Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed Nightshade, a tool that it claims can poison AI training data. Here's how it works. The post Poisoning the AI Well appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Hugh Stephens Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Credit: Pixabay.com This is the question that Peter Grant chose to highlight when reviewing my book, In Defence of Copyright (see below). It is a question rooted in both our history and current practices. Sometimes when I look at the efforts of creators and rights-holders in Canada to protect, manage and exploit their works, I … Continue reading "Are Canadians Born Pirates?
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Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Axanar creator Alec Peters is facing fresh legal peril as CBS and Paramount seek to enforce a $300,000 arbitration judgement against him. The post Axanar Creator Faces New Legal Threat appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This case addresses the validity of two patents asserted against wireless communications technologies. In particular, this case discusses claim construction and post-issuance claim amendments that broaden the scope of challenged claims. Background Sierra Wireless, along with several other defendants, filed petitions seeking inter partes review of U.S.
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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?
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 26, 2023
In recent years, website blocking has become one of the most widely-used anti-piracy enforcement mechanisms in the world. ISPs in several dozen countries prevent subscribers from accessing a variety of ‘pirate’ sites. While new blocks are added every month, research on the effectiveness of these efforts is rather limited. Piracy Blocking Research One of the earliest pieces of academic research, based on UK data, showed that the local Pirate Bay blockade had little effect on legal consumption.
Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Erik shares fun trademark facts about some of your favorite The post Halloween Candy Trademarks appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.
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Intellectual Property Law Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This case addresses how Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) interacts with obviousness-type double patenting (ODP). Background Cellect sued Samsung Electronics, Co. for infringement of four patents. Subsequently, Samsung requested four ex parte reexaminations asserting that the patents were unpatentable based on ODP, which was not raised by the examiner during prosecution.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 26, 2023
At a time when an older generation of file hoarders were still coming to terms with the disappearance of BBS-based communities, new friendships were being built in support of the next big thing. Peer-to-peer technologies such as Napster, Gnutella, FastTrack, and BitTorrent, revolutionized file-sharing but without the support of dozens of thriving forum-based communities, where people shared P2P tutorials, tips, news, and each other’s company, things may have gone quite differently.
Erik K Pelton
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The following is an edited transcript of our video Should You Register Your Logo in Black & White or Color? Generally, registering a logo in black and white provides more protection because it offers broader rights and flexibility to use the colors you choose in the logo, as long as the underlying logo remains the same that you applied for. However, there are times that registering in color provides better benefits.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Rachel Reeves is the current Shadow Chancellor in the UK Parliament. However, her latest book has been embroiled in a plagiarism scandal. The post Understanding the Rachel Reeve Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The High Tech Law Institute invites you to participate in the 21st annual Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium (WIPIP), which will be held February 2-3, 2024, at Santa Clara University School of Law, in Santa Clara, California. This is an in-person event, not virtual or hybrid. If you aren’t already familiar with WIPIP, the colloquium provides IP scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback from their peers.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Entertainment Software Association ( ESA ) has submitted its latest overview of “Notorious Markets” to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). These submissions serve as input for the USTR’s yearly overview of piracy ‘markets’ which helps to shape the Government’s global copyright enforcement agenda going forward. The ESA, which represents video game companies including Activision Blizzard, EA, Epic Games, Nintendo, Sony, Square Enix, and Ubisoft, hopes that the interests of its me
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 24, 2023
With deepfakes going around the Internet, the ability of AI tools to generate convincing and hyperreal replicas of a person’s likeness has raised a number of new issues, including the ability of rights of publicity (or “name, image and likeness” laws) to protect against improper use. Currently in the US, the rights of publicity are governed largely by state law, and the scope and level of protection varies significantly from one state to the next.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Musician sues Dr. Luke and the estate of Juice WRLD over unpaid royalties, Sky asks Irish government for great protection and more! The post 3 Count: Not Enough appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Recently, Graham Anderson, Head of Publishing Operations at the Royal Society, shared his thoughts on the benefits of integrated infrastructure in helping to advance open science. The Royal Society has a mission to support excellent science and has made a commitment to open access (OA) and open science (OS) as a means of maximizing the dissemination and reuse of research outputs.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 21, 2023
Piracy release group EVO was long considered one of Hollywood’s main targets, publishing thousands of movie and TV show titles including several high-profile releases. The piracy group repeatedly opened “screener season” by releasing leaked copies of upcoming films. These included Oscar contenders , but also several Netflix titles that originated from festival screenings.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Copyright Office To Consider AI Proposal as Part of the Current DMCA Triennial Review - A key feature of the 1998 Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) is its prohibition of circumventing access controls that have been implemented to protect copyrighted works. As part of the Copyright Office’s ninth triennial review of the DMCA, the office announced on October 19, 2023, that it is considering, and seeking public comment on, seven different carveouts to this prohibition, one of which would.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Bad Bunny seeks to have reggaeton lawsuit pared down, Indonesia arrested alleged pirate site operator and more! The post 3 Count: Good Bunny appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
On October 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) published a report detailing patent application filing trends at the USPTO related to COVID-19 diagnostics technologies. The OCE found that filing activity surged following the arrival of the novel coronavirus in early 2020, with much of that increase driven by small companies and research institutions.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 27, 2023
This summer, Lithuania amended its Code of Administrative Offenses, allowing media watchdog LRTK to fine pirates, without going to court. This legislative change is the latest attempt to deter piracy in the European country. The potential fines should make pirates reconsider their habits, the idea goes. Tracking Down Pirates Handing out fines may sound like an effective strategy, but catching online pirates isn’t always straightforward.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In 2025, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is scheduled to once again bring man and machine to the lunar surface, this time under the name of the Greek goddess Artemis. However, the means to the ends have changed. The new Artemis missions lean more heavily on the aid of private space companies than their predecessor Apollo missions, with private enterprises developing the systems, stations, and vehicles to make the ten proposed Artemis missions a reality.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Lighting company wins summary judgment against wholesaler, China targets video game infringement and South Africa sentences streaming pirate. The post 3 Count: Lighting in a Bottle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 22, 2023
In Part I of this article, I recalled the early years of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, when the court was working well, and how it all went wrong. In this second half, I recount how the America Invents Act (AIA) has fundamentally shifted the power in patent enforcement and policy. I close on a positive note, detailing the current legislative efforts that, if enacted, will restore balance in the U.S. patent system, which is necessary for continued innovation leadership, econo
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Similar to any other online platforms that deal with user-generated content, Instagram and Facebook process thousands of copyright complaints daily. Simply responding to takedown notices isn’t sufficient for all rightsholders, some of which mentioned Meta’s companies as potential “notorious markets” in recent recommendations to the U.S.
