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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Aside from living up to the significant functional claims in its marketing, the big questions revolve around legality. Subscriber Agreements.

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Descriptive mark Bike+ w/minimal marketing fails to show reverse confusion

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WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” initial Bike+ app with [bike more] in name and b+ in icon 2021 Bike+ name with logo and "Bike" in icon Like the 2014 app, the 2021 app is for metric tracking while cycling.

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Gaming Companies Flag ‘Highly Skilled Hackers’ as Emerging Piracy Threat

TorrentFreak

The Entertainment Software Association ( ESA ) has submitted its latest overview of “Notorious Markets” to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). These submissions serve as input for the USTR’s yearly overview of piracy ‘markets’ which helps to shape the Government’s global copyright enforcement agenda going forward.

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Operators of Movie & TV Piracy Giant 8maple Sentenced to Prison in Taiwan

TorrentFreak

Founded in 2014 by two Taiwanese software engineers, movie and TV show piracy site 8maple is a prime example. Initially, the site was promoted as a commercial advertising platform but soon transformed into a full-blown piracy portal pulling in millions of visitors each month and generating large sums in advertising revenue.

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“Pro Camcorder Pirate” Arrested in Govt, Police & UK Cinema Chain Operation

TorrentFreak

By recording the latest movies directly from the silver screen using concealed devices, ‘cammers’ fuel the illicit piracy market that thrives during the first few days of a film’s initial release. TGx is an open platform with an active and lively community, a relative rarity in today’s streaming-dominated market.

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Piracy Relic ‘Putlocker.com’ Auctioned Off For $102,499

TorrentFreak

It’s perhaps fitting that sites that relied heavily on copying are being copied themselves; the original operators can hardly complain about that. Government’s notorious markets report. The owners eventually decided to let go of the name and in 2014 rebranded as Firedrive. Not just once but two years in a row.

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2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

It would be as if an image within a newspaper advertisement were not commercially used until a customer paid their quarter, unlocked the newsrack, opened the paper, began reading, opened the page containing the relevant circular, and saw it. Code § 3344, which is predicated upon “knowing[ ] use[ ] … for purposes of advertising.”

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