Intepat

JULY 11, 2024

These companies have disclosed that Google and Meta have flagged their social media posts for copyright infringement and in some cases, even suspended their accounts. Even legal experts argued that Sony was well within its rights to assert copyright ownership over the show’s content and take action against unauthorized usage.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The non-fungible part means that it is something that has unique value based on the buyer’s sentiment and/or market dynamics. In practice, what this means is that a whole new market has been opened-up as NFTs have provided a system that has enabled the sale of digital items by transforming them into collectables, such as a tweet.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

COPYRIGHT Giovanni Maria Riccio and Fabiola Iraci Gambazza (E-Lex law firm) reported on the recent publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory entitled " Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content ", commissioned by the European Commission. disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

On the one hand, social media has enabled global sharing of news and creative media. E: What advice would you give to fellow artists and makers on social media on sharing their work? “ Michelle (M): “ There are ways to get your [infringed] work taken down by filling out a copyright report.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 11, 2024

The infringing mark is highly likely to be cited as conflicting in the examination report, and unless the owner can provide reasons to overcome the objection, the application would not proceed towards acceptance and subsequently registration. Can the Examiners be blamed for granting registrations to such infringing brands?

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

They alleged that defendants copied the program and infringed the patent, as well as engaged in a smear campaign against plaintiffs in an effort to steal market share in the pediatric orthopedic industry. First, the court wasn’t convinced that the social media posts or other alleged statements were commercial speech.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In a new article this week, Richard Byrne reports on an email sent to him by another fake law firm, this time calling itself ‘Nationwide Legal’ [nationwidelaw[D0T]org]. According to its website, I New Media offers Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services, as many companies do. – GetSocialGuide.com.

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43(B)log

JULY 15, 2024

NFT background: In early 2022, StockX introduced Vault NFTs, which featured Nike’s trademarks and provided the holder ownership of an associated physical item. Butler found that there was no statistically significant difference in cells’ self-reported likelihood of purchasing shoes on StockX, suggesting lack of materiality.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

And it couldn’t have come at a better time—according to a recent report from Goldman Sachs, AI is putting 44% of legal jobs at risk. At the same time, we are obligated by both ethical rules and market conditions to offer reasonable rates – which in turn make the use of generative AI compelling. This doesn’t sound so great.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If you were told 15 years ago that a personal post on your social media could be worth millions of dollars, would you believe it? A non-fungible token, also known as NFT, is a one-of-a-kind digital item stored on a public digital ledger (a blockchain), which provides a certificate of ownership to a particular individual².

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. Visit the regional Report Infringement page on Amazon First, you’ll need to log in to your Amazon account or create a new account. For example: If the product is listed in the U.S.,

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

And it couldn’t have come at a better time—according to a recent report from Goldman Sachs, AI is putting 44% of legal jobs at risk. At the same time, we are obligated by both ethical rules and market conditions to offer reasonable rates – which in turn make the use of generative AI compelling.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. This is crucial for maintaining brand reputation and consumer trust in a market that has historically been plagued by counterfeit products.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

The most recent of them is the metaverse, and similar to what has happened to other parallel realities such as video games and social media, the metaverse is being invaded by fashion brands. The new gems being mined are the non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are already at the center of several trademark battles.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

In this post , Varsha Jhavar analyses the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report ’s (hereinafter the Report) recommendations for ‘revisiting of IPR legislations and implementing a strong IPR framework’ in order to ‘extract benefits from AI’. 9 August, 2021]. The Delhi High Court in Star India Pvt. Other News from Around the World.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

This seems wrong to me—like holding a skateboard nonfunctional because you can also use roller skates if you want personal wheels, or the Dippin’ Dots ice cream configuration nonfunctional because one can eat regular ice cream instead—but does provide a nice illustration of the importance of market definition to functionality determinations.

