Plagiarism Today
JULY 25, 2024
Authors are constantly being targeted by fake publisher scams. Here we break down one such site and explain what to look for. The post Authors Beware of This Scam Macmillian Website appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Copyright Alliance
JULY 25, 2024
The development and launch of new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the last two years has been revolutionary. But these advancements have been accompanied by significant concerns from copyright […] The post Mid-Year Review: AI Lawsuit Developments in 2024 appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
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Erik K Pelton
JULY 23, 2024
What are the distinctions between patents, trademarks, and copyrights? Erik breaks it down in this episode. To schedule a free initial consultation, visit [link] The post Patent, Trademark, and Copyright: Definitions and Differences appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. What are the distinctions between patents, trademarks, and copyrights?
TorrentFreak
JULY 26, 2024
App stores are littered with apps that promise free access to music, but only few live up to expectations. Musi is one of them. The music app made headlines in 2016 when its founders, who were teenagers at the time, presented their brainchild in an episode of the Canadian edition of Dragons’ Den. In essence, the software itself is relatively simple.
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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
JULY 23, 2024
Condé Nast sends cease-and-desist to Perplexity, Germany sells pirate site Bitcoin and USCO finalizes new registration rule. The post 3 Count: Perplexing Perplexity appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
JULY 25, 2024
Since the release and popularization of platforms such as Midjourney and DALL-E, the past few years have seen a staggering proliferation of art made using text-to-image models—familiarly known as “AI art.” Tens of millions of images are created daily using generative AI, and, as time continues, it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish between AI-generated art and human-created works.
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TorrentFreak
JULY 25, 2024
In terms of general internet security, there are few things worse than reports of yet another potentially massive leak of personal information. Whether due to incompetence or deception, the bottom line is often the same; exploitation of data at the expense of those to whom it relates, and a further undermining of online safety to the detriment of all.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 23, 2024
VPN marketing makes it sound like they're a one-stop-shop for security. However, most people don't need and shouldn't want one. The post The Dangers of Using a VPN appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Patently-O
JULY 22, 2024
by Dennis Crouch In recent years, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has undergone a significant shift in its examiner composition, with real implications for patent prosecution strategies. Our data reveals a dramatic drop in the percentage of assistant examiners over the past decade. Prior to 2015, over 35% of patents were examined by assistant examiners.
The IPKat
JULY 26, 2024
As part of our UPCKat reporting on the latest UPC developments, the IPKat continues its series of reports that analyze the development of preliminary injunction case law from the UPC. With our guest UPCKat team in the form of guest UPCKats Agathe Michel-de Cazotte , Hiske Roos and Laura Mikkelsen and members from the team at Carpmael s we continue the journey, again visiting the Munich Local Division before venturing to the Court of Appeal's May decision.
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TorrentFreak
JULY 23, 2024
Offering pirate streaming services is a serious offense in the UK, where several people have received multi-year prison sentences in recent history. These sentences haven’t deterred others from following in their footsteps. Illegal access to paid sports and TV content remains readily available, with vendors and operators profiting from these unauthorized subscriptions.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 24, 2024
FACT and Sky target IPTV operators in the UK, CCC announces AI licensing system and stealth piracy app caught in iOS App Store. The post 3 Count: Stealth Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Cogency Global
JULY 25, 2024
What this is : The Corporate Transparency Act mandates that non-exempt reporting companies submit Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports to FinCEN. Deadlines differ based on whether the company existed before January 1, 2024, or was formed/registered on or after that date. What this means : Up until now, the legal community has been puzzled about a dissolved reporting company's duty to file a BOI report, especially if it dissolves or initiates dissolution before the deadline.
IP Watchdog
JULY 24, 2024
The Special Committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that has been investigating Judge Pauline Newman’s alleged misconduct for the past year today renewed its recommendation to sanction Newman in the form of a suspension from hearing cases at the panel or en banc level for an additional year. The Committee consists of CAFC Chief Judge Moore and Judges Prost and Taranto.
TorrentFreak
JULY 22, 2024
It’s Tuesday, April 24, 2007, and other than Beyoncé & Shakira singing Beautiful Liar on the radio, nothing much is happening. For someone called haroldlky , whose real identity is currently unknown, at least part of that day was spent opening a channel on YouTube, a video site that was yet to celebrate its second birthday. On that day more than 17 years ago, the fledgling YouTuber uploaded three videos that appear to have an engineering theme.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 24, 2024
Test preparation company Barkley & Associates are suing study aid website Quizlet. However, the case has a wrinkle. The post Quizlet Sued By Test Prep Company appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
SpicyIP
JULY 24, 2024
In light of the news surrounding the possibility of implementation of strict measures against Look Alike Sound Alike (LASA) drugs, we are pleased to bring to you this discussion by Aditya Bhargava. Aditya is a third-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. He is interested in intellectual property, AI regulation and tech law. His previous posts can be accessed here.
Velocity of Content
JULY 25, 2024
CCC has licensed this report from Outsell, Inc., with the right to distribute it for marketing and market education purposes. CCC did not commission this report as a fee-for-hire white paper nor did it have influence on the outcome of the report. Outsell’s fact-based research, analysis, and rankings and all aspects of our opinion were independently derived.
