Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Earlier today, video game critic and prominent YouTuber James Stephanie Sterling posted a video calling out a marketing firm working for Activision Blizzard in the run-up to the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. . According to Sterling, an agency known as Hill + Knowlton Strategies reached out to a colleague of theirs, Laura Kate Dale, offering not just review keys to the game, but “features” that they could run on their site.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Law firms have brands and trademarks too! Erik explains how law firms can protect their firm name and other branding elements, and shares some of the reasons they benefit from trademark registration. The post Protecting a Law Firm Brand appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Law firms have brands and trademarks too! Erik explains how law firms can protect their firm name and other branding elements, and shares some of the reasons they benefit from trademark registration.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. Here’s what it all means. Last month, Hulu announced that the upcoming third season of its Hardy Boys reboot would be the series’ last. While it’s certainly not unusual for streamers to cancel shows after only a few seasons , it also just so happens that the first three novels introducing the teenage sleuths are about to enter the pu

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Bobo Vieri during his Juventus tenure Can the unauthorized production (minting), advertising, and offer for sale of a non-fungible token (NFT) infringe one’s own trade mark rights? The Rome Court of First Instance answered ‘yes’ in the context of a successful application for a preliminary injunction made by Juventus F.C. ( decision on 20 July 2022, case No 32072/2022 ).

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

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?

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Music Labels Win $46.7 Million From Internet Provider in Piracy Trial. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the internet service provider Astound Broadband has been ordered to pay a group of music labels $46.7 million over their alleged contributory infringement of some 1,400 copyright-protected works.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

With millions of regular visitors, Z-Library is one of the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. The site has nearly 12 million copies of books in its digital archive, which is shared with the world for free. While many people appreciate the service, authors and publishers are not happy. The Authors Guild described the Z-Library as a “trade barrier” recently, while the Association of American Publishers branded the shadow library a “notorious” pirate site

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Trust and estate attorneys regularly advise their clients to enter into prenuptial agreements to protect the valuable assets each spouse brings to the marriage as well as how to distribute community property in the event of a divorce. Brand collaborations with celebrities, influencers or other brands are much like marriages, but brand collaborations are even more unlikely to last.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In Australia late last month, the Courier-Mail published a 12-page “Special Investigation” by Peter Gleeson entitled Power and Palaszczuk , an unflattering look at the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and her government. However, shortly after publication, another journalist, Josh Bavas, took to Twitter to ask why the article copied four paragraphs from a piece that he wrote two years prior.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 9, 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, usually on copyright grounds. More recently, neutral DNS providers have been targeted as well. Earlier this year, an Italian court ordered Cloudflare to block three torrent sites on its public 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A strategy to both increase the number of start-ups and facilitate their ability to scale can elevate the Netherlands to a global leader in the world of entrepreneurship ecosystems.

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Advertiser: IPO

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Image from here. We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshay Ajayakumar examining the Delhi High Court judgment in the recent Knitpro International case, on shape marks. Akshay is a lawyer based in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and is currently pursuing his LL.M in IP and Competition Law from Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) – A cooperation project of the Max Planck Society, the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of M

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Microsoft is Being Sued over Github Copilot Piracy. First off today, Craig Hale at TechRadar reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over GitHub’s new artificial intelligence programming too named GitHub Copilot. The lawsuit was filed by programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In early January 2012, many operators of successful, public file-hosting sites were looking forward to another productive year. Over the space of just a few days, everything changed. The destruction of Megaupload by the US government had serious implications for sites with a similar business model. Sites that paid cash to uploaders based on file popularity seemed particularly vulnerable, so it was not unexpected when some threw in the towel.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

As many individuals live well past retirement age, stakeholders are examining how interventions, data, and innovation can transform aging.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Amin Hosseini is an IPilogue Writer and an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 22, 2021, John Stossel, American libertarian journalist and television presenter, sued Meta Platforms Inc. and its independent fact-checkers for defamation. In the complaint , Stossel claimed that he uploaded two short video reports in which he interviewed experts about climate change, yet Meta (“Facebook”) publicly announced that Stossel’s reporting had failed the fact-checking process. .

