Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But since most scraping cases involve two private litigants, and no direct government actor, those seeking to invoke those First Amendment rights were left with weak Pruneyard -type arguments trying to compare the internet with a public square. But what happens when the government is the party seeking to ban access to scrapers?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2025

In January, the UK’s digital markets competition regime went into effect. This procedure allows the Government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate dominant tech firms, ensuring fair competition and consumer protection. They say that Google’s current demotion policy has only a limited effect.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

The former director of government sales for a major pharmaceutical company alleged in a retaliation lawsuit that he was fired for voicing concerns about the business illegally selling a drug to federal health care providers by marketing it for uses that aren't approved by regulators.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Introduction Corporate governance generally refers to how organisations are directed, managed, controlled, and held responsible to its shareholders. India is a popular location for investments, thus in order to attract the largest investment ever, we need to strengthen the governance standards.

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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2025

By 'Damola Adediji Policy researchers and government studies worldwide have continued to express deep concerns surrounding Big Tech firms and their extensive collection of personal digital data, which affects how markets operate and compete. Network effects result from how the number of users in a network (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Speaking with TorrentFreak, VTI’s Dawson says that VPNs have previously left markets like India and Pakistan in response to restrictive requirements. “This case in France is part of a broader global trend of regulatory overreach, where governments attempt to control encrypted services under the guise of content regulation.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Other Posts Curing the Rare: Government Issues Tender to Acquire 17 Patented Rare Disease Medicines The threshold for procuring 127 medicines, including drugs for rare diseases, was raised by the Ministry of Finance in its August 9 circular. Nexxbase Marketing Pvt. Read her analysis on the evolving intersection of copyright law and AI!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Second, it may be puzzling to see Section 230 immunize government actors because they are subject to other statutory schemes governing their liability. For example, governments may be able to claim sovereign immunity, and governments may be subject to Constitutional obligations that cannot be overridden by statute (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

They were not submitted under the TRIS procedure either, a key element of the European Union’s single market policy when it comes to rules regarding online services.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Sam Berriman IPKat-approved scraping As regular readers of the IPKat will be aware, the UK government is currently undertaking a consultation on AI and copyright , previously covered here and here. What does this mean for the AI and copyright consultation?

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Michael Geist

JUNE 13, 2024

While Bill C-11 may ultimately become associated with the consumer implications and the CRTC’s failure to consider the market effects, for many Canadians the bill is inextricably linked to fears of user content regulation. For my money, the government’s approach on Bill C-11 provides a paradigm example.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The seventh installment of the Government-backed anti-piracy sweep, details of which were released in September , took down 675 pirate sites, 14 apps, and led to nine arrests. The movie industry group also encourages the government to approve a bill that criminalizes camcording in theaters, even when there’s no profit motive.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. Next up today, Han-Wei Lin at IAM reports that the Taiwanese government has passed an amendment to their copyright act that aims to stiffen penalties for set-top box makers and service providers that enable access to pirated content.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 30, 2024

While players such as StreamEast currently receive twice as many monthly visits, Livehd7 sites are mostly presented in Arabic so are directly relevant to the MENA market. After the government receives a helpful tip from a rightsholder and takes action, the ends probably justify the means for those sending the tips.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

With Bill C-11 in the final stretch – Senate approval could come this week – the government finally provided a more detailed explanation for rejecting the Senate’s user content regulation fix. It is sad that as the bill nears passage, the government doesn’t seem to understand or misleads on the impact of its own legislation.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

The emergence of social networking sites has presented new difficulties for the government in defending the owners’ copyrights. Both individuals and organisations may now share, communicate, and market their goods or themselves. However, as the internet has grown, it has become more challenging to safeguard copyrighted works.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now they are stuck with a book that they paid far more than market value for and no clear path to recouping that cost. Instead, the market has become about buying the “unique” or “scarce” NFT, often made from a widely available work. I guess this is the natural result of NFT culture. That is difficult to say.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Trademark law is mainly governed by two key principles: “first to file” and “first to use.” ” While countries like China focus on the “first to file” rule, India gives more importance to those who first use a trademark in the market. trademark law. Banff, Ltd. AZ Tech (India) v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 26, 2025