TorrentFreak
JULY 20, 2024
It’s no secret that online piracy presents a major challenge to copyright holders. With owners of pirate sites largely unresponsive, search engines and other online intermediaries are often asked to intervene. In most cases, these takedown efforts are outsourced to third-party companies. These outfits scour the web for links to infringing material and subsequently ask the operators of these sites and services to take action.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 22, 2024
Fourteen NBA teams sued for copyright infringement, Michael Jackson catalog sale to move ahead and researchers seek AI copyright exemption. The post 3 Count: Double Dribble appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
SpicyIP
JULY 22, 2024
The single judge bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of J. Mini Pushkarna on 4 July 2024 passed an order in Phillip Morris Products SA v. Assistant Controller Of Patents And Design accepting an appeal against the Controller’s decision rejecting a patent application for “aerosol generating article with multi material susceptor.” The rejection had been based on the invention being “contrary to public order or morality or which causes serious prejudice to human, animal or plant life or health
IP Watchdog
JULY 23, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet today held a hearing, titled “IP Litigation and the U.S. International Trade Commission” (ITC), featuring four witnesses, most of whom were advocating for reforms to the current ITC process that many would characterize as anti-patent. Subcommittee Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) explained that “recently there has been a growing chorus of voices suggesting the ITC is being misused for purposes other than its
TorrentFreak
JULY 26, 2024
To a greater or lesser extent and depending on region, rightsholders across all major industries are now regular participants in site-blocking actions. Most blocking takes place to prevent access to movies and TV shows on static platforms such as torrent sites and streaming indexes, plus streaming platforms typically operated by IPTV providers offering live sports.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 25, 2024
Jetflix defendants seek to have convictions tossed, Indian direct pulls his own film and Mungo Jerry frontman seeks to battle piracy. The post 3 Count: Mungo Jerry appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
SpicyIP
JULY 26, 2024
New Form 27 The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark (CGPDTM) issued a notice informing about the organization of a virtual public meeting for brainstorming on the new Form 27. The meeting will be organized on July 29 at 4:30 and can be joined by using the open house meeting link (can be accessed from here ). While the move to organize the public meeting should be appreciated, the extremely short notice (of merely 4 days!
IP Law 360
JULY 25, 2024
7-Eleven Inc. and a Chicago-based law practice called Seven Eleven Law Group have settled the trademark complaint the convenience store chain filed in November, alleging the firm was infringing its mark and causing consumer confusion.
TorrentFreak
JULY 22, 2024
Pirate sites tend to come and go but in recent months it’s been challenging to keep up with all the changes. Earlier this year, several popular pirate sites including Zorox, Upmovies, Animeflix, and Vegamovies lost their domains due to legal action. These sites relaunched under new domains, but more confusion lay ahead. In June, Fmovies switched to a new domain name , Fmovies24.to, after trading Fmovies.to for Fmoviesz.to a few months earlier.
IP Watchdog
JULY 21, 2024
With exquisitely bad timing, the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) floated a new policy governing licensing inventions made by its scientists subtitled “Promoting Equity in Access Planning.”. With stakeholders still stunned by the Administration’s attempt to misuse the Bayh-Dole Act to impose Washington price controls on products based on federally funded inventions, the new plan could hardly have been floated at a worse time.
Olartemoure Blog
JULY 22, 2024
On Wednesday, June 12th 2024, Japan enacted groundbreaking legislation aimed at ensuring that tech giants like Google or Apple provide access to third-party smartphone apps and payment systems on their platforms. This law represents a significant move to bolster fair competition, enhance consumer choice, and reduce monopolistic practices by dominant digital platform operators.
IP Law 360
JULY 23, 2024
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board must reconsider Netflix's petitions challenging the validity of a Broadcom unit's software performance monitoring patent, the Federal Circuit held Tuesday, finding flaws in the board's refusal to institute reviews.
TorrentFreak
JULY 24, 2024
After dragging on for years due to the complexity of the case, which was further complicated by a global pandemic, last month a Las Vegas jury convicted five men behind pirate streaming service Jetflicks. Kristopher Dallmann, Douglas Courson, Felipe Garcia, Jared Jaurequi, and Peter Huber, generated millions of dollars in revenue through Jetflicks, a subscription platform that reportedly offered more content than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, and Amazon Prime.
IP Watchdog
JULY 22, 2024
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision in ZyXEL Communications Corp. v. UNM Rainforest Innovations affirming obviousness findings entered by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) over UNM Rainforest Innovations’ (UNMRI) arguments that ZyXEL’s expert witness misrepresented his contributions to an expert report relied upon by the Board.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JULY 23, 2024
Prof. Rebecca Tushnet and I are pleased to announce the seventh edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. It is available for purchase in the following formats: * DRM-free PDF file. Price: $12 * Kindle. Price: $9.99 * Print-on-demand paperback from Amazon. Price: $30 + shipping and tax. Paperback buyers can get a free PDF file by emailing me a copy of their receipt showing which edition they bought.
IP Law 360
JULY 25, 2024
The Seventh Circuit’s recent ruling in Motorola v. Hytera, which held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act applies extraterritorially, does not address whether an act that furthers misappropriation must be committed by the defendant in order to satisfy the law's extraterritoriality requirement, say Ilissa Samplin and Grace Hart at Gibson Dunn.
TorrentFreak
JULY 23, 2024
Founded in 2010, Hikari-no-Akari (HnA) positioned itself as the go-to site for fans of Japanese music. With anime booming across the globe, HnA’s audience didn’t stop at the border. And with over a million visits per month, rightsholders started to take notice. HnA Targeted in Subpoena Hoping to stop the infringing activities, the Recording Industry Association of Japan ( RIAJ ) and IFPI repeatedly reached out to HnA’s operator, without result.
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