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innocent infringement

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A quick definition of innocent infringement:

Innocent infringement is when someone accidentally violates a copyright, patent, or trademark without knowing they were doing something wrong. They didn't mean to do it and didn't realize they were breaking the law. Sometimes, they can avoid getting in trouble for damages, but they may still have to stop doing the infringing activity. Other types of infringement include direct infringement, where someone intentionally violates intellectual property rights, and contributory infringement, where someone helps someone else violate those rights.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Innocent infringement refers to the act of violating an intellectual property right without knowledge or awareness that the act constitutes infringement. This can happen when someone unknowingly uses a copyrighted work, patented invention, or trademark without permission.

For example, if a student uses an image from the internet in their school project without realizing it is copyrighted, they may be guilty of innocent infringement. Similarly, if a company unknowingly uses a patented technology in their product, they may be liable for innocent infringement.

It is important to note that innocent infringement may not completely absolve someone of liability, but it can limit the damages they are required to pay. For instance, in the copyright context, damages may be limited if the infringer was misled by the lack of a copyright notice on an authorized copy of the copyrighted work, distributed under the owner's authority before March 1989, and the infringing act occurred before the infringer received actual notice of the copyright.

Overall, innocent infringement occurs when someone unintentionally violates an intellectual property right, and it is important to be aware of these rights to avoid any legal issues.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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