Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

First off today, Gene Maddaus at Variety reports that Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill that aims to drastically rewrite copyright law in the United States, rolling back the term of copyright to just 28 years with the option for renewal for another 28. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The company’s failure to file for a new copyright after the movie ditched its original title ‘Night of the Flesh Eaters’ was the reason that Night of the Living Dead (NOLD) was quickly pushed into the public domain. NOLD inspired a whole genre of horror that has gained momentum with age. Night of the Copyright Claim.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2025

The researchers report that encryption of game data was most common, present on 370 devices (10%) of the arcade sample. Conclusion In the context of game preservation, the researchers conclude that TPMs inhibit several positive effects, including the denial of benefits to society when games enter the public domain.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

That changed two years ago when the video platform launched its first-ever transparency report. 826 Million YouTube’s latest transparency report reveals that during the second half of last year, rightsholders claimed more than 826 million videos on YouTube. A TV company claimed the public domain footage as their own.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dear Rich: I want to copyright a report I researched and wrote and hope to sell to a museum. My report includes my collection of 19th-century photographs, most of which are extremely rare. W hen researchers use the report, I want them to credit me. These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy.

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

Copyright © Walt Disney Animation Studios A background on copyright protections in the US All works that were published in the US prior to 1923 are now in the public domain, as is any work created by individuals in an official capacity for the federal government. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. References [1] [link] [2] [link] [3] [link]

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A few days ago The IPKat reported on the injunction issued by the Rome Court of First Instance regarding the unauthorized minting of NFTs from a trade mark perspective. As a result, also the exclusive rights of adaptation (covered by Spanish law) and public communication are involved in this matter.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Anastasiia Kyrylenko, our GuestKat, exploring the case of subsequent overlap between trademark and copyright protection and its implications for the public domain. And in a world brimming with trademarks, what is the ultimate purpose of the public domain? Is the overlap of different IP regimes genuinely problematic?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 4, 2024

The company has refused to share reporter’s notes and other information, as this would be overbroad and too burdensome. In addition, the Times pointed out that much of the information sought by OpenAI is protected by the reporter’s privilege. The New York Times is not happy with this approach.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Several US trade book publishers have announced their publication plans for the official report of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. January 6 Committee Reports Arrive in Bookstores Soon. And they have good margins—remember, this mostly public domain content except for the forewords.”.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3] 2] Eriq Gardner, Netflix Settles‘Enola Holmes’ Lawsuit With Conan Doyle Estate , The Hollywood Reporter (Dec. 21, 2020), [link]. [3]

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

The plaintiff argued that the filing of additional documents is required to show the contrary stands taken by the defendants in their written statements and in the replies to the examination reports of the Registry. The court favoured the plaintiff and allowed the application.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

While I would expect two separate schematics of the ride to be very similar, after all they are both reporting on the object, there are too many small details that overlap. They have a lengthy and aggressive history when it comes to protecting their rights , even as many of their stories are based on public domain tales.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

Intellectual property proceedings in Turkey rely heavily on the report of an expert(s) appointed by the court to provide an assessment on relevant aspects of the dispute. Here, the Court appointed an expert to provide a report regarding the use of the portrait and its communication to the public.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

As some readers may have noticed, there was recently a report published by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur on patent oppositions. The report was also presented to DPIIT with suggestions on streamlining patent opposition process and enabling ease of doing business in India. Methodology, Scope and Objective of the Report(s).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last Friday, we reported on two Freedom of Information Act requests directed at two regional police forces in the UK. GMP reports that two people received a police caution for distributing or supplying illegal streaming services in 2021. It lists 65 calls but no information that could identify any particular caller.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 30, 2023

“[A]lmost all public domains of the library were blocked in November 2022 by order of the US Secret Service. We can’t confirm the accuracy of the reported figures but if these are legit, it must be one of the most successful pirate site donation drives in history. law enforcement actions caused substantial damage.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Former Guest Kat Peter Ling, together with his associate, Joana Gurtner , report on the recent Swiss Supreme Court decision on the Nespresso Capsule 3D mark. Picture on bottom left is in the public domain. Nestlé appealed to the Federal Supreme Court. Generic license.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