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Employee communication methods have undergone a dramatic makeover during the past five years — indeed, it sometimes seems, from month to month. Slack, a collaboration tool for workplaces, has been among the forces upending the established communication order, offering an organized alternative to email. And its reach is significant: The company, which launched to the public in February 2014, now reportedly has more than 20 million active daily users.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Apple backs a federal right-to-repair bill, ACE shuts down a wrestling streaming site and Meta fights back against notorious market claims. The post 3 Count: Right to Despair appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Late yesterday evening, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA)—the firm representing U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Judge Pauline Newman in her district court case against CAFC Chief Judge Moore and other members of the panel of the Judicial Council who are accusing Newman of being unfit to serve on the court—filed a brief asking the D.C. district court to deny the Council’s September Motion to Dismiss and to halt her recent suspension from duties.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Launched by South Korean tech giant Naver Corporation in 2004, Webtoon gained popularity as a hosting platform for a specific type of short-form digital comic, known locally as ‘webtoons’ Almost two decades later, Webtoon Entertainment has over 85 million active users per month across more than 100 countries. In the United States, where the company now boasts 12.5 million active users, Webtoon seems destined for a public listing, potentially as soon as 2024 according to information s
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The John Maddox Prize is a joint initiative of the charity Sense about Science and the leading international scientific journal Nature. Past winners include journalists, scientists, and public health officials from around the world. In 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci won for his efforts to communicate the science behind COVID-19. Last year, the prize went to Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi , a Nigerian biochemist and academic, for her work engaging communities to explore solutions for pollution in the oi
U.S. Department of Commerce
OCTOBER 26, 2023
National First Responders Day: A Frontline Perspective on Sacrifice October 26, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Thu, 10/26/2023 - 11:13 First responder network By Renee Gordon, FirstNet Authority Board Vice Chair Being a first responder is not for the faint of heart. Every day, you are put to the test – in mind, body, and spirit. You must be willing to sacrifice everything in service of others.
Copyright Alliance
OCTOBER 26, 2023
This week we’d like to introduce you to musician Hawc Griffin. With over 30 years of experience within the music and entertainment industry, Hawc has been a music director, songwriter, […] The post Creator Spotlight with Musician Hawc Griffin appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The all-round pirate IPTV ‘product’ widely available today was relatively unknown just a decade ago. When acceptable quality, capacity, presentation, and availability collided, mainstream awareness was just a question of time. The suggestion that broadcasters were taken by complete surprise underestimates their market awareness, but whether most expected the initial hors d’oeuvre to be immediately followed by a perpetual all-you-can eat TV banquet, seems at least somewhat impro
The Illusion of More
OCTOBER 26, 2023
While people may continue to debate whether robots dream of electric sheep, let us please stop entertaining the notion that AIs “learn from artistic works the same way human artists learn” to make art. In a recent article solidly arguing that Big Tech is going to win again for exploiting creators to develop AI, Peter […] The post AIs Don’t Learn Jack S**t About Art appeared first on The Illusion of More.
Nelligan Law
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Reading Time: 4 minutes IP plays a crucial role in preserving and inspiring Salem’s culture This Fall, our family loaded up the car and embarked on a journey to Salem, Massachusetts. Salem isn’t just a city with a rich history; it also radiates a creative energy that’s absolutely enchanting. Renowned for its bewitching tales and thriving arts scene, Salem is a perfect destination for a getaway.
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Introduction Trademarks are an important division of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as it considerably contributes in identification and promotion of a product. A well- known trademark helps the consumers in spotting the difference between similar products by educating them about the product which results in informed choices. The trademark owners enjoy monopoly and exclusive proprietary rights of their trademarks through the law of trademark protection.
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