LexBlog IP

MARCH 31, 2023

Many of us (including myself) have so many subscriptions and memberships that it can be hard to keep up. The FTC states that its proposal would “save consumers time and money, and businesses that continued to use subscription tricks and traps would be subject to stiff penalties.”

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 14, 2022

Choosing monthly from “book bundles” across the publisher’s nine imprints, customers of the new multimedia subscription service will receive either e-books or physical copies delivered to their homes. Will Romance Readers Fall For Subscriptions? The post Will Romance Readers Fall For Subscriptions?

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. They can become so-called ‘subscription-traps’. Following this investigation, the CMA released new practical Guidance ( Guidance ) for businesses offering subscription services, which is based on the CMA’s interpretation of consumer law. Regulatory Action.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2024

Content subscription platform Fanfix sued Passes Inc.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2021

full text publicly available ( in German ) Germany will soon require specific cancellation/termination mechanisms for consumer subscriptions. As part of the new Fair Consumer Contracts Act , [ Gesetz für Faire Verbraucherverträge ; published in the Federal Gazette (Part I) no. 53/2021, p. 3433 et seq., email, app) confirmations.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. The government has recognised the problems surrounding auto-renewal of subscription contracts as highlighted by the CMA and is looking at the CMA’s recommendations in order to update the law. They provide certain benefits to businesses, such as offering predictable revenue.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Screen Australia Drama Report At a time when streaming services (also referred to as subscription video on demand, or SVOD) are growing internationally at a frenzied pace, various countries are pondering how to deal with this phenomenon, particularly when it comes to local production.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 24, 2024

As it turns out, it’s quite costly to have more than a handful of subscriptions and fees may rise to the point where people feel justified to pirate some content to keep costs under control. respondents released this week suggests that expensive streaming subscriptions are an issue there too. This revelation isn’t new.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2022

Subscription marketing is on the rise with some predicting the subscription industry will more than double by 2025. This prediction is fueled partly by the pandemic, no doubt linked to people seeking more streaming services to fill our entertainment needs and for home workout subscriptions to get our sweat on safely.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 25, 2021

CCC is now offering subscriptions to Wiley journals through CCC’s advanced content workflow solution, RightFind , to meet the unique needs of emerging life science and biotech organizations. RightFind clients will now have an easy new way to subscribe to more than eight million articles from over 1,750 Wiley journals.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The FTC has issued a new Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Negative Option Marketing (Policy Statement), generally warning companies about their compliance obligations relating to negative option programs and against using website design features to deceive consumers into signing up for subscription services (i.e.

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McKinsey Operations

MARCH 24, 2023

New tech and emerging trends will enable consumers to move toward a more complete online car-buying experience.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

Last November, IPTV subscription resellers operating from channels4cheap.com (C4C) and purchase-iptv.com found themselves being sued by broadcaster DISH Network. DISH produced a screenshot to show that a person, also called John Magembe, was among the top 10 resellers of Beast TV subscriptions when the platform was in full swing.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 25, 2023

What stands out most is that video subscription service content dominates the top ten. With the current streaming landscape being so fragmented, it appears that many people prefer to pirate instead of paying for ‘another’ subscription. Interestingly, Netflix releases are noticeably absent.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I'm trying Mailchimp if you want to get posts by email. I'm also trying to fix the crosspost to Wordpress, but I'll have to see if that works. Other places to find me: Twitter , Mastodon ; LinkedIn if I can get that fixed.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2024

The annual list featured series from all popular video subscription services, except one. Pirates Have Subscriptions In absolute terms, the U.S. Many of these pirates are not simply freeloaders; they have legitimate subscriptions too. In line with previous years, Netflix titles were notable for their absence.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nine ‘Key members’ Arrested The Directorate for the Prosecution of Electronic Crime says a coordinated operation carried out last Friday targeted a “criminal operation” whose members were “systematically active in the illegal retransmission of subscription television services.” How Much Was Made?