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The IPKat

JULY 12, 2024

Brat green: from the streets of NYC to the domination of social media and then to the catwalks (?) This state of pandemonium across social media platforms swiftly led fashion brands and luxury retailers to capitalize on this frenzy by re-branding their green products as ‘brat’.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

An article in the Hollywood Reporter earlier this week suggested that there’s finally been some movement between the parties with respect to generative AI, as studios recognize that copyright protection in AI-generated scripts is only possible for those works if they’re revised by human writers.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. Nearly every mainstream marketplace and social media platform has Acceptable Use Policies, which provide procedures for reporting intellectual property infringements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In that sense, this case is like the “material support for terrorists” cases against social media services, which have failed on a wide variety of grounds beyond Section 230. The post Armslist Loses Two Section 230 Rulings, But Still Defeats Both Lawsuits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In making this finding I draw an adverse inference from Defendant’s failure to initiate litigation against Plaintiff…by November 19, 2018, Defendant was using the DMCA Takedown Notices to suppress a market competitor rather than to enforce a legitimate good faith claim of copyright infringement. MGA Entertainment.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Notify the platform – Reporting infringements on Amazon – Reporting infringements on eBay – Reporting infringements on Alibaba – Reporting infringements on Etsy • Step 3. Ensure intellectual property is registered in same jurisdiction for reports requiring registration numbers.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

On February 4, 2022, the Treasury Department published its Study on the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art (the “Report”). [1] Yet the Report also discussed how the art market remains susceptible to money laundering and describes how market participants can minimize this risk.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

” On April 26, UMG held an earnings call in which it reported that revenues rose 11.5% It’s a new issue and there’s been some fresh reporting on it with some recent developments. That is, in fact, the very nature of sound recording copyright and ownership.” year over year to $2.71

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2023

After reporting on all things BitTorrent-related for the 13 years leading up to May 2018, TorrentFreak spotted something out of the ordinary. Less than a month after that, Sun closed the deal with a reported offer of $140 million. BitTorrent Inc., When asked about the change, Rainberry Inc. million and 7.4

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As a follow-up to a previous post about the concept of portability and its emergence in personal data protection and consumer law, this second part focusses on portability rights and IP in two forthcoming instruments of “data economy law”: the Digital Markets Act and the proposal for a Data Act. Portability & the Digital Markets Act.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

The mapping of national legal sources of copyright flexibilities and their comparative analysis provided a detailed overview of the state of the art of copyright flexibilities in all the 27 Member States, organized in 27 national reports which illustrated national provisions using the same taxonomy applied to EU sources.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Miramax LLC v.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

According to a Bloomberg Intelligence report [2] , the worldwide revenue opportunity from the metaverse is predicted to hit $800 billion in 2024, up from the estimated $500 billion in revenue generated by the metaverse in 2020. Users are expressing their annoyance at the frauds that have already taken over the NFT market.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

But there weren’t reported lawsuits against Bollywood films. There’s no record of the judgment but there is contemporaneous reporting. But there was pressure from the market: this is a business trying to make money. One company does the market research and the other follows. Banks wouldn’t give loans to filmmakers.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on the IP regime. SpicyIP’s compilation of posts on the IPAB can be found here.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The third category lists notable developments on the legislative and policy side and includes important amendments, proposals for amendments, release of policy notes and reports etc. So, if you have strong opinions on orders/judgements that you think should’ve been included in the top 10 lists, please do share them in the comments below!

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The breathless media reports soon followed. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. Copyright law defines “ publication ” as the distribution of copies of a work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease, or lending. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Garcia: most D expert reports don’t opine on whether there was copying, just on existence of prior art. Emma Perot, Music Copyright Ownership: Factors Behind the Surge in Writer Credit and Rights Clearance Why so many writers on songs? Developing country shifting from farming to global markets, manufacturing and tech.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 16, 2022

There’s a never-ending stream of infringements across social media platforms that seems impossible to stop, much like the weather. Since then, Facebook has reported more than 44,000 “matches.” “Some pages use the whole video without quoting us, reporting the same news we already reported.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Another way to put it is that aesthetic functionality requires you to have an understanding of the definition of the market in which other clothing makers should be free to compete. This analysis does make some sense, but raises the question of what the how to identify what counts as a “significant” disadvantage.

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