TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In 2003, the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Dial-up connections were still the default and YouTube, Facebook, and Gmail had yet to be invented. There was a new technology making waves at the time. BitTorrent made it much easier for people to transfer large files, opening the door to unlimited video-sharing without restraints. Many people started experimenting with BitTorrent by sharing pirated films and TV shows.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Registration of AI-Generated Works in the United States and Canada: A Comparison Credit: Shutterstock Human Creation The question of whether works that are generated in whole or part by Artificial Intelligence (AI) should enjoy copyright protection is a hot topic at the moment.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Jakub Wyczik (University of Silesia in Katowice) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the application of copyright subsistence criteria. Here's what Jakub writes: Artificial Intelligence and (hopefully) the death of copyright by Jakub Wyczik* Last year, I wrote an article about how copyright law relates to creations generated by AI.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A recent algorithm change at Google has many webmasters angry as their traffic tanks while AI-generated pages outrank them. Here's why. The post Is Google Favoring AI Content? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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?

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When national concern broke out over Canadian Heritage funding an anti-semite as part of its anti-hate program in August 2022, then Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez was nowhere to be found. While specific responsibility for the program lay with cabinet colleague Ahmed Hussen, internal documents obtained under the Access to Information Act reveal that Rodriguez’s office was well aware of the issue.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The all-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British House of Commons has just (August 30) issued a welcome report condemning plans announced by Britain’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in June of 2022 to create a limitless copyright exemption to enable tech companies to develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications without having to obtain permission … Continue reading "UK Parliamentary Committee Shoots Down Copyright Exemption for AI Developers–But is it Really D

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Far too many students don't know how to properly paraphrase. Here's how to teach the concept and help students get caught up. The post How to Teach Paraphrasing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The past few days have been painful to watch as Canadian politicians grapple with the aftermath of recognizing and applauding a Nazi in the House of Commons. The episode and its response brings back memories from last year’s discouraging response to revelations that Canadian Heritage’s anti-hate program had provided funding to Laith Marouf, a known anti-semite.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that creates software or models that mimic human reasoning or inference. Machine learning is a subset of AI which uses algorithms trained on massive amounts of data to allow the computer to learn with gradually improving accuracy without explicitly being programmed. The biopharmaceutical and healthcare fields produce massive amounts of data, including properties and characteristics of drug compounds, biological, genomic, and clinical da

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Following the creation of its Hadopi anti-piracy agency over 13 years ago, France monitored and stored data on millions of users suspected of infringing copyrights. The majority were BitTorrent users and the plan was to use evidence of their piracy activities as a basis for escalating actions including warnings, fines, and ultimately, internet disconnections.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Copyright Claims Board has handed down three more default determinations. Here's how the board is determining damages. The post Copyright Claims Board Issues Three More Default Determinations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In a recent judgment , the District Court of the Hague (the Court) found that Fruugo, an online marketplace, was not directly liable under trade mark law for the advertisement and sale, on its platform, of products which infringed the trade marks of Audi and Volswagen. Background The avid IPKat reader may recall that late last year, the IPKat reported on a somewhat surprising decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU), which held, disagreeing with the Advocate General’s op

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash The UK government has recently announced its plans to introduce a code of practice on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance and all supporting documents can be found here. This goes in line with the government’s ten-year National AI Strategy , for the UK to remain a global AI superpower and for AI companies to start and grow in the UK.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Earlier this year, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a Nashville federal court, accusing Elon Musk’s X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The company behind X allegedly fails to properly respond to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy for repeat infringers. As a result, X is reportedly rife with music piracy.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Humans of New York creator unhappy with Bombay counterpart, Danish man faces prison over hacked streaming accounts and more. The post 3 Count: Humans of Litigation appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following contribution by Danish Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Thit Nymand Nisbeth (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the interplay between AI, deepfakes, and personality rights in the form of image/publicity rights. Here’s what they write: Deepfake it till you make it: How does AI relate to postmortem personality rights?

