TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Fifteen years ago, Google processed 250,000 takedown notices in an entire year. Today, it only needs 36 minutes to reach the same number. Despite several attempts to make piracy less visible in its search engine, the problem isn’t going away. On the contrary, takedown notices continue to increase at a rapid pace. From 250k to 3.5bn Last February, we reported that Google had processed its 8 billionth DMCA takedown.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Image from here After a furor on social media platforms, the Commerce Minister has clarified that the seat of the CGPDTM is being shifted from Mumbai to New Delhi. After the move, the Mumbai office will still have the existing regional trademark and patent offices. Leaving the political banter behind this announcement aside, it is worrisome that such important announcements are made over social media platforms instead of the official website.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Calling all cyberlaw nerds: here is a bona fide “ Law of the Horse ” case. The plaintiff is an Oregon law firm practicing equine law. The defendant runs a Florida horse ranch. In 2016, the defendant licensed the plaintiff’s Equine Boarding Forms Package, consisting of form releases for adults and minors. The license permitted the defendant to “copy, email and otherwise distribute the” forms but not post them to the web.

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The Trichordist

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Tim Kappel joins Abby North and Chris Castle to discuss Tim’s landmark case Vetter v. Resnick.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

Technology

Barry Sookman

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright is rapidly becoming one of the most debated legal and policy areas globally. Governments and institutions are grappling with complex questions: Should copyright subsist in AI-generated content? How should AI training on copyrighted works be regulated? What are the economic implications of AI for copyright industries?

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Originally posted 2013-05-28 08:55:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou might recall this previous post, addressing the nascent lawsuit brought by a corporate music publisher/exploiter and its principal (plaintiffs Next Decade Entertainment, Inc. & Paul Ahearn) against songwriter Don Scholz, a member of the band BOSTON. In case you dont want to go back and refresh […] The post Looking for Peace of Mind (BOSTON 2) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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