recently, Elsevier (Elsevier) Several educational publishers are in federal court in Virginia for e-commerce services Shopify Filed a lawsuit, The company was accused of helping third parties sell pirated textbooks and educational materials, Constitutes indirect infringement of copyright and trademark. Shopify It's a subscription-based e-commerce service, Enterprise through Shopify Establish and maintain electronic stores, Process payments and access a range of marketing and customer services. Publishers say pirates are using it Shopify Services provided, but Shopify Regulators refused to take action after learning of online infringement activities. The lawsuit states: "when Shopify When learning about copyright and trademark infringement cases, It chose to avoid its legal obligations, Continue to assist repeat infringers in their infringement. Shopify Not only to provide repeat infringers with the tools they need to run their illegal businesses, It also provides them with anonymous services for breaking the law, The false cloak of legitimacy and the safe haven. Ignoring piracy completely in order to make more money is not a legitimate option. when Shopify When a subscriber is found to have infringed its service, Shopify Something must be done. " The publisher petitioned the court for a declaration Shopify Infringement of the copyright and trademark of the publishing institution, And seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages. The lawsuit is the latest by educational publishers against piracy sites. 9 month, 5 The plaintiffs obtained a preliminary injunction from a federal court, Block approximately 60 The operation of an anonymously controlled website, These websites are accused of selling "Illegal and unlicensed digital book editions" . In a study called "Educational Publishing Agency Enforcement Team" Under the plan of, Plaintiff in 2 Within the year 4 The case was won for the second time.

(Compiled from www. publishersweekly. com)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network   translation: Rason group　proofread: Liu Peng

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