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Rightsholders Reported Five Million Unique ‘Pirate’ Domain Names to Google

TorrentFreak

Over the past few years, copyright holders have reported more than seven billion copyright-infringing URLs to Google. At one point, the search engine processed close to three million links per day. A dazzling number to say the least. In recent years the daily volume has slowly declined. This is in part due to Google’s active policy of making pirate sites less visible in search results.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 20- November 26)

SpicyIP

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. Anything we are missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Week Checking the Constitutionality of the Notification Regarding the Appointment of Nodal Officers to Combat Film Piracy Image by jcomp on Freepik Assessing the constitutionality of the government’s move to appoint nodal officers to curb film piracy, Yogesh argues t

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U.S. Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inquiry – deadline extension

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash Copyright protection in machine-generated works is not a new issue for law makers. The traditional concept of human authorship was first challenged with the emergence of photography and this has continued every time a new technology comes about. In the U.S., the case of Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony, 111 U.S. 53 (1884) extended copyright protection to photography.

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Unfair contract terms – automatic renewal clauses

LexBlog IP

9 November 2023 was a crucial date for Australian businesses because from that date significant penalties can now be imposed on businesses found to have unfair contract terms (UCT) in their contracts. The Federal Government had introduced significant changes to laws relating to UCT on 10 November 2022. To allow businesses time to respond, financial [.

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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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Sexual Violence: An Inevitable Aspect Of Armed Conflict

IP and Legal Filings

When the matter of conflict between two or more countries, or within a country is discussed, the topics that usually surrounds these discussions are the topics of economy, ammunition, advantages of a country, disadvantages of a country, biological and nuclear weapons etc. but the topic that still remains untouched is the topic of sexual violence during these conflicts.

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Here’s what you need to know – Unfair Contract Terms Amendment take effect on 9 November 2023

LexBlog IP

As of 9 November 2023, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (the Act) will come into effect, making changes to various laws relating to competition and consumer law in Australia.

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A Must Use is a Must Do: How a lack of Intention to Use contributed to the Refusal of Trade Mark Reg

LexBlog IP

Trade marks are enforceable rights that, once registered, allows the owner to protect goods and/or services being sold under that trade mark (or a deceptively similar or substantially identical mark) by others.

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Travis Kelce, Tayor Swift, trade marks and celebrity: you belong with me (and only me)

LexBlog IP

American footballer Travis Kelce was already famous as a championship-winning athlete, but that was nothing compared to the fame that awaited him as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend. Within 24 hours of Swift’s appearance at Kelce’s ball game, his followers count increased by 300,000 and his jersey sales spiked 400 percent.

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CONTRACTS: They’re not needed…. until they absolutely are

LexBlog IP

Contracts are the Superheroes of Disputes and the Wallflowers of Harmony Imagine attending a lavish party where everyone is in high spirits, dancing, laughing, and enjoying the moment. In a corner, almost unnoticed, is a well-dressed person, silent and observant.

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How do I Protect my Confidential Information in Litigation?

LexBlog IP

You run a business and you want to run a case against a competitor. The trouble is, you have internal documents relevant to the trial that you really don’t want the other side to see.

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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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EAGLEGATE Launches CyberSeparate

LexBlog IP

Cybersecurity and Digital Integrity During Separation and Family Court Proceedings EAGLEGATE is proud to announce the launch of its innovative new service, CyberSeparate, designed to fortify the digital security and integrity of people navigating the complex waters of separation and family court proceedings.

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