Chicago IP

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this copyright infringement and Digital Millenium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) claims involving a picture of the inside of a restaurant bar. Having pled ownership of the copyright, Force Partners was not required to provide proof that the image was part of the copyright registration or deposit materials.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Yesterday, YouTube published its first every Copyright Transparency Report. While it’s interesting to see the amount and kinds of copyright notices other providers see, YouTube has faced far more copyright criticism than those companies. So, what is in YouTube’s inaugural Copyright Transparency Report?

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

There are very clear records in the post-1978 Copyright Office database indicating copyright ownership but this person is insisting it is an invalid copyright because there is no “©” insignia anywhere on head or tail. This was the rule until March 1, 1989, when the notice requirement was terminated.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this copyright infringement and Digital Millenium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) claims involving a picture of the inside of a restaurant bar. The Court denied Force Partners’ motion as it related to alleged removal of Southall’s copyright management information (“CMI”).

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Second group of authors sue OpenAI, Internet Archive files appeal in controlled digital lending case and Uncle Roger dodges copyright notice. The post 3 Count: Round 2 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

1: Ex-White House Photographer Sued for Copyright Over His Own Photo: ‘You Can’t Make This Up’. According to the notice, the photo rights group WENN holds the rights to the image and accused Souza of infringing their copyright. 2: Bungie’s Copyright Infringement Claims Against AimJunkies ‘Insiders’ Can Continue.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 3, 2023

Aritzia sued over pink sculptures, Primewire lives on despite legal losses and Cat Rap video pulled due to copyright notice. The post 3 Count: Cat Rap appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

© – Beginning of copyright notice (along with year of creating and author — see lower right corned of the above graphic for example); not necessarily registered with the Library of Congress (can use whether registered or not registered). For more, see my video: The post Which trademark or copyright symbol do I use?

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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. Compared to other content removals, copyright actions are relatively modest. In 2022, Reddit booted 3,215 subreddits for excessive copyright infringement.

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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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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 27, 2022

First off today, Zuhaad Ali at The Games Post reports that video game maker Bungie has filed a lawsuit against an individual named Nicholas Minor over allegations that Minor pretended to be a Bungie representative to file false copyright notices against other YouTubers. 3: Fake Copyright Infringement Emails Install LockBit Ransomware.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 20, 2024

However, this is not a global concept, and other countries may have copyright protection for their government works. For example, certain types of OA licenses require users to provide attributions and maintain any associated copyrighted notices of the original work. appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For the purpose of this report, however, we’ll home in on the copyright issues faced by Reddit during the last year and how the site responded to them. Copyright Removals. On the other hand, when submitters send notices that are incomplete or invalid in some other way, Reddit does not. under the doctrine of fair use.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed the “new” US Copyright Act. The culmination of a decades-long effort, and well before the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Copyright Term Extension Act were passed in 1998, the 1976 Copyright Act ushered in a new era of copyright law in the United States.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Here’s why determining the copyright status of old foreign works can be a hellish undertaking. The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. copyright law. without a copyright notice. Move over smiley face.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

The magazine itself was copyrighted, but the ads do not contain any copyright markings, so my understanding is that the ads would have entered into the public domain. It's true that the 1976 Copyright Act expressly requires that advertisements in magazines have separate copyright notices. 3 of the 1909 Act.)

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 13, 2023

had a dream—and a copyright. The answer, my friends, is copyright. Yes, in addition to being a noted clergyman and civil rights leader, Dr. King was a copyright litigant. The New York Times reported on Dr. The New York Times reported on Dr. Martin Luther King’s copyright lawsuit over “I Have a Dream” in 1963.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In addition to rising visitor numbers, copyright enforcement complaints have skyrocketed to previously unimaginable levels. That includes the volume of incoming DMCA takedown notices. During the first months of the year, copyright holders asked Reddit to remove a record-setting 738,010 pieces of content.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

