TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Asia Cup 2022 drew an estimated 200 million viewers in its first week alone, with broadcasts beamed into Indian homes by Star India, a company known for its zero-tolerance approach to piracy. These pictures, broadcast by Star India, must’ve gone down like a lead balloon.

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IPilogue

JULY 6, 2021

The broadcasters claimed that GoldTV infringed their copyright and asked that ISPs be ordered to block it. As advocated by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, “ used incorrectly, site-blocking orders violate Canadians’ rights to freedom of expression and can have serious consequences. v Equustek Solutions Inc.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2022

These associations can be nurtured through memorable online promotions but for the past several years, some websites have been virtually labeled “proceed with caution” Rightsholders Warn Brands Not to Support Piracy. While it’s clear that more can be done, there are plenty of obstacles too. Other issues are even more tricky.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

rightsholders, had been linked right back to companies in the United States itself. He was among 11 others arrested in 2021, including two men of broadly the same age working at the same company. For the past several years, Chinese-manufactured Ubox IPTV boxes have flooded the market in Taiwan.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2021

” According to the Notification, “Malicious activity could disrupt multiple functions, including media broadcasting environments, hospitality, transit, ticketing, or security.” Frankly, the list of best practices provided by the FBI are best practices for all companies, including those supporting the Tokyo Olympics.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2022

On September 11, 2018, following an investigation and referral by the Federation Against Copyright Theft, two people were arrested in connection with the unauthorized streaming of TV broadcasts. The investigation formed part of a wider investigation coordinated by Europol. Defendants Receive Prison Sentences Exceeding 10 Years.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2023

Last October the Motion Picture Association nominated WHMCS Smarters for ‘Notorious Market’ status in its submission to the United States Trade Representative. When LaLiga labeled dozens of software video players as piracy tools last year, the threshold for illegality suddenly became much less clear. LaLiga Targets Video Players.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Also in February , the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) facilitated the emergence of a royalty collection framework between the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and Disco Jockeys Association of Nigeria (DJAN). One national newspaper reported that the NCC granted the request and commenced investigation.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s no secret that the Motion Picture Association (MPA) views site-blocking measures in the United States as the logical next step in their perpetual campaign against piracy. Working with U.S. A similar but broader effort failed in 2012 but twelve years is a very long time; in the tech and internet world, it’s almost forever.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 3, 2021

We informed our readers that the Microsoft IPR Chair and the DPIIT IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar are jointly organising a webinar on ‘Traditional Knowledge as Intellectual Property: Opportunities and Challenges at the International Level’ on 13th October, 2021. Poster for Zolgensma.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

If it was possible to recall and then count every anti-piracy campaign targeted at the UK public since the dawn of the VCR, the answer would be of interest to us, because we have absolutely no idea. But maybe volume isn’t particularly important. You see, while it’s always been about framing, it’s always been about timing too.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This resulted in the production company producing the film at a pretty significant loss. After the box office failure, the copyright for It’s a Wonderful Life changed hands several times, ending up, eventually, with National Telefilm Associates (NTA). It’s a Wonderful Life is by far my favorite Christmas movie.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Every year, a diverse community of over 40,000 music creators in India produces a remarkable 20,000 to 25,000 original songs! This sector contributes substantially to India’s revenue, accounting for over INR 12,000 crore, translating to approximately 6% of the entire Media and Entertainment industry.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts from record labels and media companies. Both oppositions were sustained on Spotify’s dilution by blurring claim, with the TTAB not reaching Spotify’s likelihood of confusion or dilution by tarnishment claims. Spotify AB v. Software Inc., The parties.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

After another busy week here at SpicyIP, here are the quick summaries of the 5 blogposts that were put up, along with 15 case summaries and other national and international IP developments for you. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 13, 2023

If passed by the Senate, broadcasters through telecoms regulator AGCOM will have new powers to compel internet service providers to block pirate streams in a matter of minutes, potentially seconds. Last month a bill crafted to crack down on pirate IPTV services was unanimously approved by Italy’s Chamber of Deputies.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 20, 2023

