TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2023

Less than 10% of the site’s visitors were located outside Spain so its recent disappearance will be felt most acutely in the local market. ” The precise terms of the AtomoHD shutdown are unknown but domain transfers are definitely involved. million visits per month. The site’s operators reportedly live elsewhere.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2022

In the notes, the EUIPO provides the following definition of NFTs: “ unique digital certificates registered in a blockchain, which authenticate digital items but as distinct from those digital items ”. All this said, the EUIPO’s definition arguably presents some shortcomings.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. We can now confirm that the site’s official domains definitely won’t be making a comeback. MPA/ACE Get Results After Years of Legal Action.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2023

This expanding impact of Big Tech within and outside the market has regulators increasingly concerned about economic problems, prevention of competition, data privacy issues, media domination as well as political concerns, and even the democratic process itself. Demystification of Shri Sonam Sharma v Apple Inc. &

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In accordance with the above, the Bill amends the definition of ‘control’ under the Competition Act to include “the ability to exercise material influence, in any manner whatsoever, over the management or affairs or strategic commercial decisions” of another enterprise or group.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2024

It further observed that TK is not defined in the Act and proceeded to rely on the definitions provided by WIPO and UNESCO (Para 10). Because of such community ownership, the legislature denies exclusive monopoly rights to inventions incorporating traditional knowledge ” (Para 10). The Court observed that the object of S.3(p)

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

Be an NFT expert if you want to take advantage of this emerging market. Top marketing places include: OpenSea – Built on ERC-721 and ERC-1551 non-fungible token standards – the largest marketplace for creator-owned digital goods – easy onboarding experience for new users – create your own storefront.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash In 2019, the European Union (EU) adopted its most important copyright reform in the past 20 years with the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive. Fortunately, solutions were already available on the market to allow people to access the content they needed online in the form of licences.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

The major threat in today’s market has been growing for many years, mainly because it’s so quick and easy. The fact that the music industry has made virtually all of its content available at a fair price (or free) means that the ripping phenomenon cannot be attributed to the labels failing to read the market.

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Michael Geist

MAY 18, 2023

This was raised during the committee hearings and dismissed by the government, but the absence of even basic definitions reinforces how the bill creates a dizzying amount of uncertainty. It is not clear on what basis any global service would feel it appropriate to prioritize Canadian content in other markets simply because it is Canadian.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

The definition of these terms is unclear. For example, foreign direct investment related rules use this term in the definition of ‘ E-commerce’ – buying and selling of goods and services including digital products over digital & electronic network.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

art market, the Report concluded that there was no immediate need to impose new regulations on the art market to combat money laundering and terrorism finance. Yet the Report also discussed how the art market remains susceptible to money laundering and describes how market participants can minimize this risk. Background.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Once we qualify the copies as “electronic,” it becomes unmistakable that this case deals with intangible items, not traditional “chattel” that are, by definition, tangible items. The Ninth Circuit takes this baffling approach in part due to the 20-year-old Sex.com case (Kremen v. ” That’s true.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Defendants allegedly marketed the My Avastars dolls with a “code” that could be used in the Roblox platform. And Jazwares, Roblox’s licensee, lacked standing for copyright claims, but did have Lanham Act standing because that doesn’t require copyright or trademark ownership.

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More Than Your Mark

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you have invented a 3-D printed product or have a new printing process, remember to consult an intellectual property lawyer before marketing it. Trademark and trade dress issues arise from 3-D scanning of well-known articles and other designs in the hopes of marketing them as your own. Copyrights. Trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

In a footnote, the court acknowledges the law is “evolving” with respect to employer ownership of social media accounts: The law on the ownership of a social media pages created by employees for employers is evolving rapidly and varies between jurisdictions. As with other such laws, this law struggles with definitions.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 6, 2022

