Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Public domain works are freeunless misinformation and aggressive claims deter the public from freely using them. From Herg to Chaplin, some estates won’t let go. Over the past weekend, hundreds of thousands of comic fans from around the world flocked to southwestern France for the Angoulme International Comics Festival , one of Europe’s largest comics conventions.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

If you missed out on The IPKat, then join this Kat for a recap of the interesting cases reported last week! Extension of Deadline! We are extending the deadline to vote for the IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2024 until 10 February 2025. If you have not done so yet, do not forget to vote for your favourite IP books here ! Patents A Kat considering becoming a judge Image by Riana Harvey Jocelyn Bosse discussed the latest ruling of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Div

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Reports concerning the Russian government’s growing intolerance of VPNs, often refer to the technology or associated services as “banned” or otherwise outlawed. While technically inaccurate, amendments to local law effectively place VPN services into two groups. The first group contains the VPN providers officially registered with the authorities.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Things are not looking rosy for some Texan nurseries after the latest ruling in David Austin Roses Ltd. v. GCM Ranch LLC. The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) delivered its opinion and order on 28 January 2025. The Court found deficiencies in the plaintiff's pleadings for willful plant patent infringement and granted the motion to dismiss, but also gave the plaintiff the opportunity to amend its claim.

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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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Here’s a twist. The plaintiff in this case, Jonathan Affleck, was the plaintiff in Martillo v. Twitter , but he sued then under a nom de plume. The court issues him a chastising warning against using unauthorized pseudonyms. In this case, Affleck posted 38 comments on Harvard Crimson articles, using 2 different names (not specified by the court).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The IPKat brings you the latest IP news, events, and opportunities. IPKat news The IPKat is referenced in the recently released Part 2 of the U.S. Copyright Office Report on AI. The IPKat has been referenced in Part 2 of the U.S. Copyright Office Report on the legal and policy issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright. The Report is being released in three Parts.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The U.S. Senate held a nomination hearing to vet Donald Trumps pick for Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, this past week. While much of the hearing focused on issues outside of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Lutnick touched on several key points relevant to the intellectual property system.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Canada now finds itself in economic war with the United States as President Donald Trump has levied a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods (10% for energy), which are scheduled to start on Tuesday. In response, Canada will levy retaliatory tariffs valued at $155 billion with $30 billion coming this week and another $125 billion in several weeks time. It is seemingly impossible to make sense of this deliberate targeting of an ally and claims this is linked to fentanyl that crosses the Canadian border

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