It was reported that the composition has earned the composer royalties from the Musical Copyrights Society Nigeria (MCSN). Is the national anthem in the public domain? Additionally, if the anthem is in the public domain, it can be freely used without legal constraints.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

However, no details are present in the public domain. In April, it was reported that free treatment was given to children under 12 suffering from SMA. Another similar petition (Seba P.A v Union of India – WP(C) No.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. The litigation/fair report privileges did not, at this stage, bar the related state law claims. Cap Export, LLC v. Zinus, Inc., 2023 WL 6381821, No.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Last week we reported that a San Francisco law firm acting for Japanese publisher Shueisha had filed an ex parte application at a California district court. The application, which sought discovery of information for use in a foreign proceeding ( 28 U.S.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Defendants also use privacy protection services to hide their names and contact information from the public domain name WHOIS database.” . “Many Defendants do not provide any contact information such as a physical address, email address, or phone number, and conduct their transactions entirely pseudonymously.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 16, 2023

The mapping produced a wealth of data and findings, which are systematized in a dataset available on the user-friendly website www.copyrightflexibilities.eu , and analyzed in a report downloadable from Zenodo , SSRN or ResearchGate , entitled “Copyright Flexibilities: Mapping and Comparative Assessment of EU and National Sources”.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2025

Rahul Dhawan, her lawyer, argued that the disputed clip was part of Nayanthara’s ‘Personal Liberty’ as it was shot on her device and was already circulating in the public domain. He clarified that Dhanush’s production company, Wunderbar Films Private Limited, did not own the footage.

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The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

Ada Nourell (Hogan Lovells) was on hand and delivered an excellent, prompt report on the evening's events (but you know Kats, they do things in their own time.). Hacon HHJ held that, on applying Russian law, Autostore’s disclosure had put the designs into the public domain. Desserts 10.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2024

These enforcement efforts aren’t limited to Books3 either, or the English language for that matter; earlier this week anti-piracy group BREIN reported that it helped to remove a Dutch language dataset. Meanwhile, anti-piracy companies helped publishers to take the alleged rogue libraries offline to prevent further damage.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The issue has already made its way to the courts in several instances and a few weeks ago we reported that anti-piracy groups are also getting involved. There are other book datasets as well, which are too large to have been created from public domain content. What makes Books3 unique is the fact that the source was published.

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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. Public domain.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

For instance, in accordance with this doctrine, the author would be entitled to copyright protection if someone collected different poems that were previously in the public domain and produced in a single document. With the information in the public domain, the Rural Telephone Service issued a phone book.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

A Bloomberg Law report says the Eleventh Circuit adopted a “heightened standard” towards CMI, with Trace Jackson, an intellectual property attorney at Rogers Towers, offering his understanding of what that means. ” Implications Moving Forward.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As reported , Moderna earned revenue of around USD 10 billion for its vaccine, and Pfizer earned around USD 22 billion, in just a year. As reported , these patents have been licensed to both Moderna and BioNTech. Pfizer and BioNTech have supplied over 472 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for use in the United States.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2023

However, routine content exchanges such as sharing published reports, articles and other information found on the Web, have copyright implications, which can expose companies to a greater risk of infringement. Where copyright protection begins and ends Employees consume and share copyrighted materials all day long. It’s just business.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 29, 2024

A Little Bit of Background The State of Goa issued a Circular on 30th January 2024 (as reported by Herald Goa and reproduced in para 11 page 14 of the decision ) in the light of a previous July 2023 public notice given by the Central government on use of sound recordings during wedding festivities. As has been pointed out by Prof.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last week the Financial Times reported that UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky had obtained a novel blocking injunction at the High Court in London. With no announcements from Sky or the Premier League, and the associated court orders not yet in the public domain, the scope of the Sky order remains unclear.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Banksy's Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be In Charge A while ago The IPKat reported [ here and here ] on a string of cancellations of elusive artist Banksy ’s EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations relating to some of their best-known artworks. The reason?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2024

ACE reports that the three operators have agreed to pay over $2 million in compensation; through unofficial channels TF has previously heard of settlement offers in the hundreds of thousands, but with so many cases, the sample is too small to predict the true range. -based IPTV operators.

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