At this moment, the bill emerges in a world where governments grapple throughout the world to provide a balance in unleashing innovation in the financial technologies sector with the imperatives of financial stability and security. Most central banks across the world are either exploring or developing Central Bank Digital Currency.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Investors and companies are pouring cash into the space, and particularly into generative AI (GAI), to seize their share of the market which McKinsey reports could add up to $4.4 Boards should get educated on these issues and ensure appropriate policies and corporate governance are implemented to manage the business and legal risks.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It is readily available on official government databases; or, if you plan to expand business activities across borders, consider outsourcing this process to specialized services. Many businesses secure trademarks at home but forget to protect their brands in the other markets they will expand in.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The plaintiff Samuels purchased his LDO tokens later on an after-market exchange, Gemini, but sold them at a loss. For example, one of Lido DAO’s selling points appears to be that every token gets a vote on governance matters–couldn’t that governance authority make every tokenholder a general partner?

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing complexity of information governance, the event highlighted a central theme KM is no longer just about managing knowledge, its about enabling connection, innovation, and trust. Ethical use, strong governance, and accountability are critical.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2023

A quote attributed to former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill suggests that democracy is actually the worst form of government – except for all the others. The Concept Art Association says that some of the money will go to the Copyright Alliance, which already lobbies the government on behalf of its own members. million.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, the judge in the case granted a motion to dismiss that affirmative defense, specifically because it uses funds from paying customers to pay for its expansion in to new markets, not merely to offset costs. Locast has said it may appeal the decision but, meanwhile, has opted to shutter its service.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

The original lawsuit was filed against luis Fonsi, the original performer of Despacito , alleging that the hit song made an unlawful use of their 1989 riddim entitled Fish Market (better known as Poco Man Jam ). Now that lawsuit has expanded drastically to include dozens of performers and others connected with the genre.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

Intellectual Property Rights are the bundle of rights given to the owner or creator of IP by the virtue of law that governs that specific IP. Trademarks are governed by the Trade Marks Act, 1999 in India. These are governed by the Copyright Act, 1957. It is governed by the Patent Act, 1970.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. Without this rule, many authors fear the UK market would be flooded with cheaper international copies. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. That campaign was successful as it has, for now at least.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Apple confirmed to media outlets on Monday that it will halt sales of certain Apple watches following the October International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling issuing a limited exclusion (LEO) order against the products.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Around 20 entities, including companies from the video and telecoms sector, plus regulators and government representatives, began promoting the initiative in November. Global Anti-Piracy Pact will also propose/establish new standards and best practices to protect the legal market from unlawful competition. ISP Blocking Measures.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This includes millions of organizations, including 30% of Fortune 500 companies, as well as various government agencies. Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare provides a range of connectivity and security services to customers around the globe.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

TVWIKI’s rapid rise in popularity quickly made it a prime anti-piracy target, with Hollywood’s Motion Picture Association (MPA) labeling the operation a notorious piracy market. Government, MPA wrote that TVWIKI has millions of monthly visitors, who accounted for nearly 40 million visits in August.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

In November 2019, the US federal government shut down IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, aka ‘Omi in a Hellcat’ IRS and FBI agents seized “at least” $5.2m Due to the “Omi in a Hellcat” persona, the market became so saturated with Reloaded products that the trademark is now associated with Carrasquillo, not NuStar.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 26, 2023

The Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation is the government body responsible for the development and implementation of IT policy and regulation. Late last week, MinTsifry tabled new plans to boost the entertainment sector but who is supposed to benefit and how isn’t clear.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Government to “negotiate” Medicare drug prices under a set framework based upon the amount of time a drug has spent on the market. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made its initial offers to pharmaceutical companies pursuant to the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which allows the U.S.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It is a set of the legal framework that protects and governs the right of individual. There are various laws in India that govern IPR and gaming laws, but the primary law are Patents Act, of 1970 , Trademark Act, of 1999 and Indian Contract Act, of 1872. Licensing of their games are also controlled under Copyright only.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Government Attorneys Submit Sentencing Memorandum In a sentencing memorandum submitted in a Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday, U.S. government attorneys say the infringement amount associated with the defendants’ services had been “conservatively” calculated at $176 million. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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