Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 8, 2024

In May 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down one of the most important rulings in the history of the internet, the Perfect 10 v Google ruling. The ruling established the “server test,” which allowed sites to embed copyright-protected content without infringement. Since the site wasn’t hosting the content, it wasn’t responsible for … The post The Server Test Suffers A Major Blow appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

AUGUST 11, 2024

Image: Shutterstock (with AI assist: Note AI misspelling) The sad, slow decline of professional journalism continues.

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Creative Law Center

AUGUST 29, 2024

Copyright and tattoo. Understand the legal implications of ownership and how they can be changed with contracts. Plus a look at the historical roots of tattoo art. The post Copyright and Tattoo Art appeared first on Creative Law Center.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 27, 2024

Pirate streaming sites are a major problem for Hollywood and according to rightsholders, several of the largest sites are operated from Vietnam. Vietnam has been a focal point for more than half a decade. It was also the home country for the 123Movies streaming empire before it was shut down in 2018. Initially, little was known about the reasons behind 123Movies’ demise but after a few months, the MPA and ACE confirmed that the Vietnamese streaming site had been targeted in an internationa

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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?

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 14, 2024

How integral are networking and community-building to becoming a successful entrepreneur? Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez of OneSixOne Ventures join Founder Shares to discuss how they harnessed the power of these strategies to jumpstart their venture capital firm and connect founders and funders. Listen as they share some of the most useful insights, they gained from hosting highly curated programs and events in different cities across the country and hosting a virtual accelerator program that

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2024

This cat is totally spooked by the idea of mew cloning! (photographed by Mina) In A rijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP and Ors. , the Bombay Court recently took a pro-publicity and -personality rights stance in an ex-parte ad-interim order concerning the unauthorized use and cloning of Indian artist Arijit Singh ’s voice by multiple defendants. The court ordered the following actions: (1) to take down, remove, delete, block access to, or suspend all infringing content that had been uploaded ; (

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 27, 2024

When applying for a trademark, it’s important to use the correct classification for your goods and/or services. Erik shares 25 of the many different classifications for goods and services in this episode. The post 25 Classes of Goods and Services at the USPTO appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. When applying for a trademark, it’s important to use the correct classification for your goods and/or services.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 19, 2024

The AI copyright and fair use trial in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence may not be glamorous, but it will be groundbreaking. On Friday, August 23, jurors are scheduled to hear opening statements in the first trial to test whether using copyrighted data to train an AI program qualifies as fair use. The trial won’t take place in Silicon Valley, and Sarah Silverman and John Grisham won’t be taking the stand.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2024

Launched two decades ago, Webtoon Entertainment has established itself as one of the prime hosting platforms for short digital comics. Partly owned by the South Korean company Naver , Webtoon rode the popular ‘webtoon’ wave all the way to the Nasdaq exchange, where it got a listing this summer. With millions of creators on board, and roughly 170 million active monthly users, the webtoon company is seen as a growth story.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 20, 2024

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 13, 2024

OpenAI's approach to IP is often cited in the tech industry as an example of a radically new approach to IP. OpenAI has the reputation for protecting its innovations through the use of trade secrets as opposed to patents. However, it appears that this characterisation of OpenAI's strategy is years out of date. This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released abou

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 22, 2024

Grammarly is introducing a new tool to detect plagiarism and AI-generated writing by examining how the author wrote the piece. The post Grammarly Announces New Authorship Verification Tool appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 27, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 9 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Registration: Better Late than Never Ideally, a business should protect its trademarks from the outset, filing as the brand launches or even earlier based on an intent-to-use the mark. However, if that opportunity has passed, it is still tremendously valuable to seek registration of a trademark, because having the trademark registered prior to a future infringement or dispute is really the key.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Digital Services Act (DSA) transparency database , while proving to be rather useless for misinformation or hate speech researchers, is very enlightening on copyright moderation. Platform governance researchers have long suspected that YouTube is the most heavily moderated platform on copyright issues, and we now have concrete proof of this. YouTube, to date, according to the DSA transparency database has submitted over 946 000 content moderation decisions featuring intellectual property i

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 22, 2024

In 2021, Germany joined a growing list of countries that have an institutionalized pirate site blocking scheme in place. Several large ISPs teamed up with copyright holders and launched the “Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet” ( CUII ), which is responsible for handing down blocking ‘orders’. While CUII doesn’t rely on court judgments, there is some form of oversight.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 13, 2024

The ongoing battle between DraftKings Inc. and its former executive, Michael Hermalyn, remains contentious, with the District of Massachusetts’ decision to enforce Hermalyn’s non-compete now appealed and argued to the First Circuit.

