Hugh Stephens Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Last month, I discussed the ephemeral art of US sand sculptor Jim Denevan, noting that the simplest way for Denevan to protect his monumental sand designs (if he wished to), was by photographing them.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Last month, artist Jason Allen won the Colorado State Fair’s art competition with a piece entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial. However, it was quickly discovered that the piece was not created by Allen directly, but was the product of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform Midjourney. This prompted a sharp backlash against both Allen and the fair , with Twitter user @GenelJumalon putting it the most bluntly.
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Erik K Pelton
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The following is an edited transcript of my video Do I Need a Lawyer to File a Trademark Application? It is not technically required that you have a lawyer if you are domiciled in the United States when you’re filing a trademark application, but it is strongly recommended. I’m the first to admit I come to this from a bias, but my bias is based on 20 years of looking at people filing trademark applications—many of them who filed without attorneys—and seeing the results or lack of resu
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Website blocking has become an increasingly common anti-piracy tool around the globe. In dozens of countries, ISPs have been ordered by courts to block pirate sites. In some cases, these blocking efforts are part of voluntary agreements. Cloudflare ‘Pirate’ Blocking Orders. In the United States, these types of injunctions are rare. However, since the Internet has no clear borders, the effects sometimes spill over.
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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?
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Alkutkar used the dating app Bumble. He paid money to get extra visibility for his dating profile and claims he got poor results, so he sued Bumble for false advertising. Bumble successfully redirects the case to arbitration based on its TOS. Alkutkar joined Bumble in 2016. In January 2021, Bumble sought to add an arbitration clause to its TOS. It communicated the amendments via an email notice and a “blocker card” that users encountered when they opened up the app: [The court includ
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is the new copyright small-claims court that was introduced in the CASE Act, which as passed in December 2020. The court itself has been open since June of this year and, as of this writing, some 151 cases have been filed with it. Of those 151 cases, some 11 are already closed. To be clear, none of the cases before the CCB have actually been decided by the board itself.
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TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
Legal streaming services offering access to top tier football in Europe have a few unique selling points over piracy platforms. Perhaps most importantly, people who subscribe to legal services help to keep the game alive. They support the clubs they love, they support the players, and allow broadcasters to get a return on the money they invested in TV rights.
McKinsey Operations
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Autonomous mobility has the potential to dramatically transform the automotive insurance market, from underwriting to claims and beyond.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Judge Denies Taylor Swift’s Last-Ditch Request to Spike ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Lawsuit. First off today, Nancy Dillon at Rolling Stone reports that the judge in the Taylor Swift Shake it Off lawsuit has declined a last-minute attempt to dismiss the case, putting it on track for a trial in January.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws.
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TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
After winning three lawsuits against three pirate streaming sites, earlier this year a coalition of Israel-based media companies obtained an injunction at a New York court. Every single ISP in the United States was required to block three sites, now and forever, on any domain in existence, now and in the future. Any and all web-based businesses were forbidden from doing any business with the defendants in perpetuity, despite their identities being completely unknown.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
A Cleveland federal jury on Friday said TransUnion LLC should pay $18.3 million to a Northeast Ohio startup that claimed the credit reporting giant held its source code hostage after terminating a business agreement, allegedly preventing the startup from making money with its idea elsewhere.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
In Russia, Andrei Zaykin has been put under house arrest over allegations that he donated 1,000 ruble ($16) to an opposition leader’s anti-corruption foundation. That foundation was marked as “extremist” by Russian authorities last year and, if found guilty, he faces up to eight years in prison. However, this is far from the first time Zaykin has angered Russian authorities.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
The decision in T 1869/19 relates to the patentability of a medical device defined in a patent according to its method of manufacture, in the form of a "product-by-process" claim. The decision highlights the difficulty and limitations of the product-by-process claim format, and raises questions as to the value to innovators of this type of claim format.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
When the Google-sponsored Open Handset Alliance launched its Android operating system, few could’ve predicted its future role in the piracy ecosystem. With competing Apple products locked down, less restrictive Android devices eventually became the weapon of choice for developers, especially those with less conventional applications in mind. The new age of piracy that followed evolved beyond the obvious Android characteristic of mobility and led to a global phenomenon of cheap, static set-
The Illusion of More
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Welp (as the kids say), it looks like Katherine Trendacosta of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) found an old PowerPoint deck from 2012 and used it to write a new post ominously titled Hollywood’s Insistence on New Draconian Copyright Rules Is Not About Protecting Artists. Typical of the EFF playbook, Trendacosta devotes an entire post […].
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Lawmakers Press Verisign To Join ‘Trusted Notifier’ Program And Take More Action To Combat Piracy. First off today, Ted Johnson at Deadline reports that a group of six United States Senators have signed a letter to the domain name registry Verisign calling upon the service to suspend the domains of pirate websites and generally do more to combat copyright infringement.
