Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Building a new website is literally easier than it’s ever been. There are countless services that will help you get started and a never-ending slew of tools to help you get your business or personal endeavor online. However, that’s not to say that there is no work. One still needs to make the site look attractive, fill it with useful content, and then maintain/update the site moving forward.
Hugh Stephens Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
My wife was flexing her wrist, extending her forefinger and manipulating her thumb, following the instructions on the sheet in front of her that the physiotherapist had provided. She (my wife that is) had broken her wrist a few weeks earlier, in an unfortunate fall. With neither of us having ever broken a bone before, … Continue reading "Some Reflections on What Can—and Cannot—Be Protected by Copyright?
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Erik K Pelton
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
sofTMware® : a free tool for monitoring the status of trademark applications and registrations. For more about sofTMware®, visit www.softmware.com. The post sofTMware® : a free tool for monitoring the status of trademark applications and registrations appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. In the past such drastic action was rare but, backed by several court orders, ISPs are increasingly being held to this standard. Music Companies sued RCN. Internet provider RCN is also under legal pressure. Two years ago, the company was sued by several major music industry companies including Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music, and Warner Records.
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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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Yesterday, news broke that Pearson Education, the largest publisher of textbooks in the world, has filed a lawsuit against the website Chegg alleging widespread copyright infringement of its content on the site. The lawsuit specifically targets Chegg Study, a subscription service of Chegg that, according to Pearson, makes up the majority of the site’s $644 million in revenue.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are the latest development in disruptive blockchain technology innovations, this time in the world of digital art, collectibles, and even luxury goods. Traditional auction houses have already started leveraging the technology, with one piece of digital artwork being sold for $69 million on Christie’s, and a visualization of the source code for the internet being sold for $5 million on Sotheby’s.
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TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
With pirate IPTV services providing access to thousands of TV channels at a cheap price, the Federation Against Copyright Theft is continuing its quest to disrupt piracy in the UK. FACT acts on behalf of broadcasting partners including Sky and for years has been cracking down on pirate suppliers of live sporting content. Today the anti-piracy company has announced what appears to be a particularly significant operation carried out in partnership with police in the UK. ‘Top UK Content Provi
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Back in August, Facebook released its “ Widely Viewed Content Report ” that attempted to showcase the type of content that was popular on the service. It included a list of the 20 most viewed posts during the second quarter of 2021, each of which received between 43.6 million and 85 million views. The goal of the report was to both highlight the most popular content on Facebook and to deflect some of the attention Facebook has been getting regarding misinformation that spreads wildly
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The first edition of Intellectual Property Law in China (IPLCN) was the first of a bunch of goodies this Kat enthusiastically gathered from the incomparable IP library of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI). It was published in 2005 – a bit aged – but it still stands as the visible fruit of the MPI’s Asian Department, which was founded in 1975.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
by Hon. Michelle Lee. Lee is vice president at Amazon Web Services and was the Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2015-2017). She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. . The America Invents Act (AIA), which passed on September 16, 2011, brought about some of the most significant changes to our patent system in over 50 years.
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TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Pirated copies of movies leak all year round, usually after they come out on streaming services or through digital release. That by itself is nothing special. Screener releases are a notable exception to this rule. These are advance copies of recent movies that are generally sent out to critics and awards voters. The screeners are supposed to remain private but every year a few end up in the hands of pirates.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Hollywood Demands $16.35m From Operator of Pirate IPTV Services. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is asking for some $16.35 million in damages, a permanent injunction and the execution of an earlier settlement agreement against the alleged operator of the site Altered Carbon, Area 51 and other pirate services.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Main Quest - ‘Mint’ Conditions: NFTs and Video Games - Over the course of the past year, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have transformed from a relatively niche product for those in the cryptocurrency sector to an increasingly common way for creators and rights holders to market digital goods. Between high-profile NFT-related projects and a slew of entertainment companies, sports leagues, music labels and video game developers getting involved, 2021 has seen a massive rise in the popularity of the.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Kedar Ganesh Dhargalkar, analysing the copyrightability of unique sports celebrations. Kedar is a fourth year BLS LLB student at the Adv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law in Mumbai. His previous guest post on the blog can be viewed here. Tracing The Contours of Copyrightability of ‘Unique Sports Celebrations’.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
In 2020, the RIAA attempted to have YouTube-ripping tool youtube-dl removed from Github and in the wake of that, YouTube-ripping service Yout filed a preemptive lawsuit against the RIAA. Yout said that the RIAA’s earlier efforts to have its homepage delisted by Google , on the basis that Yout circumvented YouTube’s ‘rolling cipher’ technology, were wrongful and damaging to its business.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Pearson Education Sues Chegg, Alleging ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Andrew Albanese at Publishers Weekly reports that textbook publisher Pearson Education has filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against the study aid website Chegg alleging that Chegg illegally appropriates Pearson’s textbook questions.