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McKinsey Operations

MARCH 10, 2023

Vista aims to disrupt corporate travel by making a floating fleet of aircraft available anytime, anywhere.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2023

In recent years, many people have canceled their expensive cable subscriptions, opting to use cheaper Internet TV instead. These pirate IPTV services are often accessed through relatively cheap subscriptions. Of these self-proclaimed pirates, 10% paid for a subscription. ” Mysterious Charges Below is an example of a $17.21

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

IPTV Subscriptions on Open Sale. At the time of writing, subscription listings on MyTek’s website are yet to be suspended. In short, a full subscription package costs 25 dinars and that converts to less than $8.00 – for a 12-month subscription. MyTek Also Offers beIN Packages – But Does Anybody Buy Them?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Social Media Sales Attract Attention According to information released by Spain’s National Police on Monday, a broadcaster’s representative filed a complaint after spotting a profile on social media platforms offering pirate IPTV subscriptions. Police investigators say they located several ads offering the subscriptions for sale.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In recent years, many people have canceled their expensive cable subscriptions, opting to use cheaper Internet TV instead. These high-quality pirate IPTV services are often sold through monthly or yearly subscriptions. . €1 These high-quality pirate IPTV services are often sold through monthly or yearly subscriptions.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2022

Subscription Fatigue. One potential factor is the fact that legal TV content is scattered out over several subscription services. While most people are happy to pay for one or two services, some might prefer to use pirate sites instead of paying for yet another subscription. Habits also play a significant role.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 2, 2024

Features to Look for in a Scientific Content Solution An ideal content solution would include the ability to check automatically, before purchase, whether articles requested by employees are already available through the company’s journal subscriptions.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service copied subscription TV broadcasts from official (and unofficial) sources and then restreamed that content to tens of thousands of customers, at a dramatically cut down price. Selling subscriptions directly to consumers makes the most money on paper but also causes the most headaches.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While the continued proliferation of cheap albeit illegal pirate IPTV subscriptions is a problem for Sky, the broadcaster’s engagement with governments suggests that allocation of public crime-fighting resources would make things more manageable. ” Who requested the meeting and where it was held are details absent from the report.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2022

Due to the way many pirate IPTV services are structured, top level suppliers often rely on a cascading marketing system whereby subscriptions are sold and resold through a network of so-called resellers. Not Me, Man Claims. There is also a risk that the service will be shut down.”

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TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2022

The subscriptions sold by the man provided access to more than 6,000 TV channels and in excess of 10,000 movies and TV shows via a VOD service. 5,000 Penalty For Any New Subscriptions. In addition, BREIN has closed 330 websites that were used to sell illegal IPTV subscriptions.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

Acting as a direct replacement, for some even an antidote to runaway expensive TV subscription packages, the IPTV boom most likely had entertainment companies reluctantly nostalgic for The Pirate Bay. Soon after a subscription reseller received a six-month sentence , a step up from the community sentences seen earlier.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ even converted some hardcore pirates, as they were seen as more convenient alternatives. Paying for a handful of streaming subscriptions and navigating from service to service for an evening of entertainment is not the best experience. There is a problem though.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While the US policy differs from Plan S in that it purports to be “agnostic” toward business models, the end result, the flipping of hybrid/subscription journals to fully-OA, may be the same. The thinking is that if we can somehow manage to flip the institutional subscription revenues to OA models, the market will sustain itself.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 23, 2023

In recent years, many people have canceled their expensive cable subscriptions, opting to use cheaper Internet TV instead. The IPTV service, which charged a monthly subscription fee of roughly 10 euros, carried more than 10,000 TV channels. Those who choose the cheapest plans often end up at pirate services.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 9, 2023

After securing an eight-year boxing rights deal worth $1 billion, the plan was to ditch expensive one-off payments for big events in favor of steady, $10-per-month subscription packages. “We We are basically saying pay-per-view sucks,” Denyer said. DAZN’s marketing drilled that message home – and then some.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 18, 2024

Last December, via the service’s X account, the company said that all subscriptions had been frozen and would be extended. Uptobox Said Little Until Recently Given the gravity of any legal measures taken by a coalition with a combined worth expressed in triple-digit billions, Uptobox hasn’t said much over the past six months.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The investigation, led by ERSOU but most likely supported by Sky investigators, relates to a channel on Telegram where pirate subscription packages, granting illegal access to Sky TV channels, were sold to the public. Two men, aged 33 and 35, were arrested on suspicion of fraud, money laundering, and intellectual property offenses.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 6, 2023

Police were alerted to Brockley’s activities in 2018, when BT reported the now-suspended Twitter account @Infinity_IPTV in connection with sales of illegal IPTV subscriptions. Brockley reportedly charged £15 per month for a subscription. Of these sales, 1,408 directly referenced IPTV and no taxes were paid on the income.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

Sports leagues and their TV broadcasting partners all over Europe are working hard to combat the supply and sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions. According to police sources, the site offered subscriptions to illegal IPTV and CCCAM services. The system is also used to identify sites selling illegal subscriptions.

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