Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 7, 2022
For academics concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on academic integrity, it has been a very busy week. The reason is that OpenAI, the creators of the GPT line of AI products, opened the doors to their latest iteration, ChatGPT. The new version marks a significant advancement over their GPT3 AI, which was already known for being both extremely capable and easy to use.
Hugh Stephens Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
At the end of November, on November 29 to be precise, the “I Value Canadian Stories” coalition launched a “Day of Action”.
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Erik K Pelton
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The following is an edited transcript of my video “Can an Emoji Also Be a Trademark?” Here at EMP&A, we recently had a lot of fun developing and launching our own emoji icon. Be sure to check out the video at erikpelton.tv to see the emoji: a smiley face with glasses featuring two ® symbols instead of eyes. We thought this was a playful, creative icon to use in videos, on social media, and elsewhere: such in the footer of our website , in some of our posts on Twitter, Instagram
Michael Geist
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s claim that Bill C-18, the Online News Act, was a hands-off approach was never really credible , but the clause-by-clause review of the bill has taken the government picking media winners and losers to another level. It was always readily apparent that the bill represents an unprecedented government intervention into the Canadian media sector with the extensive power wielded by the CRTC as it sets regulations and the ground rules for the mandatory arbi
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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
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Trio Of Radio Groups Sued By GMR Challenge Copyright Infringement Claims. First off today, Inside Radio reports that a trio of radio organizations have hit back at a lawsuit filed by Global Music Rights, saying that the claims are an example of “shotgun pleading” and are bound by the statute of limitations.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 4, 2022
The Blender Institute develops Blender, a free and open source 3D graphics tool used to create animated films. “Blender is Free Software. Free to Use. Free to Change. Free to Share. Free to Sell Your Work,” a statement from Blender reads. The team at Blender Studio drive Blender development by providing help and training courses to Blender users in an open environment, sharing everything in public and making all content available under free licenses.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Adam Kovacevich has defined the “Prager Effect” as “suing Big Tech to make your MAGA censorship allegation, resulting in Courts significantly strengthening platforms’ legal rights to moderate.” Prager, which makes misleading videos that appear designed to radicalize kids to the MAGA agenda, sued YouTube over its demonetization decisions, claiming that YouTube had engaged in biased content moderation.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Freeplay Sues CNN Over Music Used in News Reports. First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the music production company Freeplay music has filed a lawsuit against CNN, alleging that the news organization used their music in news segments without a license.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 5, 2022
WOW! is being sued by a group of smaller movie companies, including Millennium Media and Voltage Pictures. The filmmakers accuse the ISP of failing to terminate the accounts of subscribers who were repeatedly flagged for sharing copyrighted material. They want to hold WOW! liable for these pirating activities, which could lead to millions of dollars in damages.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
As the Senate Judiciary Committee gears up for an Executive Business Meeting Thursday where members will in part consider S.2774, the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, co-sponsored by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), a number of patent advocacy organizations have sent a joint letter to the committee asking it to oppose the bill. The Pride in Patent Ownership Act (PPOA) is seemingly intended to ensure that the public has access to information about the true owner of a patent.
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SpicyIP
DECEMBER 9, 2022
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Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Reddit, like any other large site that hosts content uploaded by users, received a massive number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices. . In fact, according to their most recent transparency report , that includes some 176,959 notices covering some 738,010 pieces of content in just the first six months of 2022. According to Reddit, these notices resulted in some 564,730 pieces of content being removed, resulting in a “content actionability rate” of 76.5%.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 3, 2022
Without doubt, Reddit is one of the most popular user-generated content sites that exists on the Internet today. The community-driven news and discussion platform has been around for more than 17 years and, over time, its popularity has steadily increased. In addition to rising visitor numbers, copyright enforcement complaints have skyrocketed to previously unimaginable levels.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
by Kieran McCarthy. [Eric’s note: this is the second of a two-part series on the denouement of the hiQ v. LnkedIn case, which ended this week with a total loss for hiQ. The prior part explained the most recent ruling, a devastating but not unexpected loss for hiQ. This part debunks some of the myths that have grown up around the hiQ case during the years of judicial confusion it has caused.].
The IPKat
DECEMBER 6, 2022
If you used the word "gaslighting" recently, you are not alone. Merriam-Webster, the dictionary people, recently selected it as the 2022 "word of the year". [ Merpel grouses—"you are such a nerd", with the rest of the world following the World Cup ]. Whatever, the story of how the word went from the name of a theatre production to a movie(s) name to common parlance is a fascinating tale of how visual and experiential contents seep into daily lexiconic use.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Roddy Ricch Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Monster Hit ‘The Box’. First off today, Nancy Dillon at Rolling Stone reports that rapper Roddy Ricch has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit song The Box. The lawsuit was filed by songwriter Greg Perry, who alleges that The Box infringes his 1975 song Come on Down.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The European Commission is no stranger when it comes to addressing the online piracy problem. Europe’s governing body facilitates piracy research and helps to arrange voluntary anti-piracy agreements. In addition, it releases its own bi-annual list of notorious pirate sites. Most of these efforts aim to address external problems but this week we learned that the EU also has a piracy issue within its own ranks, one that deserves immediate attention.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2022
This lawsuit involves troubling allegations that Facebook executives ( allegedly , Nick Clegg, Nicola Mendelsohn, and Cristian Perrella) took bribes from OnlyFans-related entities to spike Facebook and Instagram posts that promoted competitors of OnlyFans. Allegedly, the spiking included naming the plaintiffs on the services’ lists of “dangerous individuals or organizations,” which then fed into GIFCT to block the plaintiffs on other sites too.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 5, 2022
If you are filing or have filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) you now have a shorter deadline to respond to Office Actions. The USPTO on Friday announced a new examination guide that implements changes mandated by the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) of 2020 to the deadline for trademark applicants to respond to Office Actions from six months to three months with an optional three-month extension.
