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The Competition Between Temu and Shein Moves Into a Courtroom–Whaleco v. Shein

Eric Goldman

The court refuses Temu’s preliminary injunction request. Day to Day Imports * Court Mistakenly Thinks Copyright Owners Have a Duty to Police InfringementSunny Factory v. Day to Day Imports * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference ClaimCopy Me That v.

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Leveraging AI to Enhance Your Legal Blog: How ChatGPT Can Help Lawyers Develop a Business Development Niche

Kevin O'Keefe

Overviews of Iowa’s state laws and regulations related to farming and agriculture, including those pertaining to zoning, land use, and conservation. Information on the rights and responsibilities of Iowa farmers and agricultural businesses, such as labor laws and workplace safety regulations.

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Surprise! Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Bored Ape Yacht Club v. Ripps

Eric Goldman

A: because they spend so much time in court proceedings). Protip: if you want to win in court, don’t self-describe as an “appropriation artist”). The court treats Ripps’ collection as competing against and putting downward price pressure on the original NFTs. Q: why are the apes so bored?

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Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG

Eric Goldman

As a result, UMG apparently makes the blanket assumption that it owns every element of a sound recording in its catalog, leading to overenforcements like this one where it apparently is enforcing its status as a non-exclusive licensee of the beat (which copyright law doesn’t permit). Chen * Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Moonbug v.

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Big YouTube Channel Gets TRO Against Being Targeted by DMCA Copyright Takedown Notices–Invisible Narratives v. Next Level Apps

Eric Goldman

Invisible Narratives sought an ex parte TRO to prevent that from happening, which the court grants. The court relies on 512(f) as the basis of the TRO: “Invisible Narratives has presented evidence that Next Level was neither the original creator of Skibidi Toilet nor the lawful copyright owner of Skibidi Toilet characters.

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Next, from the early 2000s until 2017, the primary legal theory that was used to deter web scraping was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act or the CFAA. And then, in 2017, the famous hiQ Labs, Inc. Lawyers are increasingly confident that courts will enforce the breach of contract claim against scrapers and obtain the relief thy want.

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You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas

Eric Goldman

So this post is 100% true, even if it might sound farcical. * * * This ruling is part of an ongoing multi-iteration tussle (in and out of court) over market share between two rival unions. Because of these deficiencies, the court says: “The copyright note is not a DMCA notice under § 512. ” Cite to ISE v.

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