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The Illusion of More

AUGUST 24, 2024

The first copyright case decided at the U.S. Supreme Court was Wheaton v. Peters in 1834. There were six justices at the time, including the oft-quoted Joseph Story, and in a 4-2 decision, the Court made what I believe was a textual and, therefore, doctrinal error. The allegedly infringed works at issue were published reports […] The post Thinking About an Old Copyright Case and Generative AI appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 27, 2024

White Fragility Author Robin DiAngelo has been accused of plagiarizing her 2004 thesis. Here's a look at the severity of the allegations. The post ‘White Fragility’ Author Accused of Plagiarizing Doctoral Thesis appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 21, 2024

Erik describes how his favorite comedy movie uses the power of a trademark to win a trial in this episode. The post The Role of Trademarks in Erik’s Favorite Legal Movie appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik describes how his favorite comedy movie uses the power of a trademark to win a trial in this episode.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

You probably recall this case. A California artist, Morford, created a work called “Banana and Orange” where he duct-taped the fruits to the wall. An Italian artist, Cattelan, created a work, “Comedian,” involving just a banana duct-taped to the wall. Cattelan sold Comedian for $100k+ (seriously?) and Morford sued him for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2024

More than twelve years have passed since Megaupload became the prime target in a high-profile law enforcement operation, which led to the collapse of Kim Dotcom’s file-storage empire. While time moved on, the New Zealand-based ‘Internet personality’ was still waiting to hear whether he would be extradited to the United States where a criminal prosecution is pending.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 21, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances, it brings with it complex legal challenges, particularly in the realm of intellectual property (IP). Recent high-profile legal disputes have brought to the forefront the contentious issue of how copyrighted materials are used in training AI models. These cases are reshaping the landscape of IP law and AI development, highlighting the need for clearer regulations and guidelines.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 5, 2024

If you are an inventor of a consumer product there are reputable companies looking for inventions and ideas to bring to market, and their business model is built on taking products to market over and over again, and they are in constant need of new products and improvements. They also realize litigation is wasteful when you are dealing with products that often have a 1-, 2- or 3-year shelf life, so they are willing to do deals that allow them to quickly get products onto shelves and into the str

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 20, 2024

For students returning to school worrying about plagiarism, I have a simple piece of advice: Learn the warning signs. The post My Big Piece of Advice for Students on Plagiarism in 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. It’s also full of bumps, potholes, detours, wrong exits, and toll booths.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 19, 2024

A New York federal judge said Monday that the fair use exception to copyright law is fatal to former U.S. Rep. George Santos' suit against ABC and Jimmy Kimmel over video clips that the late-night TV show host tricked the ex-congressman into making.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 8, 2024

Last month, Japan-based anti-piracy group Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ) ran a newspaper advertising campaign in the United States, Italy, Spain, and France. Its launch on July 17 was declared “Manga Day” and its purpose was to raise awareness of manga piracy by thanking those who pay for comics, rather than attacking those who do not pay.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 20, 2024

Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the state bars of California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, the American Bar Association has weighed in on attorney's ethical use of Generative AI (GAI) tools with a formal ethics opinion entitled "Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools." The ABA opinion highlights many of the same ethical rules as the previous guidance, opinions, and reports, but from a different perspective.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

by guest blogger Franklin Graves This week, I joined 100 other creators and creator economy professionals in attending the first ever White House Creator Economy Conference. The event, which I recapped in more detail for another publication, presented an interesting set of questions and opportunity for future development of the conversation around an economy that Goldman Sachs predicts to reach $480 billion by 2027.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the United States, school is starting up again. Here are the plagiarism and academic integrity issues schools need to focus on. The post Plagiarism, Academic Integrity and the 2024 School Year appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 13, 2024

Erik shares key insider tips he learned from his time as a USPTO Examiner in this episode The post 25 Tips from a Former Trademark Examiner appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 26, 2024

Jockeying for position among the leading generative AI large language models (LLMs) has amplified their differences. Training models and code access are the source of some of the biggest disagreements. Should code for generative and other forms of AI be open or proprietary, protected under copyright, trade secret or even patent? There is a lot riding financially on the outcome, and there are good arguments for and against.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 27, 2024

With an estimated 190 million visits in March 2024 alone, few pirate streaming sites have ever come to close to the popularity of Fmovies. How it was even possible for an unlicensed platform to attract so much traffic is closely linked to Fmovies’ uncanny ability to stay almost perpetually online, year after year. Potential answers to these questions lie in a rich pool of circumstantial evidence; one that promises much but always seems to fall short when it comes to the crunch.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

As the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise, complex questions regarding the regulation of AI data scraping remain relevant to both website owners and web data collection companies. Though many websites have attempted to prohibit AI data scraping of their content through their terms of use, a federal court clarified this year that the extent to which public data may be scraped from social media platforms should be governed by federal copyright law.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 10, 2024

Recently Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA secured trademark registrations for three colour combinations for its inhalers. Highlighting some interesting bits from the prosecution of these applications and explaining the implications of these registrations on the larger access to medicines issues, we are pleased to bring to you this post by Md. Sabeeh Ahmad.

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