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[Guest post] The Afe Babalola-Dele Farotimi saga: Copyright royalties for defamation?

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams (University of Antwerp) on the ongoing legal battle between Chief Afe Babalola and Dele Farotimi, which raises the question whether it might be appropriate to seek copyright royalties as a remedy for defamation. Here is what Seun writes: The Afe Babalola-Dele Farotimi saga: Copyright royalties for defamation?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 17 – February 23)

SpicyIP

(Thanks to Aditi and Khushi for the case summaries) Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week – Madras HC accepts a US District Court’s Letter Rogatory to furnish confidential information, a look at Functional Fallacies in Thomson Reuters vs Ross Intelligence and many more.

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Disney’s ‘Moana’ Is on Trial—But Should It Be?

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A five-year copyright battle over ‘Moana’ is heading to trialdespite the works sharing only broad thematic similarities. Heres why, and what you need to know. For the second time in two months, a substantial similarity lawsuit is heading to trialthis time over Moana , one of Disneys most successful and enduring animated films. This latest copyright clash follows Januarys Gregorini v.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 17 – February 23)

SpicyIP

(Thanks to Aditi and Khushi for the case summaries) Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summary of the posts on the vernacular dissemination of IP initiative, Madras HC in a letter rogatory in Pfizer v. Softgel, and analysis of the decision in Thomson Reuters (TR) v Ross Intelligence. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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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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Paul Hastings Adds Boston Co-Chair For New Tech Practice

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The former global vice chair of Latham & Watkins LLP's data and technology transactions practice has moved to Paul Hastings LLP as co-chair of its newly established technology transactions practice, the latter firm announced Monday.

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Bane and Antidote: Copyright Statute of Limitations

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Did a Court Really Authorize Internet Service Providers to Block Cloudflare?

TorrentFreak

With the prospect of future piracy taking place within encrypted networks designed for connectivity and enhanced privacy , the current concept of blocking may have limited shelf life. Yet, the commitment to blocking shows no sign of retreat. Blocking requests are now so common that even the courts have grown accustomed to their frequency. Given the often harmonious outcome, some courts allow plaintiffs and defendants to solve their own problems, rather than get unnecessarily involved in the mech

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TikTok Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Users’ Uploads–Waterman v. TikTok (Catch-Up Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This opinion from October just showed up in my Westlaw alerts. For some reason, it frequently takes Westlaw months to index C.D. Cal. opinions (noticeably longer than opinions from other districts). The plaintiff is a photographer who says her “work explores female sexuality, sex work, obsessions, and portraits of performance artists.” She claims that TikTok users uploaded her photos.

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How to File an Arbitration Demand Against Airbnb for Wrongful Deactivation or Suspension of Your Host Account

Traverse Legal Blog

Wrongful Deactivation or Termination of Your Airbnb Host Account You may feel powerless if you are an Airbnb host who has been wrongfully deactivated or suspended from the platform. However, Airbnbs Terms of Service require that most disputes be resolved through arbitration rather than traditional lawsuits. After you’ve exhausted your efforts with Airbnb customer service and attempted to escalate your suspension or deactivation to a manager, you eventually have to start the arbitration pro