For the Hollywood studio members of the MPA, anti-piracy teamwork is nothing new, but for other members of the highly successful Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, collaborating with rival companies is likely to be a relatively new concept. These included noonoo.app, noonootv.live, noonoo2023.xyz

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2024

The end result is a substandard system that ISPs are mandated by law to use, purely for the benefit of other companies, but at their own expense. To say that Italy’s much-heralded pirate IPTV blocking scheme got off to a controversial start would significantly underplay events of the past two months.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

In common with similar businesses elsewhere in Europe, powerful Italian football clubs, broadcasters, and their powerful business associates in government, concluded long ago that only a draconian internet-blocking system supported by tough new law could force fans away from wallet-friendly pirate IPTV services and towards legal platforms.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 8, 2023

student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. The court held that adopting this standard is essential to avoid stifling local industry and balance global brand reputation with the interests of national enterprises and consumers. Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Tejaswini Kaushal.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[ This post has been co-authored with Jyotpreet Kaur, Tejaswini Kaushal, Praharsh Gour, and Swaraj Barooah ]. As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. And as we move to the cusp of the new year, here’s to wishing our readers a very happy and healthy year ahead!

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Leo the Lion has been the most regular star of MGM Pictures since it was founded on this day in 1924, and his roar is probably the sound most commonly associated with the studio. –Kat Eschner, The Story of Hollywood’s Most Famous Lion (2017). There’s no roar quite like a Nittany Lion’s!

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

That background might help explain the tenacity of the Interprofession du Gruy é re , a Swiss trade association and cheese producer organization (“Interprofession”), in pursuing protection in the U.S. Under the French national system, the same term is approved as a PGI. ” [iii]. .” ” [iii].

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. In this case, the plaintiff is a publishing company that claimed that defendant No. Here are the quick summaries of the 4 posts, 12 case summaries, and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Done, so Dusted?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

student at National Law University, Delhi. Her previous posts can be accessed here. Wrapping up the first week of 2024, here is a brief recap of our hard-hitting post on TKDL, the detailed comments on the draft Calcutta High Court IPR Division Rules, and an informative take on scandalous and obscene trademark prosecution in India.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2022

the article was based on an expert opinion produced by the authors for a German association of professional image agencies. .; the article was based on an expert opinion produced by the authors for a German association of professional image agencies. But who is this “publisher”? Image by Sang Hyun Cho from Pixabay.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. Devanshu is a second-year student pursuing B.A. Here are the quick summaries of the 4 posts, 9 case summaries, and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from different High Courts?

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IIPRD

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The economic value of music stems from the intellectual property (IP) rights associated with creative works, their performance, and transmission, in addition to its fundamental human and cultural value. record companies and broadcasters). MUSIC STREAMING PLATFORMS AND ENFORCEMENT OF IPR.

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Michael Geist

MARCH 22, 2023

technology companies that generate significant revenues in Canada from online advertising and user data. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa this week has begun to place the spotlight on the mounting tensions over digital policy. Is retaliation likely to happen? As Scottie Greenwood notes , “ these are top-of-mind issues. retaliation.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 21, 2022

I launched a page that featured publicly available submissions (links reposted below), including 25 submissions from organizations and companies as well as six individual expert submissions. In the meantime, I filed an Access to Information Act request to compel disclosure by law of the consultation submissions.

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Michael Geist

MARCH 15, 2024

The app is already prohibited on government devices in Canada, the government has quietly conducted a national security review , and there are new calls to ban it altogether from the Canadian market. The furor really seems to be a case of economic nationalism – a desire to deny a popular Chinese service access to the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

— Career Group Companies. In the last decade, the United Kingdom has taken the tradition outdoors, with The Great British Spring Clean , which is a national campaign run by Keep Britain Tidy. It’s a way to say, “I’m dusting off the winter blues and coming out of hibernation.” Don’t believe us?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Among other things, the Supreme Court rejected the arguments that legislatures could treat the Internet like telephony or broadcasting. Perhaps with a touch of national pride/hubris, Allen repeatedly denigrated the Texas and Arkansas laws as inferior to the UK bill. . * * * Arkansas Act 689 of 2023 NetChoice LLC v. Void for Vagueness.

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