompted.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright protection automatically attaches to a work when it is created. Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Posting copyrighted images or photos on your website or social media.

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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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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over the years, various parties have called out Twitter/X over alleged copyright infringement. In a complaint filed at the District Court of Munich, Germany, SUISA now accuses X of widespread copyright infringement. Mass Copyright Infringement Lawsuit The German lawsuit isn’t the first music lawsuit faced by X.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

That was the thought that flashed into my head when the University of Toronto (U of T) announced that it was suing Easy Group, a Toronto based tutorial service catering mainly to international students, for copyright infringement. U of T Sues Tutorial Service for Copyright Infringement After Ripping Off Authors for the Past Decade?"

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2024

Three years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing Destiny 2 cheat seller AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. AimJunkies, among other things, stressed that the defendants never touched any of Destiny 2’s copyrighted game code.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. The plaintiffs show that ChatGPT can reproduce content from copyrighted news articles when prompted.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In an apparent attempt to stop widespread copyright infringement, the service announced that it would ban servers hosted at Hetzner, as these are frequently linked to terms of service violations. Plex never confirmed that copyright infringement concerns were behind this decision, but that would be the most logical explanation.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 14, 2024

The Supreme Court held that copyright owners who file a timely claim may obtain damages no matter when the copyright infringement occurred. By: Jones Day

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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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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 1, 2023

What is Copyright The term “copyright” describes a group of legal privileges that belong to the person who first created an original work of authorship, such as a piece of literature, music, film, or software. The owner of the copyright, or the person who created the original work, has control over it.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Majors Publishers File Copyright Complaint Against Libgen According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York late Thursday, Libgen’s collection of infringing works now consists of over six million files. . Copyright Infringement (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.)

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

The Guangzhou Internet Court issued the first ruling involving the liability of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) companies for copyright infringement. These special courts have jurisdiction over online copyright infringement cases. China has three internet courts in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, in 2022, the Sheeran found himself engaged in another copyright infringement litigation over the said song. This time around, the singer was accused of infringing a 2015 song named “Oh Why” sung by Sami Chokri. The post Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Infringement Battles appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police intervened several commercial premises to carry out forfeiture proceedings for the crime of copyright infringement, as several commercial premises were allegedly buying and selling duplicate books or illegal copies of them.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Facebook and Instagram have become rife with copyright infringement notice scams. The post How to Avoid Facebook/Instagram Copyright Scams appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's how they work and how to avoid them.

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IPilogue

MAY 4, 2022

You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”. However, nowadays, it seems that many major artists are frequently being sued for copyright infringement.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 28, 2024

In the realm of copyright law, determining the scope of damages and the applicability of the statute of limitations remains a contentious issue. This pivotal legal battle has significant implications for copyright holders, defendants, and the. The Supreme Court case of Nealy v. By: Weintraub Tobin

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Copyright Alliance

JUNE 22, 2021

There are many differences between plagiarism and copyright infringement, yet it can be easy to confuse these concepts. While both plagiarism and copyright infringement can be characterized as the improper […].

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2023

DMCA Notices and Takedowns Increase The number is significant, especially when taking into account that it doesn’t include copyright-related complaints. 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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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. New Copyright Law: A Solution for Spotify. Spotify’s Recent Significant Battles. The law was set to take effect in 2021.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 30, 2023

Additional cases were filed over the same songs by Structured Asset Sales, a company owned by investment banker David Pullman that is a beneficial owner of one-third of the copyright in the Townsend catalogue. Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud had been created independently and therefore did not infringe the copyright of Let’s Get It On.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2024

This technological progress also raises complex legal questions, especially regarding copyright infringement and the standard for awarding statutory damages for copying photographs from the internet without. Particularly in the realm of photography and visual content, AI is revolutionizing how images are created, shared, and consumed.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 30, 2024

We recently posted about the Jobiak case which raises the interesting question of whether scraping an AI-generated database of job listings constitutes copyright infringement (among other claims). Plaintiff has submitted its opposition, in which it raises the substantive arguments to the copyright claim set forth below.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

One recurring thorn in the side of copyright owners is Cloudflare, the San Francisco-based web performance, optimization, and security company. It also raises important questions about Cloudflare’s liability for contributory copyright infringement when it knowingly allows infringing content to remain on its cache servers.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 23, 2024

Supreme Court resolved a split between the circuit courts over whether the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations limits the amount of damages a plaintiff may recover to a three-year period. Earlier this month, the U.S. By: McAfee & Taft

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. Dismissal, Hacking and Arbitration Last year, U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

Axel Springer Claims Adblocking is Copyright Infringement. ” In other words, AdBlock Plus breaches copyright law. ” In other words, AdBlock Plus breaches copyright law. In this case, there were no claims that AdBlock Plus changed or manipulated any copyrighted works. Court Dismisses Lawsuit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We know them from pursuing many copyright infringement cases dealing with all kinds of photograpy. According to their website they are an IP enforcement law firm that helps artists protect their content. They list offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boca Raton, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 17, 2024

The recent decision permits recovery of all damages in “timely filed” copyright infringement actions regardless of when the infringement occurred. The decision does not, however, answer the critical question of when an action is timely filed. By: Benesch

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 18, 2023

The legal action was triggered by a complaint from game publisher Nexon , which accused its rival of copyright infringement and stealing trade secrets. The complaint (pdf) The 55-page complaint accuses Ironmace of copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets. Similar Monsters?

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