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Cloned-and-Revised Legal Documents Aren’t Copyrightable–UIRC v. William Blair

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This case revisits the venerable topic of if, and when, cloning-and-revising a legal document can be copyright infringement. The plaintiff gets an expensive lesson in the law of derivative works. * * * UIRC offers bonds using a private placement memorandum (PPM) and an indenture of trust.

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Bungie & Destiny 2 Cheat Creator Agree $13.5m Copyright Damages Judgment

TorrentFreak

” The defendants argued that during the development of the cheating software, no copies of Destiny 2 were made or distributed, and no derivative works were created. Supporting documents can be found here and here (pdf). The agreement sees Robert James Duthie Nelson, Elite Boss Tech, Inc., 1201(a) and (b) ). .

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Bungie Unmasks ‘Cooperative’ Cheat Dev in Wake of $13.5m Award

TorrentFreak

The defendants accepted that their cheating software “displays a graphical overlay” that integrates into and annotates Bungie’s copyrighted Destiny 2 work, and injects new code into Destiny 2’s copyrighted code, in both cases creating an unlicensed derivative work. ’ A physical address listed in documents filed in the U.S.

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Online Learning Service Denies Copyright Infringement Claims

BYU Copyright Blog

Course Hero further denies that the previews it provides customers of documents are derivative works. Although Course Hero does not dispute much of the factual background Post University asserted in its complaint, Course Hero claims that it is not aware of any continuing instances of infringement.

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Bungie & Teenage Destiny 2 Cheat Settle Differences With $500K Permaban

TorrentFreak

It targeted an individual who had deployed cheats in Destiny 2 and as a result, now faced claims of breaching security mechanisms controlling access to a copyrighted work. For modifying the Destiny 2 game, thereby creating an unauthorized derivative work, Bungie was able to demand another $150,000. In theory, at least.

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How Fair Use Favors OpenAI in the ANI Lawsuit

IP and Legal Filings

As long as OpenAI can prove that its responses or the derivative work produced are not substantially similar to the original copyrighted content used in training programs, the copyright infringement claim through derivative work would not hold water.

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Bungie Wins $16.2m, Destiny 2 Cheat Dev Violated DMCA, RICO, CFAA

TorrentFreak

The defendants admitted that Wallhax injected new code into Bungie’s code, thereby creating an unlicensed derivative work. Some may have been tempted to visit the United States to iron things out but according to court documents, Larsen resisted the temptation. In June 2022, Bungie was awarded $13.5m 11020781 Canada Inc.,