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Copyright Act has a seemingly simple three year statute of limitations: No civil action shall be maintained under the provisions of this title unless it is commenced within three years after the claim accrued. 17 U.S.C. 507(b). It is somewhat surprising then that the Supreme Court has just granted certiorari in a case asking whether the statute “precludes retrospective relief for acts that occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit.” Warner Cha

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A few hours ago, social media activity in India lit up when a ‘leak’ of the highly anticipated film “Fukrey 3” started to circulate. This third installment in the “Fukrey” comedy franchise is scheduled to premiere in theaters later this week, but pirates appeared to get it early once again. Local news media outlets were quick to jump on the topic and over the past several hours, numerous headlines eagerly informed readers that the film had leaked.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The legal fight over generative AI is still heating up. However, there's at least one way this fight mirrors the 2000 battle against Napster. The post One Way AI is Definitely Like Napster appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Twenty-five intellectual property luminaries sent a letter today to several members of Congress asking them to beware of misleading and inaccurate assertions by “activists and academics” that government price controls on drugs will lead to lower costs for consumers. The letter was sent to Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions; and Representatives Jason Smith (R-MO) and

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Artificial intelligence is transforming drug design — but it could also disrupt intellectual property law. To realize AI’s full promise, the US may have to reconsider its approach to issuing patents.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Google’s Play Store offers a vast library of millions of apps, in pretty much every category imaginable. Most of the software is perfectly legitimate but there are some problematic apps too, including those that can be abused by pirates. Over the years, rightsholders have reported many thousands of apps, often for copyright infringement. While some of these takedown notices are questionable , most pirate apps quietly disappear from the platform.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Jay-Z and Ginuwine beat copyright lawsuit, India rules adaptations of religious work entitled to protection, and game modder angers users. The post 3 Count: Hidden Mines appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guest post by: Dr. Paola Cecchi Dimeglio , Chair of the Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minorities Attorneys at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. – Jason) Virtual reality, AI chatbots, and other emerging technolog

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Copyright Alliance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

National Basketball Association (aka NBA) stars are often known primarily for their skills on the court. But numerous players are also accomplished creators—known for their music, production skills, writing, acting, […] The post Slam Dunk Creators: NBA Players Who Excel on and Off the Court appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While some pirate sites will obviously slip through the cracks, the overwhelming majority of piracy platforms that exist today are already known to the rightsholders they affect. Actions taken against specific pirate platforms are shaped by policy, resources, and other practicalities, meaning that less significant sites may face no immediate threat.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Reuters AI case heading toward a trial, Ed Townsend's estate drops Thinking out Loud appeal and Getty launches AI image generator. The post 3 Count: Trial Bound AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Earlier this week, TechFreedom (led by Corbin Barthold and Andy Jung) and I filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit against N.Y. General Business Law Section 394-ccc, the 2022 law that requires social media platforms to disclose their editorial policies towards “hateful conduct.” A New York federal district court preliminarily enjoined the law on constitutional grounds, and the case is now on appeal to the Second Circuit.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In most patent cases, the parties jointly agree to a system limiting the publication of confidential case information and typically file a stipulated motion for protective order seeking the a judicial order requiring the parties to comply. One problem with this approach is that it goes against our traditional notion that courts and court filings are open and accessible to the public.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Generative AI models such as ChatGPT have captured the imaginations of millions of people, offering a glimpse of what an AI-assisted future might look like. The new technology also brings up novel copyright issues. For example, several rightsholders are worried that their work is being used to train and exploit AI without any form of compensation. These concerns have triggered numerous AI-related lawsuits in the United States, many of which target OpenAI.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Zayn Malik sued over Better, record labels hit back at X (Twitter) and EU lawmakers call for compromise on AI and copyright issues. The post 3 Count: Somebody is Listening appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Two years ago, I covered the introduction of the SHOP SAFE Act, which would create a new species of trademark liability for online marketplaces. My 5,000 word post deconstructed the bill in detail so check it out to see what all the fuss was about. This week, Sens. Coons and Tillis reintroduced the SHOP SAFE Act with only minor changes from its 2021 incarnation.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Pursuant to Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 (EUTMR), a trade mark which has not been put to genuine use by its holder within five years after its registration may be liable to revocation unless there are valid reasons for its non-use. When considering spare parts in connection with genuine use, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in Ferrari SpA v DU ( C-720/18) EU:C:2020:854 (amongst others) that use of a trade mark is also genuine use if the proprietor of the trade m

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When Hollywood sets its sights on something it wants to achieve in the piracy landscape, victory may not come this week or even next year. The MPA has been around for 100 years; it definitely has patience to see out a few more. In Vietnam, despite changes in the law and visits by high-ranking MPA and ACE representatives, patience will be required to reduce piracy.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In JBrick, LLC v. Chazak Kinder, Inc. et al , 1-21-cv-02883 (EDNY Sep. 21, 2023) (Hector Gonzalez), the District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment regarding the validity of its copyright. The plaintiff had created a “unique, accurately scaled, genuine LEGO®-brick interpretation” of the Second Beit Hamikdash, or Second Holy Temple (“Second Holy Temple”).

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