BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Francis") committed copyright infringement and was in breach of contract over the use of hundreds of photographs he took for the school and its students. Morlos also provided large complimentary promotional posters for the school to advertise with. In December 2022, Morlos sent a cease-and-desist letter to St.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The complaint alleges that Everly acquired the Firestick Steve customer database from someone who had already received cease-and-desist notices from DISH, which may explain why they were keen to pass former users over. Not even a cease-and-desist convinced him to stop. So what happened to Firestick Steve?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the years DISH has filed large numbers of civil lawsuits, some based on copyright law and others the Federal Communications Act. DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The potential flow of advertisement traffic for this content makes them lucrative assets for any commercial establishment. Unauthorized usage, storage and sharing of unsolicited copyrighted content is a threat to human creativity. Undoubtedly, the OTT broadcasting market is one of the world’s largest media markets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

. — For the claims related to illegal selling of scraped data, the court dismissed those because they were preempted by copyright. I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2022

Speculation that the team had received some sort of legal threat weren’t answered directly but a member of the team strongly hinted that a cease-and-desist may have been received. While it is a replacement for the official app, Vanced is advertised as a modded version of the official YouTube app.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is a major revenue generator for the NCAA, with millions of dollars in advertising and broadcasting deals at stake. The NCAA takes a proactive approach to protecting its intellectual property, often sending cease-and-desist letters to those it believes are infringing on its rights.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The sites’ Russian owner Tofig Kurbanov was taken to court in the United States in 2018, accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement. In a follow-up filing, the music companies demanded more than $82 million in damages for copyright infringement and DMCA violations. The copyright infringement complaints were not new either.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

Flyers distributed in the Bay Area advertising the service had led to DISH investigators handing over $135 for a subscription test purchase. Other documents filed in the lawsuit reveal that a cease-and-desist notice sent to Sharma IPTV last September contained an offer to settle the case. And the targets after those.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Cease and Desist. While court cases are also part of the repertoire, a cease-and-desist letter is usually the first step taken. As ACE is expanding, the cease-and-desist approach has become a more international endeavor. Cease-and-desist letters can be effective but they are no silver bullet.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2022

In reponse to rampant cheating in Call of Duty games, earlier this month Activision filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against cheat maker EngineOwning UG and CMN Holdings S.A. In 2017 and 2018, its lawyers wrote to them several times, demanding that they cease and desist. Supporting court documents here ( 1 , 2 , 3 , pdf).

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Through YouTube, the music industry generated billions of dollars in advertising revenue. Over the years, YouTube’s legal team has regularly approached operators of stream-ripping services with cease and desist notices. For now… From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

COPYRIGHT Giovanni Maria Riccio and Fabiola Iraci Gambazza (E-Lex law firm) reported on the recent publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory entitled " Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content ", commissioned by the European Commission. disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2022

The RIAA had already sent cease-and-desist orders to the hosting company in 2020, before it approached GitHub. Their complaint, which cites an earlier case from 2017 , alleges that youtube-dl aids copyright infringement by circumventing YouTube’s technical protection measures. Numerous Legal Uses.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2024

The plaintiff filed an infringement action before a German court requesting the defendant to be ordered to cease and desist from using the plaintiff’s trade marks for diving accessories in Germany, including from possessing them for the purpose of offering or putting them on the market. 10(3)(b) TMD.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Such groundless threats are commonly achieved by sending cease and desist letters or legal notices threatening the recipient with legal proceedings. Section 142 of the Act categorizes threats as circulars, advertisements or other similar means served on the other party.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2022

It found that the majority (76%) openly advertised their payment options with Visa, Mastercard and PayPal leading the way. “These procedures can include multiple cease and desist notices and may require proof via a test [IPTV] purchase. of all payment methods openly advertised by pirate IPTV providers.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

The complaint states that around September 24, 2021, the defendants were notified that their service violates federal laws and told to cease and desist. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. The service was marketed and sold to users via these domains and through social media platforms.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

The sites are taken down in a number of ways, from cease-and-desist warnings to full-blown litigation. Possibly as a result, mid-2020 Watchsomuch was advertising on Twitter that its.org domain wasn’t the only option for accessing the platform. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Recently, a district court in the same circuit took up a very similar issue, assessing Viacom’s trademark and copyright infringement claims against the owner and operator of a pop-up restaurant and bar called The Rusty Krab. The court begins with findings of fact, lavishing attention on the show’s plot and popularity.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In addition, advertising companies and payment processors help to cut off revenue to pirate sites and services, when appropriate. “Collaboration enables ACE members and the local content industry to speak to government officials with one voice about the need to better prioritize copyright enforcement. all over the globe.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

Online advertisers bid to use keywords from search engines that feature famous brand names to divert customers to their website which damages the brand’s reputation. Further, using legal assistance and adopting traditional enforcement strategies like a cease and desist notice may also help enforce trademark rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A refresher: in 1998, Congress created a notice-and-takedown scheme for user-submitted items that allegedly infringe copyright. Copyright owners send takedown notices, and service providers either remove the items or lose the safe harbor. The DMCA’s main counterbalance to copyright owner overreach was supposed to be 512(f).

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The TTABlog

JULY 29, 2021

Respondent, who then sent a cease-and-desist letter to petitioner, prompting the subject petition for cancellation. Here, there was no evidence of Nema's advertising or other expenditures, nor evidence of its sales or growth. Text Copyright John L. In 2018, petitioner terminated its arrangement with respondent.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). These provisions served as, among other things, models for Articles 18 and 20 in the new DSM Copyright Directive (2019/790).

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Proof of IP Ownership – IP Registration Certificate or Copyright Recordal Certificate is necessary. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc., It is worth noting that many counterfeits are advertised in local languages or posted on local websites. Educating the consumers is imperative.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week The Copyright Quandary regarding the Delhi High Court Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings Recently Delhi High Court came up with ‘Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules’ which would be a positive step towards assuring better access to law and transparency.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

There is the famous example of NYU data researchers who received a cease-and-desist letter from Facebook/Meta for doing research on Facebook’s algorithm. Trademark, copyright, trespass to chattels, the law of online contracts—none of this stuff is novel. Or, for whatever reason, just don’t want people accessing their data.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2023

The DMCA takedown process allows copyright holders to report infringing content and have it removed or taken down. In an effort to curtail the abuse, earlier this year the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices. In addition, YTMP3.nu nu and Y2mate.nu

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

Few opponents prefer to jump straight into court action, with oppositions typically the preference when a cease and desist letter fails to get the right reaction. Most IP lawyers dread reading about their cases in a newspaper, what with journalists’ infamous ability to speak of copyrighting a trade mark in a patent dispute.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. After compiling a list of those IP assets, the next step would be to review what the company is using and compare that to the list of registered or pending IP.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademarks help in the advertisement of the goods in a global level: Trademarks helps a brand in gaining popularity by allowing a company to advertise or market their products on various domains around the world. Sections 9 and 11 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 address the notion of confusion.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. After compiling a list of those IP assets, the next step would be to review what the company is using and compare that to the list of registered or pending IP.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Nor was there any evidence of advertising. Branded contended that it had been policing its marks, which showed its intent to resume use, However, there was no evidence of the issuance of cease-and-desist letters, nor of the commencement of any litigation. Text Copyright John L. Read comments and post your comment here.

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