Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the former internet service provider Bright House has reached a last-minute settlement with a group of major record labels, averting an imminent trial. There is no word on what the settlement includes, and both sides have declined to comment.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2024

The post 3 Count: Carlin’s Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Geroge Carlin estate settles with podcasters, photog claims Napster violated his copyright and Alfonso Ribeiro denied copyright registration.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Finally today, Gene Maddaus at Variety reports that Netflix has reached a settlement with the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, bringing an end to the case. The post 3 Count: Bridgerton Settlement appeared first on Plagiarism Today. 3: Netflix Settles Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 8, 2023

YTS Lawsuits and Settlements As one of the most iconic piracy brands, YTS.mx Instead of shutting the site down, the film companies reached settlement agreements with the operator in 2020, which allowed the site to continue operating. In a very pragmatic sense, the settlement was a great deal for the movie companies.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

Typically, however, rightsholders reach out to alleged pirates privately to negotiate some type of settlement; either monetary, in exchange for information, or both. Piracy Settlements and User Data The order is a setback for the rightsholders and also presents a new problem.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 7, 2023

” The report further revealed that DISH and Datacamp had engaged in settlement discussions. Motion to Dismiss Denied Late March 2023, the Court dismissed DataCamp’s motion to dismiss, without prejudice to later refiling if their settlement negotiations come to nothing.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If the gaming companies can’t “resolve this matter informally” a motion for default judgment is certainly possible but as things stand, there is optimism that a settlement can be reached. Wesam and Ahmad Mohammad Agree $300K Settlement. Thorpe’s situation seems straightforward, but not in a good way.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 6, 2023

By attaching settlement demands to DMCA notices sent to ISPs, Rightscorp hoped these would be forwarded intact to subscribers. As for the notice settlement model, that assumes that ISPs will forward cash demands to their customers along with DMCA notices.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2024

Car dealerships sought preliminary approval Friday for a $100 million class action settlement resolving claims that auto dealer data management software giant CDK Global anticompetitively locked out rival data companies, adding to the $29.5 million agreement reached previously in the sprawling litigation with CDK peer Reynolds and Reynolds.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 27, 2025

asked a New York federal judge Tuesday to pause a lawsuit that accused the betting platform of failing to follow through on a licensing agreement related to nonfungible tokens while they iron out details of a settlement. The NFL Players Association and DraftKings Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2023

Post Malone reaches last-minute settlement in Circles case, Rwandan author sues publisher and Adobe & Nvidia release new AIs. The post 3 Count: Closing Circles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 28, 2023

Movie/TV studios reach settlement in pirate site case, Chinese authorities shutter anime site and GTA 6 leaks result in copyright notices. The post 3 Count: Not the Rock appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

AI company registers AI-generated work, Sweden launches piracy inquiry and law students win settlement from Warner Bros. The post 3 Count: Inpainting Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

2: Earthlink Reaches ‘Tentative’ Settlement with Filmmakers to End Piracy Liability Lawsuit. The group has already ended cases with several other companies, likely due to settlement. Now Earthlink gets to join that list as a filing indicates that they are ending their case after reaching a tentative settlement.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act. By: Robins Kaplan LLP

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The claim is sprinkled with the most obvious reason: the Canadian media companies want a settlement that involves OpenAI paying licence fees for the inclusion of their content in its large language models and the lawsuit is designed to kickstart negotiations. So why file this lawsuit?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

Finally today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Oracle and NEC have reached a settlement in their dispute over NEC’s use of Oracle’s database software. In the end, the two sides have agreed to a settlement to bring an end to the lawsuit. No details have been released about the terms of the settlement.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

Finally today, Brian Quarmby at Cointelegraph reports that the cryptocurrency token FTX has reached a settlement with the fast food chain Jack in the Box over alleged copyright infringement of the famous Jack in the Box mascot. However, the two sides have notified the court that they are ending the lawsuit pending a settlement between them.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Finally today, Devi Seitaram at Urban Islandz reports that rappers Chris Brown and Drake have escaped a potential copyright infringement trial as two rappers who sued the duo have dropped their lawsuit following a settlement. The move comes amid a settlement between the two sides, though no details about that settlement are known.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

million in damages, a permanent injunction and the execution of an earlier settlement agreement against the alleged operator of the site Altered Carbon, Area 51 and other pirate services. million in damages as well as the execution of the settlement agreement from October.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Withdrawal/Settlement (2 Cases) : Claimants can voluntarily withdraw the case, something that is common after a settlement has been reached. This is the greatest hope for the CCB, that it can be used to compel settlements that both sides find fair. It’s a tool to bring infringers to the negotiating table.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2022

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has reached a €70,000 ($71,000) settlement with a Brazilian IPTV operator that, reportedly, has shuttered hundreds of sites that offered its services. With that, they began pushing for a settlement.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 26, 2024

Introduction - general overview - Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. is a company that holds exclusive rights to distribute pay-per-view (PPV) sporting events, such as boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) matches, to commercial establishments like bars, restaurants, and nightclubs.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Despite being filed just last month, the two sides have now reached a settlement, averting any significant analysis of the case by the court. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Though Cyrus was the subject of the photo, Barbera, as the photographer, held the copyright to it and that prompted the lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 29, 2022

The case was scheduled to head to a trial in July, but both sides have since reached a settlement. The terms of that settlement were not disclosed. She specifically accused the agency of trying to bolster their revenue during the pandemic lull. The post 3 Count: Greenleaf appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Finally today, Amar Mehta at Sky News reports that UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reached a settlement with German competitor Aldi over similar caterpillar cakes that both stores sold. However, now it is being reported that the two sides have reached a confidential settlement in the matter. However, the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. Ratajkowski, however, fought the lawsuit and claimed, among other arguments, that the photo didn’t qualify for copyright protection because it lacked “artistic merit” However, the two sides have opted to settle the case, though the terms of the settlement are not known.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

Finally today, Ax Sharma at Bleeping Computer reports that the virtual private network (VPN) provider TorGuard has agreed to block BitTorrent file transfers on its network as part of a settlement with a slew of independent film companies. This move comes after similar lawsuits filed against other VPN providers.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 28, 2022

That said, they did state that the two sides had met for at least one settlement discussion though, clearly, no settlement came out of it at this time. However, the defendants have now responded and said that they reject the majority of the claim. 3: Renowned Saint Luke’s Cardiologist Sues Epic Systems Over Copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

However, Voltage has now moved to dismiss those lawsuits, citing a settlement that has been reached. The terms of that settlement are not known, but, in a similar lawsuit, ISP Cox Communications as ordered to pay major studios $1 billion in jury verdict over similar allegations.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2022

Finally today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Disney has reached a settlement with the two brothers who penned the original screenplay that the movie Predator is based upon. There are no details about the terms of the settlement. 3: Disney, ‘Predator’ Writers Settle Copyright Dispute Over Screenplay.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 5, 2022

Similar services such as PicScout, Pixsy, CopyTrack and PhotoClaim, focus heavily on trying to get sizeable settlements out of suspected infringers. Rather than sending a demand for settlement, LicenseGuard offers a special version of their regular stock image license that covers post-usage permission.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

First off today, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide reports that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has accepted a settlement between organizations representing songwriters and publishers and those representing digital streaming services on a new royalty rate for the next five years.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Voltage Holdings, a company best known for strongly litigating against piracy of films it holds the rights to, has begun sending out threatening letters to suspected UK pirates, seeking settlement fees for alleged illegal downloads.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Supreme Court after losing a Federal Circuit ruling last year that found its patents were doomed by the terms of how a related infringement case settled, warning that the decision would "dissuade parties from settlements."

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