Managing IP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Managing IP has launched a new project profiling 25 junior in-house counsel who are on the rise
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
During IPWatchdog LIVE 2021 in Dallas, Texas, I asked a handful of willing attendees for their thoughts on the impact of the America Invents Act (AIA) in anticipation of today, the ten-year anniversary of the day President Barack Obama signed the AIA into law. I began writing for Managing IP magazine in 2007 and remember well the lead-up to the law.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
BitTorrent is an excellent distribution mechanism but, for a file to live on, at least one person has to keep sharing it. This means that most torrents eventually die after the public loses interest. However, some torrents seem to live on forever. The Fanimatrix. The oldest surviving torrent we can identify is a copy of the Matrix fan film “ Fanimatrix.” The torrent was created in September 2003, which means that it will turn 18 this month.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Texas A&M Escapes Copyright Claims at 5th Circ. Over 12th Man Story. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an author in his battle against Texas A&M University, ruling that he cannot sue the school for copyright infringement but may be able to sue the school under the state’s constitution.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. US provisional patent applications continue to be popular, with about 170,000 filed each year since 2013. After filing a provisional, the applicant then has one-year to move the case to a non-provisional or PCT application, and eventually toward patent issuance. If the applicant does not follow-up with these next steps, the provisional application is abandoned, and the file kept secret.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
When the America Invents Act (AIA) was before Congress a decade ago, it was heralded as the first comprehensive patent law since the 1952 Act. Ten years’ perspective on the new law, however, shows that its changes to patent policy have been more evolution rather than revolution. The AIA is simply the latest step in the long arc of moving U.S. law toward a more objective and logical patent system—and one that produces more accurate results.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
Two years ago we reported on a wave of bogus DMCA notices that targeted various adult sites. Many of those platforms were so-called ‘hentai’ sites which focus on adult-orientated comics and cartoons. The theory was that these bogus notices were sent by rivals or competitors to these platforms in an effort to damage their presence on the web. While unaffected by that wave, the operator of adult site Rule34 – a site with around 100 million monthly visitors – now believes he is being ta
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Locast Streaming Hit With Permanent Injunction in Copyright Case. First off today, David McAfee at Bloomberg Law reports that Locast, a now-shuttered service for streaming over-the-air television online, has been hit with a permanent injunction that bars it from operating.
Likelihood of Confusion
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
Nick Daly drops me a note to the effect that one Jay-Z, gazillionaire rhyming scatologist, has been sued by a professional perspirer and leaping stage goon called Diamond Dallas Page — The post Trademark rights in interdigitization appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Yesterday at IPWatchdog LIVE, a morning panel discussed “The Impact of Google v. Oracle on Fair Use.” That decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, issued this April, has many ramifications for the future of copyrightability of computer code as well as the analysis of transformative uses of computer code. Speaking on the panel was Chad Rutkowski, Partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP; Van Lindberg, Partner at Taylor English and Counsel and Director of the Python Software Foundation; and Llewellyn Gib
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Early July, Warner Bros., several Universal companies, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and other content creators filed a lawsuit against Jason Tusa , the alleged operator of Altered Carbon, Area 51, and other pirate IPTV services. According to the complaint filed in a California court, Tusa is well known to the plaintiffs. In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), NUALS is organising a webinar series on ‘Evolving Facets of IPR’ on September 23, 2021. For further details, please see the announcement below: CIPR Webinar Series – Evolving Facets of IPR. About the Organisers: . The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) is a National Law University located in Kochi, Kerala, India.
Erik K Pelton
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
When it comes to non-profit organizations and trademark protection, there are several misconceptions. In this episode, Erik discusses why trademark protection is just as important for non-profits as it is for other organizations and businesses. The post Does My Non-Profit Need Trademark Protection? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
On Thursday, September 9, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sent a letter addressed to Drew Hirshfeld, performing the functions and duties of the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), discussing the issue of inconsistent statements made by patent applicants pursuant to their disclosure requirements at the USPTO and other federal agencies, especially the U.S.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Historically, pirated copies of movie screeners often start to leak on pirate sites around Christmas. This year Christmas has come early for pirates. A few days ago, two screener copies of the Netflix movies “The Power of the Dog” and “The Guilty” leaked online, ahead of their planned premieres. EVO. The releases are linked to the piracy group EVO, which also leaked the first screeners early last year.
JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
On August 26, in MCL Intellectual Property, LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed exclusion of an expert opinion regarding a reasonable royalty, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding the expert’s unfounded opinions and late-disclosed damages theories. MLC Intellectual Property, LLC (“MLC”) had brought the action in district court against Micron Technology, Inc.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The question of whether it should be possible to name artificial intelligence (AI) code as an inventor on a patent application continues to dog patent offices and courts around the world. However, despite the global attention on the so-called "AI inventor" patent applications, we are no nearer to understanding how the AI ("DABUS") actually goes about the process of inventing, or even if it can be said to really invent at all.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
We’re happy to inform you that NALSAR Hyderabad’s Indian Journal of Indian Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting papers for publication in Volume 12 of the journal. The deadline for submission is 20th November, 2021. For further details, please see the announcement below: Call for Papers: Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (Vol. 11) .
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Screeners are advance copies of recent movies that are generally sent out to critics and awards voter for review. Some of these copies end up in the hands of pirates and are subsequently published online. This includes screeners of potential Academy Award nominees, which usually appear around December. Netflix Screeners Leak. Over the past two years, this trend was broken.
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