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Japan’s 2 Trillion Yen Manga & Anime Piracy War Gets New Hollywood Backing

TorrentFreak

Anti-piracy organization CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) is a permanent fixture on the front lines of Japan’s war against online piracy. CODA represents the interests of around 30 corporate entities doing business in the publishing, media, movie, music, and wider entertainment industries. Members include publishers Kadokawa, Shueisha, Kodansha, and Shogakukan, through to videogame/publishing giants Square Enix and Bandai Namco.

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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

SpicyIP

Recently, India and a group of 4 European countries- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (EFTA) signed a Trade Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on a variety of trade related issues, including intellectual property rights. Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India.

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ContentCore Aims to Be a ‘Content ID’ Equivalent for Independent Video Platforms

TorrentFreak

Two billion copyright claims are processed every year through YouTube’s Content ID platform – a staggering figure that underscores the scale of this content management system. As an enforcement tool, Content ID has often been criticized by creators but rightsholders, at least those who have access to it, are generally happy with its performance.

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Understanding the AIA Copyright Provisions in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

Barry Sookman

The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act ( EU AIA ) contains provisions that would require providers of general purpose AI models to comply with transparency obligation regarding the data using for training their models. It also contains a provision that would require providers of general purpose AI models “to put in place a policy to respect Union copyright law in particular to identify and respect, including through state of the art technologies, the reservations of rights expressed” und

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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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Search is Ripping Us Off Again, this time for AI

The Trichordist

Chris Castle finds a connection between AI training and search engine monopoly safe harbors.

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Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP is Seeking a Mid-level Associate, Senior Associate, Counsel or Junior Partner

IP Watchdog

Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP, one of the premier IPR firms in the country, seeks a seasoned patent litigator to join its firm. Candidates should have at least three years of experience litigating patent validity whether in district court or before the PTAB. A technical background is preferred but not required. This is a full-time, permanent position located in Santa Monica, CA, or remote.