Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 2, 2025
2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for copyright news. Here are five stories to watch over the next 12 months. The post 5 Copyright Stories to Watch in 2025 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Online piracy is a constant headache for copyright holders; one that’s particularly hard to beat. Because those who run pirate sites often ignore takedown requests, copyright holders began targeting search engines and other online platforms that inadvertently help users to find pirated content. Typically, copyright holders outsource this work to third-party companies that scan the web for links to pirated material.
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Copyright Lately
DECEMBER 29, 2024
Many rulings missed the mark, but these five went the extra mile to secure their spots as the year’s worst copyright disasters. Hello and welcome to Copyright Latelys fifth annual countdown of the years biggest copyright misfires from coast to coast. When I first launched this tradition in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, best of lists felt a little out of touch.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The past year has included some monumental developments in the world of IP - and adjacent to IP - that will affect law and practice for years to come. From the Supreme Courts decision to abrograte the Chevron decision, thereby changing the standard for agency deference by the courts, to movement on some of the most potentially game-changing patent legislation to be introduced since the America Invents Act, there is a lot to choose from when it comes to what mattered in 2024.
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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
JANUARY 2, 2025
Indian action star pleads for fans to avoid piracy, Indonesian song removed from Spotify and study aid channels removed from TikTok. The post 3 Count: Helpless Not Hopeless appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 2, 2025
Celebrated on the first day of every year, Public Domain Day marks the day works with copyrights that expired the year prior enter the public domain. While the calculations to determine copyright expiration can be complicated by the availability (or lack thereof) of renewals, authorship/ownership, and publication information, works from 1929 can generally be expected to enter the public domain on Jan. 1, 2025.
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IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 31, 2024
As we do each year, were dedicating the last day of December to readers' comments on what the IP landscape would look like to them if a little thing called reality was not an issue. So, below are our participants heartfelt IP wishes for 2025.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 31, 2024
2024 was a banner year for plagiarism and authorship issues. Here's why 2025 promises to be even more important. The post 5 Plagiarism Issues to Watch in 2025 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 2, 2025
ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. The emergence of social networking sites has presented new difficulties for the government in defending the owners’ copyrights.
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 3, 2025
Japanese manga comics have always been popular on pirate sites, whereas other categories have seen their growth stall. In contrast, manga piracy continues to grow. This unauthorized activity is a thorn in the side of publishers, who are increasingly fighting back against this piracy activity, wherever it takes place in the world. Japans largest publisher Shueisha has taken a variety of legal actions, also in U.S. courts.
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IP Watchdog
JANUARY 1, 2025
Yesterday, we heard what our readers would like to see happen in their wildest IP dreams this year, but some wishes are more likely than others to come true. So we start the New Year off today with some educated predictions about the year to come in IP, based on what courts have said, prospects for new leadership under the next presidential administration, changes to practice due to new fees and rules enacted at the U.S.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Two sports piracy sites go dark, China under fire for Squid Game piracy and Link Busters sends billions of takedowns to Google. The post 3 Count: Pirate Squids appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Likelihood of Confusion
JANUARY 2, 2025
Originally posted 2014-11-17 17:55:38. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe NFL is a lot of things, but I never thought it was stupid. It turns out that it isn’t. The Sports Blog reports: Remember that stupid effort by the NFL to trademark the phrase “Big Game,” even though everyone knows the phrase has, for more than […] The post NFL punts in “Big game” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.
The Illusion of More
JANUARY 3, 2025
One might expect a 140-year history of Supreme Court precedent would have led to a grant of summary judgment below, sparing everyone unnecessary time and money, states the brief for Jeffrey Sedlik to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Copyright infringement should have been decided by the district court as a matter of law, not […] The post Sedlik v.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades in some form, the more recent Generative AI (GenAI) boom has brought it back into the limelight. With the sudden popularity and prevalence of newer systems such as ChatGPT, we have seen GenAI, and even AI more broadly, enter new industries and have new use cases seemingly daily. However, with new technological development comes regulation.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The Chill Guy meme may promote a relaxed attitude. But it was recently the focus of a very serious and harmful plagiarism hoax. The post The Chill Guy Plagiarism Hoax appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 29, 2024
The global recording industry portrays itself as a dynamic and successful business that’s either fighting an existential crisis right now, or sounding the alarm for the next one looming on the horizon. Considering the upheaval caused by Napster, its predecessors, and the demise of the lucrative album format, concerns of another technological surprise creating havoc aren’t entirely unreasonable.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2025
[ This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Aditi Agrawal. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI University, Dehradun. ] After years of advocacy by screenwriters seeking better protection and management of their creative rights, the Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) has been finally registered as a Copyright Society (Reg.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. Such is the conundrum facing the U.S Copyright Office in this era of rapidly expanding generative artificial intelligence technology. Human creativity has been the cornerstone of copyright protection for original works of authorship ever since the U.S. Constitution recognized copyright as a fundamental right to be protected for limited times.
Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Fanatics defeats copyright claim over melted ice trophy, CODA shutters Brazil anime piracy site and Popeye to enter the public domain. The post 3 Count: Slice of Ice appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 2, 2025
The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse cross-section of published articles, compelling news and stories, and original content curated and/or created by Arnall Golden Gregory LLPs Entertainment & Sports industry team.
The IPKat
JANUARY 1, 2025
It's a new year, which brings plenty of IP news and opportunities. This Kat is pleased to share the latest updates with readers. Thank you and all the best! Photo by Ioana Motoc via Pexels As we start the new year, the IPKat is sad to say farewell to three of our fabulous GuestKats. We wish them the best with their next steps and look forward to future collaborations in some other capacity.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 31, 2024
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we go back in time for a historical conversation about the role patents have played with respect to innovation, and push back on the myth that patents were not necessary for the innovations that took place during the Industrial Revolution. In fact, virtually every invention of consequence during the Industrial Revolution was patented, and patents played a major role in encouraging investment and innovations actually making it to market, just as patents continue
Indiana Intellectual Property Law
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Author, Dr. Keith F. Bell (Plaintiff), has filed another copyright infringement suit in Indiana ( see past suit ), this time against Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (Bartholomew) and Timothy Bless (Bless), again claiming infringement of his intellectual property. Dr. Bell wrote the book Winning Isn’t Normal in 1981, and the key passage titled “Winning Isnt Normal” (WIN) is central to the book.
Erik K Pelton
JANUARY 1, 2025
Erik shares 25 of his favorite Peltonisms in this episode. Check out the full library at [link] The post 25 Peltonisms appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares 25 of his favorite Peltonisms in this episode.
Barry Sookman
DECEMBER 29, 2024
There is a principle of statutory interpretation that Canadian legislation is presumed to operate in conformity with Canadas international treaty obligations. This presumption avoids interpreting a law in a way that conflicts with Canadas international obligations and censure under international law. The presumption is important in many areas of the law including under copyright and other IP statutes where Canada has numerous treaty and convention obligations including under the Berne Convention
Patently-O
DECEMBER 31, 2024
by Dennis Crouch For decades the USPTO has issued patents each and every Tuesday -- with data being released typically at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time. Today's release wraps up 2024 and almost breaks a record with 7,499 utility patents issued -- the second most ever in any given week. (The #1 spot is held by 7669 utility patents issued on October 3, 2023).
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 3, 2025
This week in Other Barks & Bites: Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) will once again chair the House IP Subcommittee during the 119th Congress; the Ninth Circuit holds that advertising shares and selling equity cannot constitute trademark infringement; a Federal Circuit panel majority reverses the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) while Circuit Judge Stoll dissents over improper fact finding; the Third Circuit holds that asserted features of a hockey memorabilia product are uncopyrightab
Indiana Intellectual Property Law
JANUARY 3, 2025
Magpul Sues Elite Tactical Systems over Alleged Patent Infringement Over Polymer Ammo Magazines Magpul Industries Corporation has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against fellow firearm accessories manufacturer Elite Tactical Systems Group, LLC. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has infringed upon U.S. Patents Nos. 8,991,086 and 9,746,264.
SpicyIP
DECEMBER 29, 2024
Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Delhi HCs ruling on Celebrity Rights and the Powers of Regional Directors under Companies Act vis a vis Trademark Similarity. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Image from here and here.
Patently-O
JANUARY 2, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court will soon be asked to weigh in on the the skinny-label debate -- particularly the question of how much a generic drug manufacturers can say about their products without inducing patent infringement? The case is Hikma v. Amarin. It is very common for a drug to follow the following innovation-patent pathway: First the composition is discovered and patented along with a particular therapeutic use.
Likelihood of Confusion
DECEMBER 28, 2024
Originally posted 2011-05-23 16:57:09. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt had to happen — another piece of territory now being rented out in the Lanham-Act-as-competition-buster industry: A new service has announced that it will scoop up the Google infringements for ya for a few kopeks. Their proud slogan: “Online trademark infringement is the act of using […] The post And Let Google the Dogs of Law appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 1, 2025
Congress has its sights set on cracking down on deepfakes this year with a pair of proposals aimed at establishing uniform protections for individuals nationally, and intellectual property attorneys are watching Illinois, which has become a go-to place to pursue online counterfeiters. Here are Law360's picks for the copyright and trademark policies and trends to watch this year.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 3, 2025
2024 saw strong interest in M&A involving companies that use or develop AI offerings. The rise of AI has brought new issues for dealmakers. In particular, 2024 also saw regulators focusing further on the collection and use of data in the development and commercialization of AI products, applying existing rules and developing new approaches to the new technology.
Patently-O
JANUARY 1, 2025
As we enter 2025, I wanted to pause for a moment to look at some of the Federal Circuit's 2024 development of U.S. patent law. The court issued about 70 precedential patent cases along with a handful related to other IP doctrines (primarily trademark). To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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