TorrentFreak

MARCH 26, 2024

Piracy Shield: Source Code Leaked Online In what could develop into the biggest crisis yet for the Piracy Shield system and those who operate it, nine repositories of source code, internal documentation, and other related data, claiming to be the various components of the Piracy Shield system, appear to have leaked online.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A class-action lawsuit filed by authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden is one such copyright infringement case. “By downloading through the bit torrent protocol, Meta knew it was facilitating further copyright infringement by acting as a distribution point for other users of pirated books.”

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

By chance, when trying to track down a document a few weeks ago, a.pdf file with ‘IPTV’ in the description suddenly stood out in Google search results. Interesting things can appear by pure luck but, on first view, the document seemed quite mundane. But it will, eventually.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Do Copyright Societies Fall Under the RTI Act?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With that total expected to grow in the months ahead, a leaked document originating from Russia’s Ministry of Transport reveals details of what telecoms watchdog Roscomnadzor has planned for the near-term. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Complete Guide to Copyright Registration in India Online : Protect Your Creative Work In todays digital era, copyright protection has become essential for creators across the world. In India, the Copyright Act, 1957 governs the registration and protection of creative works. What is Copyright?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Case Summaries Hindustan Unilever Ltd vs Pramod Gupta And Ors on 9 October, 2024 (Delhi District Court) Image from here The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant was engaged in selling counterfeit products under the Lakme trademark and had consequently infringed the registered trademark, trade dress, and copyright of Lakme and Fair and Lovely.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Part I- Applying Natural Intelligence (NI) to Artificial Intelligence (AI): Understanding why training ChatGPT transcends the contours of copyright Shivam Kaushik The hearing in the ANI v. Post the breakdown of pre-training, I argue this understanding lends itself to seeing the pre-training process as one that does not violate copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2022

1: Photographer Sues Leaseweb for Hosting ‘Copyright Infringing’ Sites. First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar reports that a photographer has filed a lawsuit against the hosting company Leaseweb, claiming that the company has ignored copyright infringements taking place on its network. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In today’s world, copyright laws are essential for protecting creative works like books. For business owners, publishers, and sellers, understanding copyright can prevent legal issues and ensure fair use of content. Copyright grants the author or creator exclusive rights to use, distribute, and sell their work.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 15, 2024

law, rightsholders have an option to identify alleged copyright infringers, without directly having to file a lawsuit. These documents are typically signed by a court clerk and don’t require any judicial oversight. Nexon says that it needs this information to protect its copyrights.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) released a letter affirming the USCO’s refusal to register a work created with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software. On December 11, the Review Board of the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2024

trillion yen (US$12.6bn and US$14.6bn); enough to “significantly increase Japan’s GDP” and “potentially eliminate” the trade deficit in content-related services, documents suggest. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. trillion and 2.2

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TorrentFreak

JULY 4, 2024

That basically allows one party to request evidence from the other, to properly support or refute the copyright infringement claims that form the basis of the lawsuit. OpenAI Seeks NYT ‘Source’ Material In its quest for evidence, OpenAI is particularly interested in the copyrights of the New York Times’ works.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 6, 2024

INTRODUCTION In the world of intellectual property, copyright is an important means of protecting original works of authors. For writers, artists, musicians and other creators in India, knowing how to register their copyrights can be a valuable asset. What is Copyright? Why Should One Register Copyright?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

However, a quest by local parents, to raise public awareness of the nature of that instruction, has led to one of their group in Indiana being sued by LifeWise for copyright infringement. Copyright Complaint, Religious Controversy Filed in the Northern District of Indiana (Fort Wayne Division) on July 2, 2024, plaintiff LifeWise Inc.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 10, 2025

Plaintiff Morgan Howarth , through his legal counsel, filed a complaint against Defendant Premier Aquascapes LTD for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. copyright laws. Court documents claim the Photograph was registered with the United States Copyright Office (USCO) on January 19, 2017.

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

However, beyond the gameboard and dice, an interesting legal question arises: Can these games be protected by copyright? Even though the mechanics of a game cannot be protected, both the game as a whole and its creative elements are copyrightable. The question therefore is: Can board games be protected by copyright?

