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ISP Surprises Record Labels with ‘Innocent Infringer’ Witness at Piracy Trial

TorrentFreak

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and over the years several ISPs have been sued because of them. In anticipation, both parties submitted motions to exclude several topics, with partial success. The most prominent outcome thus far is the guilty verdict against Cox from late 2019. Rightscorp and BMG vs. Cox.

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Record Labels Object to ‘Inflammatory’ Evidence from ‘Pro-Piracy’ Site Boing Boing

TorrentFreak

Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. The document in question is an email sent by Warner anti-piracy expert Howie Singer, to himself, several years ago. The email contains a copy of a blog post published by Boing Boing. Boing Boing labeled the script “terrifying extortion.”. .

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TTAB Affirms Refusal to Register Handbag Shape: Generic and (Alternatively) Lacking Acquired Distinctiveness

The TTABlog

The Board rejected various objections made by the applicant to the evidence, including hearsay and reliance on non-USA sources. I blogged some thoughts on this topic a few years ago [ here ], although I did not include a discussion of "genericnes." Conclusion: The Board affirmed the refusal to register on both grounds. Welch 2022.

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keyword ads, product names not confusing in ex-roommate spat

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Testimony regarding third-party calls wherein the callers allegedly expressed actual confusion between BoostLash and WooLash is hearsay, as it describes out-of-court statements offered for the truth of the matter asserted.” [I’m Actual confusion: No record evidence.

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Music Companies Don’t Want ISP to Bring Up “Human Rights” and “Spying” in Piracy Trial

TorrentFreak

Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern. These testimonies are hearsay and don’t prove that Bright House was aware of this activity, the ISP argues. Spying, Price Fixing, and Exploitation. As such, they might confuse the jury. ” No Throttling and Monitoring.

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Fifth Circuit Affirms That Ericsson’s Offers to HTC Complied With ETSI FRAND Commitment (HTC v. Ericsson)

LexBlog IP

But the district court excluded that testimony as hearsay–i.e., Although Kennedy’s testimony may touch on the same general topic as Mills’s, Kennedy’s valuation was necessarily given for a different purpose and dealt with a distinct licensing situation.