Plagiarism Today

JUNE 12, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board is about to turn two. The post 3 New and Interesting Cases Before the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today. As such, we're taking a look at three new and interesting cases being heard by it.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Why is it acceptable for Carolyn Keene to be a pseudonym for over a dozen authors penning Nancy Drew stories, but not ok for Cristiane Serruya to use ghostwriters when producing books with her name (outside the fact the books were plagiarized from other sources). The answer is that plagiarism is complicated.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board is seeing a sharp rise in contested cases, here's four of the latest and most interesting to receive a response. The post 4 More Contested Cases Before the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. HLG ultimately filed suit for copyright infringement.

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JULY 10, 2024

US Copyright Office clarifies copyright termination issue, IPTV pirates hit with massive judgment and religious group sues critic. The post 3 Count: Termination Ruling appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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APRIL 20, 2023

In September, we looked at four Copyright Claims Board cases to watch. The post Update: 4 Copyright Claims Board Cases to Watch appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Now we're revisiting them and seeing what's happened with them.

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MAY 15, 2023

Court denies Grande Communications a new trial, Richard Prince suffers fair use setback, and the case against GitHub moves forward. The post 3 Count: Not Astounding appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

Warhol’s use of Prince’s photo (taken by Lynn Goldsmith) was not entitled to fair use. The Court found that Goldsmith’s earlier photo and Andy Warhol’s use served the same commercial purpose – as a magazine illustration. I am not so sure. Take a look a the illustration above.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If you’ve had any issues with copyright over the past few years, whether you are on YouTube, Facebook or even operating your own website, it’s probable that your issue didn’t start with a human, but with a bot. According to YouTube, their automated Content ID system handles over 98% of copyright issues on the site.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

However, it has many copyright watchers scratching their heads. The post Why The Kat Von D Ruling is Confusing appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Recently, Kat Von D won a key jury verdict in a trial over a tattoo.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

This prompted Alexander to file a lawsuit against Take-Two, claiming copyright infringement of her work. He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. Instead, she only won actual damages totaling $3,750.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

1: ‘GTA’ Reverse-Engineer Modders Defend Projects as Under “Fair Use”. First off today, Will Nelson at NME reports that video game modders are fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Rockstar Games claiming that their fan-created mods are a fair use, not a copyright infringement.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Yesterday, news broke that Pearson Education, the largest publisher of textbooks in the world, has filed a lawsuit against the website Chegg alleging widespread copyright infringement of its content on the site. As a result, Pearson is suing Chegg alleging copyright infringement. Questions, Answers and Copyright.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

1A few weeks ago, we took a look at the first 100 cases filed with the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), the recently launched copyright small claims court in the United States. The case is important for one simple reason: It easily could have been a “normal” copyright infringement case. There, we noticed several patterns.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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JUNE 11, 2024

The post 3 Count: Sunday Ticket appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Appeals court upholds decision about meme infringement, Indonesia targets Telegram piracy and NFL facing trial over Sunday Ticket costs.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

News organizations testify before Senate against AI, Google sees DMCA takedown surge and Pink Floyd releases recordings to protect copyright. The post 3 Count: DMCA Surge appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Copyright Office Argues Warhol’s Use of Prince Photo Was Not ‘Fair Use’. The Warhol estate has attempted to argue that the new paintings were highly transformative and should be considered a fair use. 3: Copyright Act Helps Astro to Tackle Illegal TV Boxes, Content Distributors Issue.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Copyright Infringement Verdict Against Vimeo Stands on Appeal. 2: Piaggio Loses EU Legal Battle Over Scooter Copyright. Piaggio has long claimed that Kumpan’s electric scooter is both a copyright and a trademark infringement of their design. 3: Warhol’s Images of Prince: Social Commentary or Copyright Infringement?

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MAY 31, 2022

1: Pinterest Prevails in Photography Copyright Dispute. However, the court has ruled that Pinterest is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which protects services that host content uploaded by users. 2: Amendment Passes to Grant Teachers Fair Use of Copyrighted Work Remotely.

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MAY 15, 2024

The post 3 Count: Shopify vs. Seed appeared first on Plagiarism Today. 10th Circuit to rehear Tiger King case, Appeals Court upholds This is America case dismissal and Shopify sues competitor.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

As we’ve discussed in the past , copyright has played an oddly oversized role in our modern Halloween festivities. However, one of the areas that is generally less talked about is copyright’s impact on Halloween costumes. Copyright and Halloween Costumes. Copyright Office. However, copyright is only half the picture.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The post 3 Count: Finally Over appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Andy Warhol foundation settles with Lynn Goldsmith, publishers answer appeal in Internet Archive case and Richard Liebowitz disbarred.

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APRIL 30, 2024

The post 3 Count: One More AI Lawsuit… appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Google sued by artists over image generation AI, OpenAI inks deal with the Financial Times and Fearless Girl creator settles case with bank.

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MAY 14, 2024

The post 3 Count: Luxembourg Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Luxembourg appeals court sides with photographer, X case against data scraper dismissed and cryogenic tank lawsuit dismissed in India.

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MARCH 28, 2024

The post 3 Count: Tiger King 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Appeals Court revives Tiger King lawsuit, lawsuit over The Batman is dismissed and Tekken modders targeted with takedowns.

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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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MAY 23, 2023

The post What the Warhol Ruling May Mean for AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The Andy Warhol ruling is less than a week old, but the Supreme Court may have just shaken the world of artificial intelligence to its core.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

The post 3 Count: Did Not Pass appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Amazon/Tolkien estate win fan fiction lawsuit, the EU declines to geofence film content, and the Internet Archive files an appeal in book case.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The post 3 Count: Tattoo Trial appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Trial in Kat Von D tattoo case begins, Uniqlo sues Shein in Japan and Palworld modders earn Nintendo's wrath.

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JULY 8, 2021

She says that text and data mining is not a copyright infringement and that, since an AI cannot produce a copyright-protected work, its output cannot be an infringement. According to the court, Google’s use was transformative enough to be a fair use. Is it so short that its use is a fair use?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post The First Major Impact of the Warhol Ruling appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed down a ruling that highlights how much of a shift the SCOTUS Warhol ruling is causing.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

In April of this year, the Supreme Court dropped a potential bombshell on the copyright world with its ruling in the Google v. The case looked at how Google used Java APIs in their Android mobile operating system as a way to make it easier to port existing programs (and programmers) over to it. Oracle case. At least not broadly.

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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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OCTOBER 23, 2023

The post Axanar Creator Faces New Legal Threat appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Axanar creator Alec Peters is facing fresh legal peril as CBS and Paramount seek to enforce a $300,000 arbitration judgement against him.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

1: ‘Friday the 13th’ Writer Wins Appeal in Copyright Termination Case. First off today, Brian Welk at The Wrap reports that a judge has granted copyright termination for the film Friday the 13th, allowing both the writer, Victor Miller, from the film’s producer/director, Sean S. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

The post 3 Count: Substantially Unsimilar appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Kat Von D wins tattoo trial, Richard Prince settles dispute with photographers and Ironmace gets win in Dark and Darker case.

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