Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

Yesterday, a report by Scott Schwebke at the Orange Country Register highlighted a lawsuit filed by Chapman University processor David Berkovitz, who has filed a lawsuit against a John Doe student that he accuses of posting questions from his exam online. According to the lawsuit, during the spring 2021 semester Berkovitz was teaching a Business 215 class, during which he gave both a midterm and a final exam to the students.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Most Valuable Trademark Features of the USPTO Website. Did you know that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has a very robust website that has tons of useful information? In fact, it has so much useful information that it can be overwhelming at times, and that’s even for someone who uses it frequently and is very knowledgeable about all the ins and outs of trademarks.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

Earlier this month I wrote about online safety legislation and noted how Canada is following Australia’s lead in developing a regime that would, among other things, create a Digital Safety Commissioner (called the eSafety Commissioner in Australia), as well as imposing requirements on internet platforms to monitor for, and expeditiously take down, certain types of … Continue reading "Requiring Digital Platforms to Pay for Using News Content: Canada Follows Australia’s Lead—But Not Precisel

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2022

At TorrentFreak we do our best to keep readers updated on the latest copyright and piracy news, highlighting issues from different points of view. We report on the opinions and efforts of copyright holders when it comes to online piracy and have active dialogues with anti-piracy outfits. At the same time, we also make room for those who oppose them.

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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

MARCH 17, 2022

In January of this year, Channel 5 , a Patreon-funded documentary web channel, had all their backer videos suddenly disappear. According to a post they published, this resulted in more than 200 angry messages and the loss of some 500 patrons, including several lifetime patrons. The reason, according to them, was simple: Vimeo was holding their Patreon catalog hostage.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 16, 2022

Erik’s new cheat sheet lists the key steps a new brand should take to get started on a strong legal trademark foundation. For more, see [link]. The post Brand Protection Cheat Sheet appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik’s new cheat sheet lists the key steps a new brand should take to get started on a strong legal trademark foundation.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2022

There are millions of websites available today, most of which remain completely unknown to the majority of internet users. If you had to pick one known to everyone, though, YouTube would be a pretty safe bet. Most people agree that YouTube is a fantastic platform but over the years the ad-supported free tier has become very frustrating. It has ads – lots of ads – many of which inexplicably appear at the most inconvenient and irritating times.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 15, 2022

Myself, like many others that read news about the publishing industry, have been following the off-and-on of a person known as The Spine Collector. . Though the name originates from an August 2021 article by Reeves Wiedeman and Lila Shapiro in Vulture , many reporters had written about the story well before that, including an October 2018 article in Publishers Weekly and a December 2020 article by the New York Times.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 15, 2022

I recently gave a presentation regarding the Trademark Modernization Act. Since the material was very well received, I thought it would be useful to share my slides more widely here: New Tools and Procedures Under the Trademark Modernization Act from erikpelton. Trademark Modernization Act. Background. Expungement. Re-examination proceedings. Letters of protest.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 17, 2022

As readers would know, the TRIPS Waiver proposal at the WTO regarding Covid vaccines and treatment, has been discussed ad-nauseum for more than a year now, with very little actual progress. Roshan John brings us an interesting update from a closed-door discussion between EU, India, South Africa and the United States, based on some leaked text that appears to be a draft document outlining a potential compromise / way forward.

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Advertiser: IPO

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2022

In a world that’s dominated by viral social media posts and catchy headlines, branding is everything. Controversial statements and recognizable names are a great way to gain visibility. This attention can then be monetized. LimeWire Comeback? Last week we noticed that one of the most iconic file-sharing brands was making headlines once again. According to numerous news articles, LimeWire is making a comeback as an NFT marketplace.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Katy Perry Wins in Dark Horse Copyright Appeal. First off today, Mark Savage at the BBC reports that Katy Perry has emerged victorious once again in the lawsuit over her 2013 song Dark Horse. The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by musician Marcus, Gray, who claimed Dark Horse was an infringement of his earlier song, Joyful Noise.

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The Trichordist

MARCH 12, 2022

By Chris Castle [This post first appeared on MusicTechSolutions.] [This post is Part 2 of a three part post on Spotify’s ESG Fail, and is an extension… Read more "Spotify’s ESG Fail: Social".

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2022

In the first major patent infringement lawsuit in the mRNA space, on February 28, 2022, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (“Arbutus”) and Genevant Sciences GmbH (“Genevant”) sued Moderna, Inc. and ModernaTX, Inc. (collectively “Moderna”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs have alleged that Moderna infringed U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 15, 2022

Online piracy exists in many shapes and forms. Torrent sites were dominant a decade ago, but these have long been eclipsed by streaming portals. IPTV services have grown in popularity as well. In some cases, these offer access to live sports and TV programming without the permission of rightsholders. A few years ago, Advanced TV Network (ATN) was a dominant player in the Swedish IPTV market.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Instagram Is Getting NFTs But What the Hell Does That Mean? First off today, Matt Novak at Gizmodo reports that, in a talk at South by Southwest, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that NFTs were coming to Instagram and that users “would be able to mint things within that environment.” NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have seen both big sales and big business in the past year.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy. I have a friend who is a professor of literature. He once joined a book club with other professors of literature dedicated to analyzing James Joyce’s notoriously opaque classic, Finnegan’s Wake. They met weekly and combed through the book line by line, trying to make sense of all the dense metaphors and obscure references.