Patently-O
DECEMBER 8, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. Google v. Hammond Development , — F.4th — ( Fed. Cir. 2022 ). We have an important IPR collateral estoppel decision from the Federal Circuit. The basic outcome here is that issues litigated and decided in one IPR will be seen as fixed and finally decided as between the parties in future IPRs. For family member patents, the courts will ask if the first case answered the same patentability questions at issue as the second case.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Google processes millions of takedown notices every day, most of them filed by copyright holders. A separate stream of removal demands contains requests by government entities. These are not as common as copyright complaints, but across all Google platforms the numbers quickly add up. Government Takedown Transparency. A few days ago Google quietly published its latest Government takedown transparency report.
Copyright Alliance
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The exponential development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems represents a profound achievement of the digital age that brings with it tremendous opportunities. In fact, many in the creative community are […]. The post AI and Copyright: AI Policies Must Respect Creators and their Creativities appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The European Union Unified Patent Court (UPC) announced this week that the court’s Sunrise Period will be delayed by two months. The Sunrise Period has a new planned opening date of March 1, 2023, with the entry into force of the UPC Agreement (UPCA) pushed to June 1, 2023. In an official announcement, Klaus Grabinski, President of the UPC Court of Appeal, and Johannes Karcher, Acting Chairman of the Administrative Committee, said, “the additional time is intended to allow future users to prepar
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Blockchain is a secure database shared across a network of participants, where up-to-date information is available to all participants at the same time.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 8, 2022
After gaining serious momentum over the past seven years, the pirate IPTV phenomenon is now a major challenge for the entire audiovisual entertainment market. While at times unpredictable, pirate subscriptions are now viewed as a credible market alternative. When compared to packages offered by legal providers, they are more comprehensive and less restrictive.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Gregory Hong is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Photo by Buda Photography. On November 9, IP Osgoode, Reichman University and Microsoft hosted the first in-person Bracing for Impact Conference since 2019. The conference focused on “The Future of AI for Society.” While AI is full of exciting possibilities, real-world application and integration are relatively nascent.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) this morning announced support for delaying the deadline to decide whether to extend a waiver of intellectual property rights under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to diagnostics and therapeutics. The USTR also said it has asked the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) “to launch an investigation into COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics and provide information on market dy
Michael Geist
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The Senate committee studying Bill C-11 has ramped up the hours devoted to clause-by-clause review with amendments related to user generated content currently up for debate. However, earlier today, just prior to addressing the user content issue, the committee shockingly adopted an amendment that adds age verification for online undertakings to the Broadcasting Act.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Pirate site blockades are the preferred anti-piracy tool for many copyright holders around the world. This is also the case in Australia, where blocking injunctions are commonplace today. Today, a group of prominent movie companies including Disney, Netflix, and Village Roadshow, obtained the latest blocking order in Australia’s Federal Court. 52 Pirate Sites, 92 Domain Names.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Amin Hosseini is an IPilogue Writer and an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Singapore High Court ruled on 21 October 2022 that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can now be considered property, Coindesk reports. NFTs are blockchain-based assets with a distinct identification number and metadata which can represent real-world objects and cannot be copied or replaced.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 3, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier this week ruled in favor of Viacom in a trademark fight over the media conglomerate’s Floribama Shore reality television show. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama. The company filed a cease-and-desist letter in 2017 when Viacom first aired Floribama Shore in 2017.
McKinsey Operations
DECEMBER 6, 2022
African banks can increase their productivity to enhance competitiveness, build resilience, and deliver new value to customers—even in the face of a tightening global business environment.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Following the example of the United States, the EU began publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago. The ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is compiled by the European Commission. As in the US, it relies on stakeholder groups to nominate several problematic sites and services for inclusion. The third iteration of the EU watchlist, published a few days ago, provides an overview of some of the most problematic sites and services.
SpicyIP
DECEMBER 5, 2022
We bring you a number of IP updates this week! This time we have quick summaries of 2 blogposts and 2 opportunities, followed by case summaries of 30 court orders and decisions and a few national and international IP developments. (Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!).
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Trademark enforcement best practices in the NFT landscape continue to evolve. A court in Italy granted an injunction in favor of the Italian soccer team Juventus based on the unauthorized use of its well-known trademarks in the NFT digital landscape. The Italian court addressed a case where a blockchain platform, Blockeras, minted and commercialized collectible….
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