Further, this broad definition is not limited to linking to actual news articles. Rodriguez insists that the government is supporting a market-based approach , but nothing could be further from the truth. Now that Bill C-18 is available, it is even worse that expected.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The NFT art market, that is NFTs which specifically link an artwork or a digital file (a song, for example), have already gone mainstream and, of course, artists and projects owners have asked lawyers to prepare IP licenses to protect their IP. All this has been complicated by the fact that NFTs are both a new and complex concept.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The candidate will obtain a certificate file right away confirming that they—and they alone—now possess ownership of this digital creation. Recently, the NFT market has witnessed the participation of many artists from various fields, from amateur to professional, and a variety of high-value digital works.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. But none of those cases outright hold that there is a blanket rule for whether using a mark in a keyword purchase is definitively infringement or definitively not infringement. Serc-CA Discos, Inc. Tierra Caliente Music Group, S.A., 2023 WL 8480096 (S.D.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

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. The Copyright – AI Act interface The first aspect to mention regards definitions.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This change is based not only on the extensive media coverage or marketing, but also on, the on-field charisma and success of individual players. As explained earlier, considering the impact of such celebrations on their marketability, even the Indian Olympians can extend the use of such celebrations in their respective sports.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

According to the Dutch Supreme Court, the act of manufacturing (fixation) is essential to this definition. Merely bearing the financial risks of record production, marketing and distribution is not enough. Typically, electronic dance music is produced and edited by artists using their own equipment, and at their own initiative.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 7, 2021

We created Marketplace to provide more services and capabilities to our customers and to be able to respond more quickly to our market, yet we had to manage a seamless transition for tens of thousands of buyers. AR: The biggest driver in making these changes was our commitment to improving our customers’ experience with the product.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. Copyright law defines “ publication ” as the distribution of copies of a work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease, or lending. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 5, 2022

The first topic up for discussion by the panel was the actual definition of the metaverse. It is clear that there are many definitions and it was generally difficult to settle on one for something that had been “hyped” so much, noted Dr Guadamuz. NFTs could potentially enable ownership but this is yet to be seen.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a result, AR may be attractive not only to potential users of the cultural heritage-related services, but also for market operators with commercial interests. However, as mentioned, AR can also be developed by third parties, and in particular by market operators that have no initial connection with bodies managing cultural heritage.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

The CTA exempts twenty-three (23) categories of entities from the definition of “reporting company” and empowers FinCEN to create new exemptions. Exempted entities include the following, which each have detailed definitions: Large operating companies — companies with 20 or more full-time U.S. Are There Any Exemptions?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

According to the complaint, these separate entities are just one big data-sharing family, leveraging their combined resources in non-standard ways such as Microsoft sharing hardware and cloud infrastructure resources in exchange for an ownership interest in OpenAI. Complaint at 31. The post How Can AI Models Legally Obtain Training Data?–Doe

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IPilogue

APRIL 1, 2022

Canadian patents also tended to belong to individual inventors rather than larger assignees, involved fewer inventors, and were cited less frequently, making them relatively less valuable in the global market for innovation. Blit puts forward several potential explanations. million USPTO patents and pre-grant publications. Conclusion.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The recent signing of the Digital Markets Act and the ongoing negotiations on the proposal for a Data Act present excellent opportunities to expand on the novel phenomenon. Starting from those technical definitions, the notion of portability made its way into the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 1, 2021

It further recommends making available these patents to farmers at a subsidized rate and charging market value for private players. This aside, while removing seeds from the list of exclusions would not be a TRIPS violation, removing plants definitely would be. Concluding Thoughts. It is unclear where these suggestions stem from.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

Copyright owners tend to pursue legal recourse when a third party uses their work without permission in a way in which the owner is harmed – usually, in the form of reputational damage or market loss. However, new ownership creates new incentives, which leads to anticipated changes in copyright litigation.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 1, 2022

Although NFTs have existed since around 2014, the NFT market exploded last year, generating an estimated $25 billion in sales in 2021 alone. [1] The most important definition of a security appears in the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). [5] 5] That definition is expansive. What Is a Security? Howey Co. ,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

The definition of the concept of ‘cable transmission’ was at the centre of the analysis. A previous trend in the music industry is confrimed – streaming is the leading revenue source in nearly all markets. The report states that the global recorded music market grew with 18.5% RTL Television, AG Pitruzzella, C-716/20.

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