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The Owners Were Indicted Today For Charges Of Copyright Infringement.
Abdul Naser Al-Sweity, 35, of Newport, Ky. and Hicham Tibtani, 35, of Edgewood, Ky. operated the two grocery markets. The Indictment alleges that from December of 2004 until January of this year, Al-Sweity and Tibtani produced and sold counterfeit DVD’s.
It is also alleged that in December of 2007 Al-Sweity purchased a DVD/CD duplicator that was capable of duplicating up to 9 DVD’s at one time and Tibtani purchased a similar duplicator in February of 2005. Also in 2005, Al-Sweity and TIbtani purchased 10,000 blank DVD’s and 8,100 jewel cases to hold the DVD’s. During 2006, it is alleged that the two men purchases 9,550 blank DVD’s and 13,600 jewel cases.
The Indictment also alleges that on various occasions from October 2006 until January 2007, Al-Sweity and Tibtani sold around $900 DVD’s for about $2,400 in Grant, Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties.
If convicted, they face a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and supervised release for five years.
The investigation preceding the Indictment was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force . The Indictment was presented to the grand jury by Assistant United States Attorney Edwin J. Walbourn, III. Read more at louisville.fbi.gov.
When to use an R with circle -- ® -- or a TM with circle
The TM with circle Tradmarked can be used at anytime in the process it’s a notice of reserving. An R with a circle federal registration symbol can only be used when the intellectual property is actully registered in the government office.
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Definition:
A statutory exeption that allows the use of copyrighted work for cetain purposes without requiring permission
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Is an international treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single application, called an “international application.”
Copyright owner
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The copyright owner is not necessarily the author or creator of the work. While in most cases, the creator/author is automatically the one with all exclusive rights to his/her work, the author can give up all rights and transfer the piece to another perso
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