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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2022

Photo by C D-X ( Unsplash ). Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . On February 4, the Recording Industry Association of America (“RIAA”) sent a demand letter to HitPiece.com’s lawyer and its founders, demanding that it stops infringing music creators’ intellectual property rights. HitPiece.com was generating controversy prior to the demand letter, with several users calling it a scam NFT site.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2022

Over the years, pirate streaming services have eclipsed torrent sites and direct download portals in popularity. These streaming sites are seen as a massive problem in Hollywood, which made it a priority to shut them down. The MPA and ACE are actively trying to find out who’s behind these sites, through DMCA subpoenas for example. However, there are other means to hit these streaming portals as well.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

Last week, the United States Office of Research Integrity (ORI) made its first finding of 2022 , and it was a voluntary settlement agreement between themselves and Terry Magnuson, a researcher at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. . The issue was straightforward, according to the ORI, Magnuson had submitted an application for a grant in March 2021.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2022

As discussed previously, the critics are in full howl now that their attempts to enact legislation controlling drug prices has failed once again. They are applying unprecedented political pressure on Secretary Xavier Becerra at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to misuse the march in provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act to accomplish their goal.

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Patently-O

MARCH 17, 2022

Congratulations and hearty welcome to Judge Leonard P. Stark who was sworn in today as #40. The 40th Judge appointed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The court is now back up to its full complement of 12 circuit court judges along with 7 judges on senior status. The court released a photo showing Chief Judge Kimberly Moore administering the oath of office.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 15, 2022

Last December, Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix sued long-running pirate streaming site PrimeWire. The companies accused PrimeWire of encouraging users of the site to upload links to pirated content and facilitating access to those movies and TV shows via a curated index, in breach of copyright. According to the plaintiffs, VOD services such as Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+, and Peacock have been damaged by PrimeWire’s existence.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 15, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Village Roadshow’s Legal Battle Against Warner Bros. Can Proceed, Judge Says. First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that Village Roadshow has notched a minor victory in its fight against Warner Bros. over Warner’s alleged mishandling of several of its films.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

Fuxi, the putative copyright owner, has a registration for an image of printed sage leaves (the left image): The alleged infringer, the Sunny Factory, sells the candles on the right on Amazon. Fuxi’s lawyer, Haoyi Chen of Arch & Lake , allegedly sent multiple takedown notices to Amazon, which caused Amazon to suspend the Sunny Factory. The suspension allegedly cost Sunny Factory $500k/month of sales (that’s a lot of candles).

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2022

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its third in a series of reports quantifying the contributions of IP-intensive industries to the U.S. economy. The report found that, in 2019, IP accounted for 41% of domestic economic activity and that IP-intensive industries accounted for 63 million jobs, or 44% of all U.S. employment. Direct employment accounted for 47.2 million jobs in 2019, or 33% of total U.S. employment.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 17, 2022

Private torrent sites are members-only platforms that usually facilitate sharing of copyright content between a tightly-controlled network of like-minded individuals. Focused on the Danish market, Asgaard was one of the more popular local platforms. Asgaard was founded in May 2019 and those who were able to gain access became part of a thriving sharing community.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 17, 2022

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Chris Brown, Drake Fire Back at ‘Egotistical’ Claim in ‘No Guidance’ Copyright Lawsuit. First off today, Nancy Dillon at Rolling Stone reports that Chris Brown and Drake have hit back at a lawsuit filed against them over their 2019 hit No Guidance saying that it’s not egotistical to say that they can’t follow all “82 million songs on Spotify.” The case was filed by Braindon Cooper, who clai

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Patently-O

MARCH 14, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Almirall, LLC v. Amneal Pharmas LLC ( Fed. Cir. 2022 ). The court here affirms a PTAB conclusion cancelling claims 1-8 of Almirall’s U.S. Patent 9,517,219 as obvious. The patent claims a method of treating acne/rosacea using a particular formulation: Active Ingredient : about 7.5% dapsone; Solvent : about 30% to about 40% diethylene glycol monoethyl ether; Gelling Agent : about 2% to about 6% of A/SA; and. water; [note – I edited these for compactness].

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 16, 2022

Reports overnight indicated that the European Union, United States, India and South Africa have reached a compromise on language for a waiver of intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 vaccine technology under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. The compromise is not final and still must get official approval from all 164 World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Millions of people use VPNs to stay secure and to prevent outsiders from tracking their online activities. As with regular Internet providers, a subsection of these subscribers may be engaged in piracy activities. Over the past few years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers.

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IPilogue

MARCH 14, 2022

Photo by Hermes Rivera ( Unsplash ). Shawn Dhue is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. For those of you like me who have survived this long asking the question “what is an NFT?” and requiring someone to repeat their answer after you zoned out, here is the definition: Non-fungible token (“ NFT ”): a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items, and videos.

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Patently-O

MARCH 13, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Coffey v. OK Foods , 2:21-CV-02200, 2022 WL 738072 ( W.D. Ark. Mar. 10, 2022 ). Coffey applied for a job with large poultry producer OK Foods (owned by Bachoco). The online application required her to provide substantial personally identifiable information (PII), including her name, SSN, birthdate, etc. She got the job. At some point a few years later OK Foods computer system was hacked and Coffey’s information was exposed (along with that of thousands of other employee

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2022

Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a pair of final rules to establish various procedures governing proceedings at the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), a small copyright claims tribunal within the Copyright Office. The CCB was implemented as part of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act enacted under a larger omnibus bill on COVID-19 issues in December 2020.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 16, 2022

Back in 2018, broadcaster DISH Network sued the people behind pirate IPTV service SetTV. Within months, defendants Nelson Johnson and Jason LaBossiere found themselves on the wrong end of $90 million judgment for breaches of the Federal Communications Act. The court also issued a permanent injunction that prevented the defendants and any cohorts from operating a similar service in breach of DISH’s rights.

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