INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Game, set, match: Sometimes the photo is the story
- Federal Judge Rules Embedding of Instagram Post Containing Copyrighted Photo is Fair Use
- Embedding in a State of Flux: New York Courts Challenge Decade Old Reasoning from the Ninth Circuit
- Vallejo v. Narcos Productions LLC (USCA, Oct.27, 2020): Held that portions Netflix’s Narcos series are not substantially similar to journalist’s memoir regarding romantic relationship with Pablo Escobar
- Capote Charity Claims Copyright
- Anti-Cheat Student Software Proctorio Issuing DMCA Takedowns Of Fair Use Critiques Over Its Code
- Copyright Plaintiffs Can’t Figure Out What Copyrights They Own, Court Says ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Eric Goldman)
- Canada’s Forever Register: Newfoundland Trademark Registrations
- Anita White Strikes Back With Second Trademark Suit
- He May be Undefeated in the Ring, but Floyd Mayweather Got Knocked Out at the Trademark Office.
- Augusta National Blazes a Trail to Registration of its Iconic Green Jacket
- “I sense a disturbance in the force” When Star Wars universe meets Trademark law: Millennial Falcon v Millennium Falcon
- Glossier’s Pink Pouch TM Registration Could Mean a Rosy Future for Non-Traditional Marks
- Alleged bait-and-switch selling found not to constitute trade mark infringement
- Aussie Brewer Keeps Digging Holes With Trademark Lawsuits, Now Owes Court Costs
- Trademark protection on e-commerce platforms
- Seeing Green – Post-Election Day 2020: State Trademarks for Cannabis Goods & Services
- TTAB Refuses Registration of .SUCKS
- Trade Secret Strategies: Using Standstill Agreements to Resolve Disputes Out of Court
- Sedona Conference Publishes Commentary on Proper Trade Secret Identification
- Federal Court finds that discoverability principle applies to limitation periods under Section 55.01 of Patent Act
- The Impact of CIPO’s New Guidance on the Prosecution of Patent Applications Directed to Diagnostic Methods
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office issues Practice Notice regarding patentable subject matter
- 2020 Brings Growing Trend of Patent Cases Decided by way of Summary Trial
- Is the new toilet on the International Space Station patentable?
- Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Patent Prosecution Update: 2020 Q3 Prosecution Statistics
- How to protect a user interface with a patent
- Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Expanded ‘Right To Repair’ Law
- Proactive Protection: Intellectual Property Audits
- Under President Biden, IP evolution is much more likely than revolution
- WIPO Launches “WIPO Lex-Judgments” Database
- Cultural Uncertainty: A Closer Look at Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s Timeline For Internet Regulation (Michael Geist)
- No Chips? No Worries. Ninth Circuit Rejects FTC’s Petition for En Banc Review of Decision Holding that Qualcomm Has No Antitrust Duty to Deal with Rivals
- Your Slingbox Will Be A Useless Brick In A Few Years
- QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Can’t Force YouTube to Carry Their Videos–Doe v. Google (Eric Goldman)
- United States v Google: A Re-Found Willingness to Regulate Technology Monopolies?
- Google Photos is the latest “Unlimited” plan to impose hard limits
- Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021: After 15 gigs, you’ll need to pony up for Google One
- Netflix files copyright claims against tweets criticizing movie, trailer
- Netflix Targets Critical ‘Cuties’ Tweets With Copyright Takedown Requests
- Netflix Gets Cute Using DMCA Notices To Take Down Tweets Critical Of ‘Cuties’
- Netflix Testing Pre-Programmed, Linear TV-Style Channel Called ‘Direct’ In France
- FCC General Counsel Issues Guidance on the Agency’s Section 230 Authority
- Section 230 Faces the Heat
- Content Moderation Case Study: Google Refuses A Law Enforcement Agency Demand To Remove A Video Depicting Police Brutality (2011)
- Emojis & The Law: An Interview with Professor Eric Goldman
- Spotify May Be Eyeing Podcast-Only Subscription Tiers
- In Biggest Podcast Purchase Yet, Spotify Acquires Ad And Publishing Platform ‘Megaphone’ For $235 Million
- Patreon, Acast Partner To Help Podcasters Distribute Paywalled Content More Broadly
- Apple, Sony Reportedly Eyeing $300-$400 Million Acquisition Of Podcast Network Wondery
- Patenting Artificial Intelligence in Canada, the UK and Europe: A Primer
- AI Application Examination: 5 Key trends
- Understanding the AI Patent Landscape
- Plans for new AI legal framework gather pace
- A global legal standard for Artificial Intelligence? The European Parliament proposes legislation
- Mall real estate company collected 5 million images of shoppers, say privacy watchdogs
- Gun-Toting Couple Sues Photographer For Privacy Violation Over Photo They Used As Christmas Cards, After He Billed Them
- Judge dismisses Apple’s claim of theft in Epic case: Court says ongoing legal battle should focus on breach of contract and anti-trust claims
- Judge says Apple isn’t entitled to extra monetary damages over Fortnite lawsuit
- SAG-AFTRA extends video game voice acting contract to November 2022
- Tommy Tallarico, Roblox come to agreement over “oof” sound effect: Popular death sound effect to be replaced in game, asset will be sold via Roblox store going forward
- Ubisoft removing UK journalist from Watch Dogs over “controversial remarks”: The Atlantic writer Helen Lewis voiced a character on an in-game podcast
- EA renews UFC, NHL, NHLPA partnerships with fresh ‘multi-year’ deals
- EA extends UFC, NHL licensing deals: Publisher will have exclusive rights to MMA league’s games through 2030 while hockey deal is a “multi-year renewal”
- EA Play crosses 6.5 million paying subscribers
- EA Play reaches 6.5 million paid subscribers, EA aims to double that within a year
- Sorry, you can’t move your discontinued copy of PT to the PS5
- Google Is Giving YouTube Premium Subscribers A Free Stadia Controller, Chromecast Ultra
- Steam adds frictionless playtesting feature: The new tool will make playtests accessible directly from a title’s store page
- BioWare confirms Mass Effect remaster in 2021, new Mass Effect later
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Avengers push Square Enix H1 sales up 43%: Publisher’s HD Games division posts profits for the six-month period, but last quarter was in the red
- FIFA 21 and Star Wars: Squadrons come out top in October | EMEAA Charts: Nintendo Switch console sales up 77% in October 2020 vs 2019
- Watch Dogs: Legion knocks down FIFA 21 | UK Digital Charts: Ni No Kuni Wrath of the White Witch on Switch makes No.3
- Epic is gauging interest in a Fortnite monthly subscription plan
- Epic Games gauging interest in monthly Fortnite subscription: If implemented, subscribers would receive Battle Pass, early access to free skins and regular V-Bucks
- Which publishers are the game subscription believers?
- Twitch Apologizes To Creators Hit By Mass DMCAs And Content Deletions, Says It’s In Talks With Record Labels
- Twitch explains confusing copyright crackdown, urges users to delete videos
- Twitch apologizes for handling of mass copyright claims: Streaming platform apologizes for giving streamers unhelpful warnings, little notice in face of avalanche of DMCA claims from record labels
- It Took Just 5 Minutes Of Movement Data To Identify ‘Anonymous’ VR Users
- U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735: Video game system with spectator mode hud
- U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461: Augmented reality video game systems
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