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Pirate IPTV Providers “Exploit PayPal, Mastercard & Visa Branding”

TorrentFreak

It found that the majority (76%) openly advertised their payment options with Visa, Mastercard and PayPal leading the way. The strong message from Irdeto was that such payment processors should be supporting legitimate media organizations by conducting better due diligence and stopping support for pirate streaming services. “If

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Groundless threat of trademark infringement: Is Section 142 a means to combat trademark bullying?

Selvam & Selvam Blog

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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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements. The BGH stated in 2018 that when interpreting (contractual) cease and desist agreements in cases of doubt cease and desist obligation must be interpreted as meaning that its effect has the same scope as the statutory claim for injunctive relief.