Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Film company sues Tesla over Blade Runner clips, NBA teams deny social media infringement, and News Corp sues Perplexity The post 3 Count: Blade Runner 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

1: Copyright Office Launches New Copyright Claims Board Website. Copyright Office announces that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has launched its new website, ccb.gov. government passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act). Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

The plaintiff apparently owned the copyrights to both videos and sued XXL for copyrght infringement. The court questions if the TOS grants licenses to embed and if the uploaders had sufficient copyright permissions to confer rights to Mediaite. Lynk Media LLC v. ” Cite to Konangataa v. IHeartMedia, Inc.,

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Model Gigi Hadid defaults in a copyright lawsuit over an Instagram post, leading to a judgment of only $3,000 in damages. Gigi Hadid’s post of sister Bella resulted in the fourth copyright infringement lawsuit filed against her. Gigi Hadid is no stranger to copyright lawsuits. Was it a savvy strategy or just a lucky break?

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TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2024

When that matter will be resolved is a complete unknown because for a copyright infringement matter, things appear to be unusually complex, to say the very least. Our mainland China social accounts will be logged out within seven days. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 29, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board has issued another final determination. The post Copyright Claims Board Rules Against Petco appeared first on Plagiarism Today. This one finds against Petco, though the claimant isn't a victor either.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2024

Sony sues Marriott over social media posts, Beyonce and Big Freedia sued over samples and photographer sues over wallpaper photo. The post 3 Count: Bounce House appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 5, 2024

The social media phenomenon Zillow Gone Wild is facing a lawsuit from a real estate photographer. Here's what is at stake. The post Zillow Gone Wild Sued by Real Estate Photographer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

To that end, 2022 is looking to be a major year for copyright in a myriad of ways. But that raises the question, with the new year what are just a handful of the major copyright stories on the horizon. While there are far too many for any single list, here are 5 copyright stories that you should definitely watch in 2022.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Social Media Sales Attract Attention According to information released by Spain’s National Police on Monday, a broadcaster’s representative filed a complaint after spotting a profile on social media platforms offering pirate IPTV subscriptions.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Just days before the festival, Tintinimaginatios in-house counsel sent an email to Duke Laws Center for the Study of the Public Domain , disputing the Center’s conclusion that the earliest Tintin comics are now free of copyright protection in the United States. copyright law, the Tintin rightsholders’ argument is just plain wrong.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. .

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

1: Sony Music Ends Copyright Fight with Gymshark Over Social Media Posts. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Sony Music and UK fitness apparel brand Gymshark have settled their lawsuit over Gymshark’s alleged use of Sony’s music in social media posts. However, the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne sued over social media posts, US Copyright Office holds inquiry about PROs and VPN providers try to duck French blocking order. The post 3 Count: VPN Trust appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

American Hockey league and teams sued over music in social media, indie filmmakers fight for DMCA subpoenas and Miley Cyrus sued over Flowers. The post 3 Count: Hockey Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Universal Music Group sues Chilis over social media posts, Barry White estate sues over 40-year-old song and Nelly lawsuit creates tension. The post 3 Count: Baby Back Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 20, 2025

On the same day last week, federal judges in the Southern District of New York issued a pair of decisions that highlight the persistent legal uncertainty publishers and websites in the Second Circuit face when embedding content from social media platforms. Townsquare Media, Inc. Townsquare Media, Inc. In Richardson v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

Also, the photo doesn’t reveal who owns the copyright in the photo, but it may not be “Brave.” ” Did the account operator have the authority to speak on behalf of the copyright owner? Copyright Infringement. June 14, 2024) The post Reusing Social Media Photos for Ads? CMI Removal.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

operating as Fortner Pest Control , for alleged copyright infringement. Over the years, he has filed multiple copyright infringement claims against various parties for unauthorized use of his work (See previous blog posts about these suits here , here , here , and here.). Copyright Office in December 2022.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Copyright Concerns When Using Others to Create Content. Many of my clients have contractors or vendors or virtual assistants who assist them with writing blog posts, creating newsletters, doing social media posting and work. Lots of us use others to help create content online.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 10, 2022

First off today, Ryan Naumann at Radar Online reports that photographer Al Pereira has filed a lawsuit against the rapper Nas claiming copyright infringement over a post on social media. 2: Banilla Games Sues Copyright Infringers. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected. Yes, there was a copyright infringement claim in the mix, based on Skiplagged’s use of American’s “flight symbol” logo. This left the copyright claim over the unauthorized use of American’s flight symbol logo.

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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. 101 et seq.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

Normally, a company like Facebook would be protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) from such arguments. First, though Facebook’s cache may have waned some in recent years, it remains the largest social network on the planet. The SMART Copyright Act aims to address this by having the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This includes social media platforms, where pirate streams are often openly advertised. NFL takedown notice — From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. ” The sports leagues stressed that widespread piracy hurts their revenues. .

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Due to the copyright, we cannot run the sites anymore. This triggered an outpouring of responses on social media, mourning the sites’ demise. “Oh nooooooo this is such a shame, because dramacool holds such an extensive archive of Asian media, it’s wonderful, stuff you couldn’t find anywhere else. .

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The two-year investigation, which also involved intense monitoring of various social media platforms, identified two offices in Romania and Hong Kong, and nine servers said to be responsible for the supply of the illegal streams into Europe. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 21, 2024

In the Internet era, every firm has a risk of copyright infringement. Employees copy and paste photos from the internet or embed social media posts to the company’s website or into a press release or news article. Images stored on the company server are renamed, and the scope of rights are no longer ascertainable.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

1: Miley Cyrus Settles Paparazzo Copyright Dispute. Barbera filed the lawsuit, alleging that Cyrus posted a photo he took on her various social media presences. Though Cyrus was the subject of the photo, Barbera, as the photographer, held the copyright to it and that prompted the lawsuit. Copyrighted Film.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

1: Spike Lee, Nate Parker Sued by Indie Filmmakers Over Copyright Infringement. First off today, Diane Haithman at TheWrap reports that filmmakers Spike Lee and Nate Parker have been sued for copyright infringement over allegations that their 2019 Film American Skin is an infringement of an earlier screenplay.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Can tattoos infringe copyrights, and if yes, what remedies are appropriate? Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

1: After Settling with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit represents the latest in a long line of celebrities that have been sued by paparazzi over the use of unlicensed images on their social media. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

Though many websites have attempted to prohibit AI data scraping of their content through their terms of use, a federal court clarified this year that the extent to which public data may be scraped from social media platforms should be governed by federal copyright law. By: ArentFox Schiff

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

1: Can’t Shake This: Taylor Swift to Face Copyright Lawsuit. First off today, Reuters reports that a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement in her 2014 hit single Shake it Off has been allowed to move ahead, setting the stage for a possible trial. 2: Sonny Bono’s Widow Strikes Back in Cher Copyright Fight.

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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. It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. The Registration Wrinkle.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The issue is, what is (the copyright implication of retweeting a photo of) chicken? Chicken Joe’s, an Albany NY-based restaurant “reposted” @WGNAFM’s post, which apparently included the photo in question, to its “social media” page. The plaintiff sued Chicken Joe’s for the “repost.”

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