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Greek clothing brand accuses Decjuba of copying dress designs

Greek clothing brand accuses Decjuba of copying dress designs

Greek clothing brand Devotion Twins has accused retailer Decjuba of copying their dress designs in its latest summer collection.
Devotion Twins claims Decjuba, which operates 140 stores in Australia and New Zealand, ripped off its popular trademark-registered Ella dress design that had become internationally recognized and worn by actors such as Catherine Zeta-Jones and socialite Kris Jenner.

Disney sued by musician Daniel Grigson over a song from 'Frozen II' soundtrack

Disney sued by musician Daniel Grigson over a song from 'Frozen II' soundtrack

The song Some Things Never Change from the Frozen II animated movie is the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Musician Daniel Grigson accused the songwriters of stealing key melodic elements, chord progressions, and even portions of the words from his song That Girl which he wrote almost two decades ag

South Indian blockbuster Kantara accused of ripping off music band Thaikkudam Bridge’s song

South Indian blockbuster Kantara accused of ripping off music band Thaikkudam Bridge’s song

Hit Indian movie Kantara has been accused of plagiarism by popular music band Thaikkudam Bridge, which has alleged that the song Varaha Roopam from the film is a copy of its song Navarasam with its identical melody and chords.
The band took to social media to express their frustration.
It shared the album cover of their music alongside the poster of Varaha Roopam on Instagram to inform thei

Why PitchMark is calling all IP lawyers to join the Global Legal Network to help innovators

Why PitchMark is calling all IP lawyers to join the Global Legal Network to help innovators

Innovators spend most of their time and energy in creating, and often miss out on protecting their ideas, or learning about different ways to deter third parties, with whom they might share their ideas, from copying them without due credit or compensation.
Nobody expects creators to become legal experts and that's precisely why PitchMark is building a Global Legal Network of law firms and lawye

China steps up its commitment to protect creators’ works from being infringed in the NFT space

China steps up its commitment to protect creators’ works from being infringed in the NFT space

In a bid to protect copyright and stimulate creativity, the Chinese Government has intensified its efforts to monitor people who copy other creative works without their consent to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The National Copyright Administration (NCA) will clamp down on offences such as the minting of NFTs based on other people’s works like art, cartoons, music, video games, etc without

Did Kylie Jenner copy marketing ideas from influencers Brooklyn and Bailey?

Did Kylie Jenner copy marketing ideas from influencers Brooklyn and Bailey?

Sisters vs. sisters. Media personalities Kylie Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian have come under fire for using marketing tactics for their brands Lemme and Kylie Skin from influencers Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight.
In August, twin sisters Brooklyn and Bailey launched ITK (“in the know”), a 15-piece skincare line available at Walmart, which has been marketed on all their social media accounts.

Amazon’s ‘Dead Ringers’ faces idea theft lawsuit

Amazon’s ‘Dead Ringers’ faces idea theft lawsuit

A producer has sued the production company Morgan Creek Entertainment for violating her contract by selling the project to Amazon.
In the lawsuit, Renee Tab, who runs Sentient Entertainment, alleged that she was not given credit or paid for her work on the upcoming Rachel Weisz comedy "Dead Ringers," which will be available on Amazon Prime Video.
The play features Weisz as corrupt twin gynec

Miley Cyrus sued for posting a photo of herself without photographer’s permission

Miley Cyrus sued for posting a photo of herself without photographer’s permission

Pop star Miley Cyrus is being sued for copyright infringement for posting a picture of herself on her Instagram that she didn’t have permission to use.
Photographer Robert Barbera sued Cyrus over her use of the picture.
He asserts that she shared the image to her Instagram account without his consent in February 2021.
According to Bloomberg Law, Barbera asserts that Cyrus profited finan

Copyright lawsuits pile up for Pandora with comedian George Lopez’s being the latest

Copyright lawsuits pile up for Pandora with comedian George Lopez’s being the latest

The comedian George Lopez has launched a complaint against Pandora, alleging that the streaming service has violated his copyright. His claim has increased pressure on Pandora, which is already dealing with several copyright infringement lawsuits from other comedians.
The comedian claims that Pandora has streamed 37 selections from two of his albums - 2001's Right Now Right Now and 2003's Team

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Malaysian company Cenergi SEA called out for stealing an idea pitched by design company Dxclusive

A government-linked Malaysian company is at the center of criticism for the alleged rip-off of a vendor’s design proposal for an exhibition.
Diana Chew, the founder of design company Dxclusive, proposed a few designs for Cenergi SEA Bhd’s booth for the International Sustainable Energy Summit 2022.
However, she was unable to take up the assignment due to pricing pressure from the company.

Why you should PitchMark your ideas before submitting them for Japan’s “Sake Viva!” campaign

Why you should PitchMark your ideas before submitting them for Japan’s “Sake Viva!” campaign

The National Tax Agency (NTA) of Japan is asking its youth from the age group of 20 to 39 years to come up with business ideas to help revive the liquor industry. Of course, you should participate, but don’t forget to PitchMark your ideas.
The government believes that certain lifestyle and spending habit changes during the Covid-19 lockdown had drawn the youth away from drinking recreationally,

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7-Eleven Singapore called out for copying images for its Hawker Fiesta campaign

7-Eleven Singapore is accused of copying images for its recent Hawker Fiesta 2022 campaign from creative studio 8EyedSpud’s artwork for Hawker Culture 2020.
8EyedSpud contacted the convenience store chain to notify them about the matter, and it was subsequently put in touch with the creative agency LH.M Advertising that 7-Eleven had engaged.
The advertising agency acknowledged the infringeme

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