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Tattoo Artist Wins Copyright Claim, But Gets Zero Damages–Alexander v. Take Two

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Prior blog post. Alexander inked 6 tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton. Videogames featured Orton and his tattoos, and Alexander sued for copyright infringement. A jury ruled for Alexander and awarded $3,750 in damages. The defendants sought to overturn the jury verdict. The denial of fair use stands, but the damages get zeroed out. Fair Use Nature of Use “Defendants’ use of the tattoos was clearly commercial.” Really?

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Pirate IPTV Subscribers Warned They Face “Automated Fines”

TorrentFreak

As the financial stakes increase and rightsholders become increasingly desperate to suppress piracy, the nature of information delivered to the media demands scrutiny like never before. Almost all major announcements are geared to elicit a prescribed response, as part of an overall strategy to shape public opinion while delivering on various policy goals.

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Atari’s Copyright Claim Against State Farm Survives Challenge

Copyright Lately

Atari’s copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm advances, underscoring the importance of careful clearance in advertising. It looks like Jake from State Farm is definitely going to blow through his deductible, as the insurance giant lost its bid to declare game over on a lawsuit brought by video game publisher Atari Interactive. On Friday, a Texas federal judge dismissed much of the case but kept Atari’s core copyright infringement claim in play.

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Trademarks of yesterday

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2011-05-03 23:40:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter An odd little display at a garden center in Clifton, New Jersey. The post Trademarks of yesterday appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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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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IPWatchdog LIVE 2024 Day One Highlights Need for IP Community to Stand Up to Recent Attacks

IP Watchdog

On day one of IPWatchdog’s 2024 LIVE program, Joseph Allen of the Bayh-Dole Coalition became the fourth recipient of the annual Paul Michel award and was dubbed “a hero to American innovation” by Judge Michel himself. The Paul Michel Award, created with the blessing of Chief Judge Paul Michel (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuiy, ret.), is awarded annually to a respected industry leader and advocate for fairness.

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RightFind Curriculum: Empowering Educators with Curated Content

Velocity of Content

Any educator who has spent time preparing lessons and searching for content will tell you that quick, easy access to high-quality, diverse, and engaging content is essential. But quite often the content, much of it found online and freely available, is of varying quality and doesn’t undergo the same rigorous process of expert review as traditionally published materials.

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Studio Ghibli v Ghibli: Partial Opposition to the Japanese anime studio’s EUTM

The IPKat

This Kat has always found Japanimation to his liking, particularly the films produced by Studio Ghibli. Their films and characters ( e.g., Kiki , Calcifer , No Face , Totoro ) are simply great. The Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office has recently issued a ruling on a figurative mark registered in 2020 by Studios Ghibli.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 23-September 29)

SpicyIP

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the Delhi High Court’s Oppo decision, Calcutta High Court IPD Rules, Central Government’s executive order on clinical trial waiver. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know.

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