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Copyright and Realistic Baby Dolls

Plagiarism Today

You can't copyright a baby, but as one company proves, you can copyright a very specific rendition of a baby, if the copy is close enough. The post Copyright and Realistic Baby Dolls appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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French Piracy Blocking Order Goes Global, DNS Service Quad9 Vows to Fight

TorrentFreak

In May, the Paris Judicial Court ordered Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco to block access to several pirate websites by poisoning their DNS. The order compelled the tech giants to prevent users from accessing unauthorized streams of Champions League and Premier League matches. Applicant Canal+ argued that the alternative DNS resolvers allowed people to bypass the “regular” blocking measures implemented by internet providers.

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3 Count: Quad9 Fight

Plagiarism Today

Musi claims Apple unlawfully removed it from the App Store, Quad9 fights French site blocking and Indian YouTuber ordered to remove videos. The post 3 Count: Quad9 Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Insights From Court Orders in AI Copyright Infringement Cases

Copyright Alliance

There are now well over thirty lawsuits that have been filed by copyright owners in U.S. federal court against AI companies, accusing them of direct copyright infringement for using copyrighted […] The post Insights From Court Orders in AI Copyright Infringement Cases appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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?

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Exploring Copyright in Graphical User Interface

Intepat

Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are essential elements of modern software, defining how users visually interact with applications and systems through various design components such as icons, menus, and layouts. The distinct appearance and functionality of GUIs often form the unique identity of software products and brands, making them valuable intellectual property.

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When (and Where) Does Amazon’s APEX Create Personal Jurisdiction

Patently-O

By Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to review what I see as an important Federal Circuit decision finding personal jurisdiction based solely on a patentee's use of Amazon's private patent enforcement system. In Lighting Def. Grp. LLC v. SnapRays LLC , No. 24-524 (petition filed Nov. 5, 2024), Arizona-based LDG submitted a patent infringement complaint against Utah-based SnapPower through Amazon's Washington-based Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program.

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Reading list: Carys Craig, The AI-Copyright Trap

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The AI-Copyright Trap Carys J. Craig Abstract As AI tools proliferate, policy makers are increasingly being called upon to protect creators and the cultural industries from the extractive, exploitative, and even existential threats posed by generative AI. In their haste to act, however, they risk running headlong into the Copyright Trap: the mistaken conviction that copyright law is the best tool to support human creators and culture in our new technological reality (when in fact it is likely to

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Despite Demise of Real Property, Intellectual Property Doing Fine

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2010-07-23 10:58:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAs predicted in this space, the Supreme Court has ruled against Grokster, according to the AP. Says Justice Souter, “We hold that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by the clear expression or other affirmative steps […] The post Despite Demise of Real Property, Intellectual Property Doing Fine appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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Speakers, Agenda, Surprises Announced for the 2025 IP Awareness Summit at Dolby Labs in SF

IP Close Up

A list of panels and speakers have been announced for the 2025 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit, which is being held in conjunction Dolby Labs at Continue reading

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Challenges and opportunities in valuation of NFTs and other digital IP assets

Intepat

Introduction Valuing intellectual property has long been essential for determining the economic worth of intangible assets, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. This valuation allows IP to be recognized as an asset in corporate balance sheets, facilitates mergers and acquisitions, and informs licensing or transfer decisions. Traditionally, IP valuation has relied on methods like market-based, income-based, and cost-based approaches.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Key Antitrust Developments in 2024 and Prospects for the Coming Year

IP Watchdog

A 2024 Republican election victory marks the end of the four-year Neo-Brandeisian antitrust experiment at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department Of Justice (DOJ). Spearheaded by FTC chair Lina Khan and DOJ attorney general for antitrust Jonathan Kanter, their movement sought to upend antitrusts longstanding bipartisan consumer welfare-focused consensus.

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[Guest post] Scope of protection? For ages, the French IP Code in misstep with Designs Directive

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich) on what appears a rather disturbing imbalance that he discovered when looking at how the French legislator adopted the provisions of the Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs, particularly with respect to the assessment of the scope of protection of a national design.

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Unfair and Impolite Tweets Aren’t Defamatory–Flynn v. Wilson

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The plaintiff in this case is Mike Flynn, who served in important roles in the Trump 1.0 administration, got fired, and received a Trump pardon. I previously blogged his lawsuit against CNN. The defendants include Rick Wilson, a Lincoln Project co-founder with 1.5M followers at Twitter. As the court summarizes: “Retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn sued Rick Wilson for defamation after Wilson referred to Flynn in a tweet as ‘Putin employee Mike Flynn’ and retweeted ‘F