IP Watchdog

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 14, a series of 17 music publishers, members of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Tennessee against the social media platform, Twitter.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. Not all publishers are happy with IA’s approach, resulting in a major legal battle two years ago.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over the years, various parties have called out Twitter/X over alleged copyright infringement. Research published by the EU Intellectual Property Office found that the service is rife with piracy-related discussions. Mass Copyright Infringement Lawsuit The German lawsuit isn’t the first music lawsuit faced by X.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2024

Several major educational publishing companies, including Macmillan, Elsevier and McGraw Hill, have sued Google in a New York district court alleging contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, trademark infringement and violations of New York’s General Business Law.

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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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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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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. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s able to drastically reduce the volume of advertising seen by its users but that didn’t sit well with publishing giant Axel Springer. The publisher, which owns Bild and Die Welt, among others, claimed that AdBlock Plus and its users interfere with its business model so in response took legal action to bring that to an end.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 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? The publishers are not against libraries per se, nor do they object to ebook lending.

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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 game publisher believes that these files were used to develop Dark and Darker, which is similar to the “P3” game project Nexon is working on.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

It deals with whether Amazon and/or CCA infringed FDN’s copyrights by scraping descriptions from their website for use as part of Amazon’s product listings. That question is whether the descriptions were “published” or “unpublished” according to the law when they were put on FDN’s website. The Registration Wrinkle.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It was published in the U.K. copyright law, a particularly confusing subject for foreign works published before 1978. copyright law, a particularly confusing subject for foreign works published before 1978. Bundy argued that the work, as created by a British citizen and published in the U.K., copyright law.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2022

If you have ever incorporated music into your Instagram or Facebook videos, you may have committed copyright infringement. The suit was filed in California Northern District Court by Swedish music label and publishing company, Epidemic Sound. The Infringement. But don’t worry, you won’t need to get a lawyer!

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The European Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) has recently published a report on Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union. The report examines the consumption of copyright-infringing content in the EU Member States and the UK between January 2017 and December 2020. 8 t imes per month.

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The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Copyright Office published its report on copyright infringement by states and state actors in response to the present circumstance whereby states are immunized against litigation for unlicensed use of protected works. The post State Copyright Infringement Should Be About Justice appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 20, 2023

Image from here A couple of weeks ago, I discussed a law student in Bengaluru filed a case, alleging copyright infringement, against two assistant professors. On the above allegations, the court took cognizance of the offense u/s 63 of the Copyright Act (copyright infringement) and Section 420 of the IPC (Cheating).

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 20, 2024

There are several factors that should be taken into consideration even when using public data: Nature of the Data Publicly available data can include a wide range of information, such as government datasets, publicly shared research data, research published under open access (OA) licenses, and datasets that fall within the public domain.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2023

In common with content created in other fields, photographs generally enjoy protection under copyright law, allowing photographers to determine who can duplicate and/or distribute their work. Photographers Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer posted several of their copyrighted works on Instagram.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 5, 2022

This includes some that are labeled as pirate sites or otherwise find themselves accused of copyright infringement. District Court for the Central District of California, Rosen accuses the websites idposter.com, nposter.com and celebposter.com of hosting his copyrighted works. This hasn’t gone unnoticed.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 4, 2024

Indianapolis, Indiana – Defendant Circle City Broadcasting, LLC d/b/a WISH-TV , is being sued by Plaintiff Christopher Sadowski over alleged copyright infringement. Sadowski is a photojournalist from New Jersey , who has been published in numerous popular newspapers and magazines.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 13, 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? The Internet Archive has no such license. As such, they want it permanently taken down.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 18, 2023

A federal court has approved a consent judgment in the long-running copyright infringement case filed by four publishers against the Internet Archive over its scanning and lending of library books. The post Publishers, Internet Archive Agree to Consented Judgment appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Over the past years, dozens of independent photographers have taken their copyright disputes to court, accusing companies of using their work without permission. Marsh’s use of the photo is a clear example of copyright infringement. “Innocent Infringement” Backstory. . 200 for Innocent Infringement.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 18, 2024

The Fourth Circuit has overturned a $1 billion verdict in a copyright case against Cox Communications. Plaintiffs—Sony Music Entertainment and numerous other record companies and music publishers—own some of the most popular copyrighted musical works of our time. By: AEON Law

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are under the subject matter of copyright which means that photographs are artistic works that attract copyright protection. In India, photographs enjoy copyright protection under Section 2 (c) i of the Copyright Act, 1957 , which mentions the certain types of artistic works granted copyright protection in India.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 30, 2023

District Court for the Southern District Court of New York granted summary judgment in favor of book publishers and against Internet Archive (“IA”) in a copyright infringement action involving ebooks brought by the four leading book publishers in the United States, Hachette Book Group, Inc., Read more

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The Illusion of More

MARCH 18, 2024

Publishers File Brief in Response to Internet Archive Appeal On Friday, the publishers in Hachette, et al. IA maintains that its practice of “Controlled Digital Lending” is not copyright infringement under the doctrine of fair use despite the […] The post Copyright News to Watch appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Copyright is a type of intellectual property rights. One infringes on copyrighted works when they violate the exclusive rights of the owner. An infringer will not take permission from the owner when it is necessary. You have to provide solid proof while claiming that someone infringed your work. Civil Remedies.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2024

The lawsuit accuses the tech giants of using CIR’s copyrighted material without authorization. The copyrighted material created by CIR was used to train the AI ChatGPT without acknowledging and respecting the Copyright. This free rider behaviour is not only unfair, it is a violation of copyright.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., The Lawsuit Another week, another lawsuit against generative AI. ABCKO Music, Inc., ABCKO Music, Inc., See Concord Music Group, Inc. Anthropic PBC , M.D.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This data is presented in Mega’s annual transparency report and this week the company published its latest set, revealing that it now has 230 million users in more than 200 countries and territories. Copyright Infringement & Content Removal. million takedown requests from copyright holders, up from around 1.2

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

The European Union recognizes that online piracy poses a serious threat to copyright holders and the public at large. This includes a requirement for large platforms to deter repeat copyright infringers. According to the EU, pirate sites lead to “high financial losses” for copyright holders. Scammers Exploit Europa.eu

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Published by the New York Times on October 5 th , 2021, “Who is the Bad Art Friend?” There is no copyright in facts and historical events; however, writers can claim copyright in their letters if they are sufficiently original. Perhaps this is what makes “ Who Is the Bad Art Friend? ” so refreshing.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2022

Just days after Dua Lipa was sued by a Florida reggae band, “Levitating” is the target of a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time over the songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo.” ” Any moderately successful songwriter can be sued for copyright infringement.

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Intepat

JANUARY 5, 2024

However, it opens the gateway to anonymous pirates to duplicate copyrighted works and disseminate them online. Due to the fact that it is not practicable for copyright owners to detect and fine-tooth comb all the individual users, copyright owners depend on and hold liable the internet intermediaries that allow pirated works to exist.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The featured vocals were extracted and published without permission. Most of the sites branded as notorious markets by the RIAA remain quiet but Songmastr, Acapella-extractor and Remove-Vocals, which are all operated by the same person, sent a rebuttal to the USTR which was published this week. Operator Responds.

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