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Man Loses Court Battle to Copyright Food Dish

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A man invents a chicken sandwich for Church's Chicken in the late 1980s, but when he tried to sue the company in 2014 for his share of his creation's profits, a U.S. Appeals Court ruled that specific food items are not copyrightable. By Roberto A. Ferdman. The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/26/a-man-in-puerto-rico-tried-to-copyright-a-basic-chicken-sandwich...

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Adultery Dating Site Ashley Madison Invokes Copyright Law to Contain Hacking Damage

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Ashley Madison sends cease and desist letters to social media and other sites, to prevent widespread publication of users' contact information, after the site's database of 37 million users was recently hacked. By Alex Hern. The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/20/ashley-madison-using-copyright-law-to-try-to-limit-attack-leak...

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Danish Police Arrest “Popcorn Time” Informational Site Operators

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Police in Denmark arrest 2 owners of websites that offer information concerning the use of year-old video-streaming site Popcorn Time, which increasingly is being viewed as a haven for copyright and piracy violators. By Andy. TorrentFreak. https://torrentfreak.com/police-arrest-men-for-spreading-popcorn-time-information-150819...

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Jay Z Sued over Copyright Claim to Beat in ’99 Song

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The hip-hop mogul is sued by an Egyptian composer's heir for using a flute selection, similar to one featured in a 1957 Egyptian movie, in the 1999 hit song "Big Pimpin'." By Khaleda Rahman. Daily Mail. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198406/Jay-Z-sued-Egyptian-composer-s-heir-copyright-claims-flute-sample-1999-hip-hop-classic-Big-Pimpin.html...

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