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.
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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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.
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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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?
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.
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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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.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 21, 2024
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is being accused of plagiarism in a children's book the government is looking to distribute. The post Philippine Vice President Accused of Plagiarizing Children’s Book appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 20, 2024
The inception and early years of The Pirate Bay are an intriguing chapter of the Internet’s history. While most pirate site operators hid in the shadows, Pirate Bay’s founders were public figures who openly taunted the entertainment industries. This chapter didn’t end as planned for Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Gotffrid Svartholm, who were eventually sentenced to prison.
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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.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 22, 2024
Record labels file petition with Supreme Court in Cox case, Webtoon Entertainment files massive DMCA subpoena and more. The post 3 Count: Uno Reverse Card appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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.
Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2024
by Dennis Crouch Roku, Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to review 2024 Federal Circuit decision affirming the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) finding of a Section 337 violation based on infringement of a TV-remote patent owned by Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI). US10593196 (method of configuring user interfaces on home theater devices to control other appliances).
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 23, 2024
Navigating the cannabis industry’s legal landscape in the United States is like moving through an ever-evolving maze, especially in the world of intellectual property. As more states legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use, cannabis businesses are racing to establish their brands. Yet, the path to trademark protection remains foggy.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 20, 2024
Authors file lawsuit against Anthropic, Kanye West settles another lawsuit and Homicide: Life on the Streets finally comes to streaming. The post 3 Count: And Another One… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 18, 2024
If 2009 sounds like it happened half a lifetime ago, many 30 year-olds would likely agree. At the time the UK government was taking advice from the entertainment industries on how to tackle surging piracy via the BitTorrent protocol. Presented as an entirely proportionate and reasonable response for dealing with habitual downloaders, disconnecting entire households from the internet loomed ominously on the horizon.
Barry Sookman
AUGUST 19, 2024
Introduction and Background There is great interest in the question as to whether training and using AI models including generative AI models infringes copyright. Slowly, courts are winnowing out the plausible claims as the 26 or so cases wind through the courts in the United States. In an important decision, Judge William Orrick of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California partially granted and partially denied motions to dismiss in the case of Andersen et al.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 19, 2024
30 million is a BIG number! That is the estimated number of employment contracts that could be impacted by the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule banning non-competes, if it goes into effect on September 4, 2024, as scheduled. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped a rule, at 16 CFR Part 910 that promises to upend the world of employment contracts and intellectual property (IP) rights.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
Recently, a popular Facebook group for What We Do in the Shadows was changed into a couponing group. This is a warning to everyone. The post Memes, Facebook and a Different Kind of Content Theft appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 17, 2024
Over the past two years, AI developments have progressed at a rapid pace. This includes large language models, which are typically trained on a broad datasets of texts; the more, the better. When AI hit the mainstream, it became apparent that rightsholders are not always pleased that their works were used to train AI. This applies to photographers, artists, music companies, journalists, and authors, some of whom formed groups to file copyright infringement lawsuits to protect their rights.
The IPKat
AUGUST 20, 2024
One of these things looks like the other. The UPCKat team is back covering an order which saw the Paris Central Division foraying into the wonderful world of EU regulations, namely Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (recast) , to determine whether it had jurisdiction when there were parallel German proceedings pending for the same patent (spoiler alert – the Paris CD decided it did).
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 20, 2024
Trademark scams are on the rise and include increasingly varied communications attempting to trick trademark applicants and registrants into paying fees. If you receive any communications regarding your trademarks from anyone other than your trademark attorney, it is most likely not legitimate.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 21, 2024
Shein files lawsuit against Temu, extension for bypassing paywalls removed from GitHub and judge tosses George Santos' lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Isn’t it Ironic? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 20, 2024
For companies reliant on sales of digital products delivered via the internet, any level of success is likely to face not just unlicensed competition, but rivals offering identical products with a price tag marked ‘free’ How to tackle this threat depends on the product, the audience, and the location and nature of pirate sites and services active in the niche.
The IPKat
AUGUST 21, 2024
Cell therapy is a highly innovative therapeutic strategy that uses living cells to combat disease. Cell therapy strategies include stem cells for tissue regeneration and repair, immune cells engineered to combat cancer and genetically edited cells for the treatment of genetic disorders. Drug products composed of populations of living cells are vastly more complex than a small molecule or even antibody therapeutic, and the field faces substantial challenges, not least of which is developing proce
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 21, 2024
In the Internet era, every firm has a risk of copyright infringement. Employees copy and paste photos from the internet or embed social media posts to the company’s website or into a press release or news article. Images stored on the company server are renamed, and the scope of rights are no longer ascertainable.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 22, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday denied Apple, Inc.’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to transfer a patent infringement case brought by Resonant Systems, Inc. out of Judge Alan Albright's Western Texas court to the Northern District of California.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 19, 2024
In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports is getting out of hand. Ideally, they would like to see updates to current legislative frameworks, so the problem can be targeted more efficiently. Site-blocking is high on the list of preferred options, particularly in the United States. While ISP blocking is still a debated issue among U.S. lawmakers, the country’s enforcement authorities have a more direct option; domain name seiz
The IPKat
AUGUST 19, 2024
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has recently denied the request for appeal against the ruling of the Munich’s Higher Regional Court (OLG Munich) in the Habana II case ( 6 U 120/22 ). This has prompted this Kat to comment on the OLG Munich’s ruling in Habana II, which is now final. Background “Habanos” (Spanish for “from Havana”) is a Cuban designation of origin (DO) [a type of geographical indication, GI, if this Kat may simplify this] for cigars that are produced in the entire territo
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 22, 2024
As a firm responsible for managing global portfolios for pharmaceutical companies, we closely follow and seek to stay abreast of developments regarding patentability in various jurisdictions. We recently reviewed the Unified Patent Court (UPC) first decision – invalidating EP Patent No. 3,666,797 B1 – and provided a summary of that case. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 21, 2024
We’re pleased to announce that Trends in Intellectual Property Research (TIPR) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume II, Issue II). The last date for submissions is November 30, 2024. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: Trends in Intellectual Property Research [Vol.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 23, 2024
A cursory skim through blocking records for Italy’s Piracy Shield system reveals that pirate IPTV servers can operate from almost anywhere. Asia-linked servers and services make regular appearances in the AGCOM list with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan-based platforms causing issues for rightsholders all over the world. Within China itself, enforcement actions take place far less often than rightsholders believe they should, but in Taiwan, raids are reported more frequently, with foreign right
IP Law 360
AUGUST 23, 2024
Trial courts in Texas saw a series of high-dollar verdicts for plaintiffs in suits over patent infringement and personal injuries, but appellate courts tempered some plaintiffs' successes, backing a large retail employer in a harassment suit and tossing a verdict based on a lawyer's remarks. Here's a look at some of the biggest trial decisions in Texas in the first half of 2024.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 20, 2024
As a content creator, your brand is your livelihood. You work tirelessly to create engaging content, build your audience, and attract partnerships with brands. But amidst the creativity and hustle, there’s one critical aspect many content creators overlook— legal protection.
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