McKinsey Operations
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Airline retailing could be worth $40 billion by 2030—a new report gives insight on how airlines can maximize this opportunity.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Early September, Swedish anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) reported on a trial that took place at the specialist Patent and Market Court in Stockholm. A man and woman, a couple from Eskilstuna in eastern Sweden, faced accusations of running an illegal IPTV business and laundering the proceeds. The man, reportedly in his 40s, was said to have run two different IPTV services from which he generated around SEK 2.3 million (around US$213.2k) in revenues over an unspecified peri
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The waning days of summer signal the approaching midterm election season. Amid inflation, recession and voter discontent, it’s understandable that a group of congress members are anxious to put points on the board with a price-control scheme that they wrongly believe will lower prescription drug prices. Though the goal is laudable, their approach would prove disastrous to American innovation while failing to deliver anything but higher prices for American consumers.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Earlier this week, the journal BMC Medicine announced that it will not retract a controversial 2013 paper authored by botanist Steven Newmaster. Instead, the journal has added a new editor’s note that says indicates “no further editorial action is needed at this point”. . Instead, the journal is leaving intact a February editor’s note that says, “Readers are alerted that concerns have been raised with respect to the reliability of the data presented in this article.”.
The Illusion of More
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Apropos my recent response to the EFF’s standard policy of shrugging at online piracy, I want to highlight one paragraph from the post to which I replied. Katherine Trendacosta wrote: From the fever-pitch moral panic of the early 2000s, discussions about “piracy” disappeared from pop culture for about a decade. It’s come back, both from the side explaining […].
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
When online file-sharing hit the mainstream, entertainment company bosses tore out their hair in frustration. They knew their products, ran tight businesses, and had the best possible grasp on the intricacies of their respective markets. Competing with ‘free’ was clearly impossible. Today we know that by looking beyond the bare content, such as a music track or a movie, added value can be found in how content is presented, delivered, consumed, and ultimately appreciated by the custom
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
When a proposed new law is sold as “protecting kids online,” regulators and commenters often accept the sponsors’ claims uncritically (because…kids). This is unfortunate because those bills can harbor ill-advised policy ideas. The California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC / AB2273, just signed by Gov. Newsom ) is an example of such a bill.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: After Settling with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement. First off today, Meghann Cuniff at Law & Crime reports that Miley Cyrus is the latest celebrity to face a lawsuit from New York photographer Robert Barbera, causing her to join the ranks of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
During Day two of IPWatchdog LIVE in Dallas, Texas, a panel of attorneys discussed a range of topics related to litigating patents in Texas, particularly the recent order from the Chief Judge for the Western District of Texas, which requires patent cases filed in the Waco Divison to be randomly assigned to one of 12 district court judges. The order was widely understood to be an answer to Senator Tillis' recent criticism of Judge Alan Albright.
Christopher Roser
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
In this post I would like to talk about another term that claims to be lean: lean staffing. It is NOT lean! It is an abomination. It is pretty much the opposite of what, in my opinion, lean stands for. It is a complete lack of respect for humanity. Let me explain you what it. Read more. The post This is NOT Lean: Lean Staffing first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.
McKinsey Operations
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
With inflation persisting, consumer-packaged-goods manufacturers can’t rely on the strategies that got them through the past two years. It’s time for a reset.
IP Close Up
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The emerging revenue sources of large technology companies like Apple and Microsoft may be an indication of their regard for certain intellectual property rights and their Continue reading.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
We’re pleased to announce that NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume VI, Issue I). The last date for submissions is October 1, 2022. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Like most online services, pirate IPTV platforms use regular domains, IP addresses, websites, servers, and cloud services. But unlike most regular online platforms, they already know that rightsholders are watching their every move. This means that they are mostly prepared for domain seizures and similar interference, IP address and DNS blocking, attempts to cut off payment processing, plus any other measures from the smorgasbord currently available.
McKinsey Operations
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Research shows that the most impact on IT-generated emissions can be found in unexpected places.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Texas A&M (TAMU) does medical experiments on dogs. PETA objects to these experiments and commented on TAMU’s social media pages. TAMU blocked PETA, which led to a prior lawsuit that settled. The settlement terms included: “TAMU would not exercise viewpoint discrimination against PETA, its supporters, or members when administering its Facebook page; nor would it set automatic or manual blocking filters on PETA’s comments made to TAMU’s Facebook page, provided that TAMU
IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Tianchu Gao is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On July 18 th , 2022, the world’s second-largest art auction house, Christie’s, announced the establishment of Christie’s Ventures , an investment fund that will support emerging tech companies whose products could have an impact on the art market. According to a representative, the fund is estimated to hold “ several million dollars.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Ten years ago millions of people from all over the world spoke out against a U.S. bill that would’ve allowed courts to take problematic domain names offline. When that SOPA law failed to pass, many internet users celebrated a victory for free speech. A decade later, Internet curation is still a hot topic. However, many people who rallied against SOPA are now calling for companies, individuals, and websites to be ‘canceled’ online.
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