This blog involves a unique approach being used by a Hawaii law firm to seek to uncover the name, address, email address, MAC address and other information about alleged copyright infringers. The firm is using a DMCA 512(h)...more
8/27/2024
/ BitTorrent ,
Broadband ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
DMCA ,
Enforcement ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Settlement ,
Subpoenas
I saw this question online and decided to answer it here on my blog. It raises some very interesting and timely questions about the scope and reach of copyright law in our modern age.
Many people want to know, is police...more
5/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Body Worn Cameras ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Derivative Works ,
Digital Media ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
FOIA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Law Enforcement ,
Police ,
Police Dash-Cameras ,
Public Domain ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology ,
Transformative Use ,
USPTO ,
YouTube
Viral DRM is a content creator specializing in weather videos. Their content is attractive to many people who love to watch storm and weather videos. Recently, Viral DRM has been on a rampage filing lawsuits in California...more
2/12/2024
/ Advertising ,
California ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Management Information (CMI) ,
DMCA ,
Due Process ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
False Statements ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Licenses ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Popular ,
The Copyright Act
"We provide security and performance for millions of Internet properties and offer great functionality such as SSL and content distribution to every website on our network. Our services run silently in the background, keeping...more
1/3/2024
/ Anti-Piracy ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Data Protection ,
DMCA ,
Infringement ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
Subpoenas ,
Websites
In an interesting case from New York Federal court, a judge denied a motion to dismiss by Defendant Red Points (an anti-piracy protection company) for submitting a take down alleging the sale of counterfeit products by the...more
10/5/2023
/ Advertising ,
Amazon ,
Anti-Piracy ,
Counterfeiting ,
Defamation ,
DMCA ,
E-Commerce ,
eBay ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Lanham Act ,
Media ,
Mobile Apps ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Publishers ,
Social Media ,
Software ,
Takedown Notices ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Video Games
We have already seen one MASS SOFTWARE PIRACY case filed this year by Siemens, and now on the heels of that lawsuit (also filed in Texas) there is another lawsuit filed by Ansys, Inc. filed by the Law Offices of John F. Lumen...more
3/10/2023
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Data Collection ,
DMCA ,
Due Diligence ,
Hackers ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Licensing Rules ,
Piracy ,
Software