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Just three short years ago, copyright litigation discussions centered around whether it is fair use to copy declaring code or make unlicensed use of Lynn Goldsmiths photographs of Prince. How AI technologies intersect with copyright was but a twinkle in most judicial systems eyes. So, what can we make of all these lawsuits?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 5, 2021

1: York Can’t Be Sued for Copyright Fees Not Agreed To: Top Court. In Canada, a group named Access Copyright handles collective licensing for authors when it comes to the use of their work at colleges and universities. However, York University opted not to pay for a license, prompting Access Copyright to file a lawsuit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Yet, the rapid rise of podcasting has left many creators overlooking critical legal considerations specific copyright licensing. This article explores the essentials of copyright licensing in podcasting, debunks common myths, examines relevant case laws, and provides actionable steps to ensure compliance while maintaining creative freedom.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Image by Peter Mello via Flickr The interests of research are not necessarily heard or represented when decisions are being made about copyright laws that affect them. Part one of this two-part blog introduces the issues and looks at the composition of formal copyright councils around Europe, where these exist.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

These releases have been criticized by open source experts as attempts at openwashing, namely because they are characterized by (1) the selective inclusion of model components and documentation , and (2) their restrictive license terms. Selective inclusion of model components and documentation. Toriqul Islam 135

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Shopify, for its part, has issued a statement saying that it takes intellectual property violations very seriously and has processed over 90% of its copyright and trademark reports within one business day. All totaled, the plaintiffs are seeking up to $150,000 for each infringed copyright and $2 million for each infringed trademark.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2025

In the race to build the most capable LLM models, several tech companies sourced copyrighted content for use as training data, without obtaining permission from content owners. At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2023

In recent years, these have included the publication of a transparency report documenting how various legal policies affect the site’s content. DMCA Notices and Takedowns Increase The number is significant, especially when taking into account that it doesn’t include copyright-related complaints.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

on 15 October, 2024 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff alleged trademark and copyright infringement of his registered mark “KHATOON” by the defendants, who used an allegedly similar mark “SHAHI KHATOON.” 63 of the Copyright Act and S. 52(1)(a)(iii) of the Copyright Act. Zahoor Hussain Bhat v. Mr. Nadeem Nazir and Anr.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Unclear and Very Unusual In foreign cases where court documents may never become available, reporting can be difficult. Whether it’s deliberate or not is impossible to say, but documents are often visible on desks or when being handled in some obvious way. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IPKat

JULY 21, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Sunimal Mendis (Tilburg University) and Olia Kanevskaia (Utrecht University) on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in C-588/21 P Public.Resource.Org , concerning copyright protection of technical standards and access to public documents.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

This document outlines the AI/IP Research Project and offers preliminary policy suggestions for the creation of AI-related IP legislation. COPYRIGHTS AI programs can create creative and literary works on their own. Copyright and other intellectual property rights may intersect with design rights.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Fake identities and false documents were used to register phones, obtain credit cards, subscribe to TV channels, and rent servers. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 29, 2025

CCC recently reached out to experienced legal professionals to gain a better understanding of the ways in which they are incorporating tools with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into their everyday workflows, as well as how they are updating copyright policies and procedures with respect to AI. Regarding copyright, T.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

million copyright infringement damages award in hand, and suddenly cooperative defendants helping to unveil others involved in the circumvention of Bungie’s technological protection measures. In this case, none of that data relates to the Romanian Copyright Office. By June 2022, Bungie had a $13.5

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

First off today, Thomas Claburn at The Register reports that a leaked Russian document indicates that the country may be considering abolishing criminal and administrative liability for violating software licenses, making software piracy in the country fundamentally legal. 2: ResearchGate Dealt a Blow in Copyright Lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

As we have documented previously, more than a hundred Russian movie theaters have started to show pirated movies in Russia in response to the sanctions. The Russian Government has also made matters worse for US copyright holders. Copyright Groups Conerned. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As part of their series The Facebook Files , which is an examination of leaked internal documents from the company, the paper published a scathing review of the company’s practices surrounding copied content. This was in part because the company feared running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The Google Solution.

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