1: RIAA Flags ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Music Mixer as Emerging Copyright Threat. However, since the system was trained on copyright-protected music without permission, the RIAA is claiming that the service is committing and enabling infringement. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Seventy-two years later, Scott-Giles’ granddaughter, Jocelyn Bundy, noticed that “ an image virtually identical ” to Scott-Giles’ illustration was being used in the popular grunge-rock band Nirvana’s merchandise and brought a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States for damages covering decades of sales. copyright law.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 28, 2023

A website that asks college students to upload study guides and course documents in return for the ability to download similar material cannot escape a copyright lawsuit by a for-profit Connecticut university connected to the site's own watermarks copyright notice, a Connecticut federal judge has determined.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 17, 2023

A study-aid website on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss portions of a copyright lawsuit by Post University Inc., arguing that its own copyright notice was "far away" from the online materials in question and there was no confusion surrounding ownership.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2022

1: Lizzo Settles Truth Hurts Copyright Battle with Former Collaborators. Finally today, Tom Phillips at Eurogamer reports that video game maker Bungie has responded to fans complaining about copyright notices on their YouTube videos saying that they are aware of them but they are not responsible for them.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Since Sony’s Betamax-format recorders were able to record TV shows, studios including Universal and Disney sought to hold Sony liable for users’ alleged copyright infringements. Time Running Out Issuing copyright notices is core work for many anti-piracy companies. ‘The Say Hey Kid,’ as himself.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 5, 2022

For more than two decades, copyright holders have sent takedown notices to ISPs to alert account holders that their connections are being used to pirate content. In AT&T’s case, the ISP launched a dedicated copyright portal and began terminating the accounts of subscribers repeatedly targeted with piracy allegations.

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LexBlog IP

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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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Each issue of the print magazine had a copyright notice ("© Krause Publications, Inc.") 2) If the publisher did not, is the copyright notice meaningless insofar as being able to freely use the articles (we have contacted several of the authors who are still alive and they would be happy to have us re-publish their work). (3)

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Summary: Copyright notices in product manuals, which prohibited their reproduction and transfer, did not remove the manuals from the prior art. WEBER, INC. PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Before Reyna, Hughes, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. By: Knobbe Martens

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 2, 2023

Use copyright notices where applicable on your website and on content that you create. Videos, podcasts, eBooks, articles, blog posts, visuals and images—whatever type of content you’re generating, use copyright notice. Each New Year, make sure you’re reflecting the proper year on those notices.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 6, 2022

First off today, Otto Kratky at GameSpot reports that video game publisher Activision has filed yet another lawsuit against an alleged cheat distributor, this one citing violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). 2: China Bans Most Exclusive Copyright Deals for Digital Music Platforms.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

million over their alleged contributory infringement of some 1,400 copyright-protected works. 3: Apple’s Copyright Claims Ripped Down a Fan’s Archival WWDC YouTube channel. However, the channel is gone after it was flooded with copyright notices filed by Apple.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

1: Marjorie Taylor Greene Promo Video Removed From Twitter After Dr. Dre’s Copyright Complaint. House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was locked out of her Twitter account following a copyright complaint filed by Dr. Dre over a video Greene posted. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

1: Tarantino, Miramax settle copyright suit over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. 2: Possible Copyright Changes Could Mean More Money for Inuit Artists. Next up today, CBC News reports that, In Canada, the government is taking steps to introduce resale rights for artists in the country’s copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This was in stark contrast to what Mueller said in June 2021, when he openly admitted that, on occasion, Google can accidentally rank copied content over original works and encouraged people to file copyright notices. For cases where filing a copyright notice is appropriate, that is still likely the best approach.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

First off today, Kim Lyons at The Verge reports that American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the travel tips website The Points Guy alleging that the site has violated their copyrights, trademarks and the terms of service of their frequent flyer program. 2: Nintendo Copyright Strikes That Pokemon First Person Shooter.

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