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is the new small claims court for copyright disputes in the United States. Passed as part of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) in December 2020, it threw open its doors in June of this year. Since then, as of this writing, some 235 cases have been filed with the CCB and zero have made it all the way to a full decision.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Large public torrent sites, such as The Pirate Bay, RARBG and YTS, attract massive international audiences. By dedicating themselves to a specific niche, smaller torrent sites can also generate significant traction. Some sites focus on a particular type of music, for example, while others may concentrate on movie genres including horror or anime. Since most torrent sites typically carry content in English, private torrent sites catering to speakers of a particular language can become hugely succ

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The Illusion of More

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The production of creative works by artificial intelligence (AI) provokes many responses—philosophical, cultural, economic, and legal. I have already argued against copyright protection for works created by AI, supporting the longstanding doctrine that copyright rights can only attach to works of human authorship. But one paragraph in a recent article by attorney Adam Adler raises […].

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Gregory Hong is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This past summer, I had the privilege, as my final act as a graduate student, to attend a major magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conference in London, UK (ISMRM). At this conference, GE Healthcare used its plenary session to highlight their recent incorporation of AI/Deep Learning into their MRI suite.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling. First off today, Bobby Owsinski at Hypebot reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has handed down a ruling that may help songwriters that have reclaimed the rights to their songs receive their royalties directly.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Whenever it’s mentioned and no matter where in the world, the word Hollywood conjures up images of glamor, untold riches, and the extraordinary power of the movie industry. Widely considered the show business capital of the world, Hollywood’s ability to maintain and build upon its carefully cultivated image is the product of more than a hundred years of filmmaking.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

When faced with an unfamiliar crisis, most leaders spring into action. But wait—here’s why it’s better for those in charge to pause instead of pounce.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Anita Gogia is a IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. iRobot Corp was recently issued a decision in its favour against its competitor SharkNinja Operating LLC for patent infringement at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”). The product in question was the innovative Roomba robotic vacuum and floor cleaning device. While the final decision is yet to be given in February 2023 , the recent holding recommends an order to ban imports of any infringing SharkNinja dev

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: ByteDance’s U.S. Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘League of Legends’ Duplicative, Says Judge. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Moonton Technology, a company owned by ByteDance, will not have to a face a United States lawsuit filed by Riot Games after a judge said the lawsuit is duplicative and can be better heard in China.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, French satellite broadcaster Eutelsat refused to stop Russia from using its satellites. Russia relies on state-run TV channels to spread propaganda, and since 50% of homes have access to a satellite dish, keeping this one-way communication mechanism open is a priority. Last month Eutelsat reported that two of its satellites were being jammed by interference, in this case, a likely attempt by Iranian authorities to silence the opposition there.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Public discourse is often wary of automation, AI, and data collection, but along with the risks of digital technology comes its power to address climate change and prevent discrimination.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An online sports retailer says the University of Illinois is trying to have its "cake and eat it too" by publicly distancing the school from its former mascot, but is still semi-secretly maintaining a "small underground licensing program" to keep the school's control over the fictional Native American.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We are very happy to announce the results of the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law! The annual essay competition was earlier announced on 14 May 2022,on the occasion of Shamnad‘s 46th birth anniversary. Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Native American Law & Policy practice group at Dentons US LLP brings you the latest on federal policies, legal news, and events in the Indigenous art and fashion world.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hermès is suing an artist for trademark infringement over his series of digital artworks called MetaBirkins. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the case on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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Christopher Roser

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In my last post I looked at how to reduce product variants, and the inevitable conflict with sales. In this post I will look at how to reduce not the number of final products, but the number of part types that go into the final product… and here you often have a conflict with product. Read more. The post How to Reduce Part Variants first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Dear readers, as you may have noticed, after a bit of a slowdown, SpicyIP is once again picking up steam and we will be looking to bring you the spicy IP updates that you have been used to! On that note, SpicyIP is happy to let our readers know that we’re restarting our weekly reviews. The weekly reviews will consist of short reviews of the past week’s blogposts, as well as caselaw from the previous week that we have been able to summarize.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Last year, YouTube released its first-ever copyright transparency report. The streaming platform revealed that the vast majority of all claimed infringements were reported through the Content ID system. This pattern remained intact in the first half of 2022. YouTube’s latest transparency report reveals that 99 percent of all unique claims were made through the automated system, despite the fact that only a tiny fraction of the rightsholders have access to it. 757 Million Claims.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In the face of new fraud methods and increasing incidence of fraud, companies must continually identify and address vulnerabilities. Success will require core capabilities in four areas.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Various types of intellectual property (IP) can provide companies protection of innovations and maintain or expand competitive advantages. For companies that operate using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies and/or leverage cloud-based services to support their operations, each type of IP has unique considerations for ensuring it is used effectively.

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