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Journey Through “Mays” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

SpicyIP

Overall, with layers of intrigue, secrecy, and questionable practices, the complex relationship between IP law, CSIR, and the ever-present quest for accountability is worth remembering when thinking of the larger scheme of IP things. See e.g., here , here , and here.

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Court Says “You May NOT Amend Your TOS by Posting New Terms to Your Site”–International Markets v. Thayer

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The most recent court to scowl in the direction of a company that purported to unilaterally update its terms-of-use agreement with little or no notice to users was Int’l Markets Live, Inc. Int’l Markets at 5. Second, counsel for plaintiffs signed a declaration that defendants were presented with a pop-up notifying them of the changes.

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StreamSafely: Anti-Piracy Campaign or Multi-Million Dollar Marketing Machine?

TorrentFreak

StreamSafely: How it All Began The people who came up with the StreamSafely campaign and still run it today are collectively known as Ctam Cable Marketing Association Inc. , As the current member list shows, cable marketing has considerable scope. or CTAM for short. ” Under the heading The Cable Industry v.

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Cyntec Company, Ltd. v. Chilisin Electronics Corp., Chilisin America Ltd. Nos. 2022-1873, (Fed. Cir. October 16, 2023)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

At trial, Chilisin presented evidence to the jury on invalidity and Cyntec presented expert testimony in rebuttal. The Federal Circuit held that Chilisin presented evidence sufficient for a reasonable juror to find the asserted claims obvious.

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The John Hughes Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

Literary experts pointed out that Eliot included footnotes with his work and that, if he intended to create a new work based on previous material, it should have been presented and marketed that way, not as an original work. However, he never presented this book as such. It was a time for apologies and adjustments.

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The Problem with Consensual Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

Earlier today, video game critic and prominent YouTuber James Stephanie Sterling posted a video calling out a marketing firm working for Activision Blizzard in the run-up to the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. . They are expected to validate the claims, inspect the presented facts and draw an independent conclusion.

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Call for Participation: WIPIP, Santa Clara, Feb. 2-3, 2024

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

If you aren’t already familiar with WIPIP, the colloquium provides IP scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback from their peers. Requests to Present or Attend Requests to present should be emailed to Prof. Non-presenting attendees are also welcome. Email Prof.