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Record Labels Target 20 ISPs in Pursuit of BitTorrent Pirates and Damages

TorrentFreak

In a recent report, RIAJ Chairman and Sony Music Entertainment CEO Shunsuke Muramatsu said that 2024 marked the 11th consecutive year of growth in the domestic market. In common with Western markets, streaming is the driving force. Somehow, Japan’s love affair with the CD is still producing steady sales too.

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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” [The $2,500 amount was suggested by the presiding judge at a settlement conference, which the defendant turned into an offer of judgment.] An obvious question: why did the plaintiff choose federal court over the CCB when the CCB was designed precisely for the facts of this case? Case Citation : McDermott v.

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The Plagiarism of Fast Fashion

Plagiarism Today

Earlier this week, independent fashion designer Bailey Prado took to Instagram to call attention to a different fashion label that, according to her, copied her “whole life.” But, as popular as the app is, it has also been highly divisive with many fashion designers accusing it of selling inferior rip-offs of their work.

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The Bizarre Career of Damien Hirst

Plagiarism Today

This market has been described repeatedly as a scam. His name alone means that his work commands high dollar amounts on the market, and those that have invested in him have every incentive to make sure it stays that way: Plagiarism or not. In the case of the art market, those two entities are largely the same. Bottom Line.

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Nintendo Sues Emulator Gamer Who Streamed Pirated Games Before Release

TorrentFreak

settlement in hand to clarify the consequences, a more difficult problem was yet to be addressed. Promoting and encouraging use of these tools, which are designed to circumvent Nintendo’s technical measures, amounts to marketing infringing devices, in breach of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions.

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EU enforcement of IPRs: the DG TAXUD and EUIPO’s joint report

The IPKat

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union ( DG TAXUD ) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) recently released the first joint annual report on EU enforcement of intellectual property rights: results at the EU border and in the EU internal market 2020.

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Piracy, It’s a Crime: UK Govt. Ignored Warnings, Now Families Pay The Price

TorrentFreak

As detailed in our previous reporting , Voltage Holdings is a member of FACT Administration LLP , a UK corporate structure behind the latest settlement scheme. The Digital Economy Act 2017 was the government’s attempt at creating a better, safer internet for citizens in the UK. FACT Administration LLP. Good luck with that too.