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Sony vs. Datel: Game Cheat Copyright Questions Referred to EU’s Top Court

TorrentFreak

The company’s Action Replay range battled against Codemasters’ Game Genie, with the latter eventually backing out of the market. On February 23, 2023, the BGH said it had stayed proceedings in the appeal and referred key questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling.

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The impact of Geographical Identification tags on Indian local markets and economies

IP and Legal Filings

Geographical Indications (herein referred to as G.I.) Geographical indications bring a sense of security that protects unique property that belongs to a particular geographical location, increasing its value in the market. By throwing more light on the market economy and local market, it can be noted that G.I.

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Hello, You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Web Scraping Laws (Guest Blog Post, Part 2 of 2)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Someone has referred you here because you’ve said something wrong about the laws related to web scraping in the United States. You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About The First Amendment.” The prior part explained the most recent ruling, a devastating but not unexpected loss for hiQ. Don’t worry! You’re not alone.

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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. . A journalist who does this is not a journalist, but another marketer for the company, and they aren’t disclosing it.

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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

To prove damages at trial, Cyntec presented a market-share lost profits theory, alleging that 27 companies purchased Chilisin’s accused chokes outside the United States and then imported devices including the chokes into the United States. He then applied Cyntec’s market share to this revenue to yield an estimate of Cyntec’s lost sales.

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2021 Emoji Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

A recap of emoji law developments in 2021: Court References. I maintain a dataset of US court opinions that reference emojis and emoticons. Most case references are merely that–the court simply notes the presence of a symbol as part of reciting evidence in the case. Footnote: courts sometimes clearly mislabel the symbol.

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DeivanArt Expanding System for Detecting Copied Images

Plagiarism Today

This is mirrored by an ongoing crash in regular crypto markets , that’s seen many of the currencies lose significant portions of their value. We’ve seen mass litigation efforts, commonly referred to as “copyright troll” operations , speculative invoicing and much more. Bottom Line.

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