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New Copyright Lawsuit Targets Uploaders of 10-Minute Movie Edits

TorrentFreak

When YouTube first got off the ground in 2005, most of its users would’ve been oblivious to how closely copyright law would govern their online activities moving forward. The overall message is one of deterrence coupled with the reaffirmation of copyright law, Goto said.

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After Being Sued By ACE, Nitro IPTV Now Faces a New DISH Network Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

In April 2020, a coalition of entertainment companies headed up by Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the operators of ‘pirate’ IPTV service Nitro TV. channels, which are only possible to offer after content is copied and stored, contrary to copyright law.

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MPA: Pluto TV.m3u Playlists Facilitate Piracy on a Massive Scale

TorrentFreak

These apps play a key role in the advertising mechanisms that generate revenue for the Pluto TV service and support the free-to-watch model. Users may also prefer less advertising or find the amount of user data scooped up by official apps a privacy risk. at [former repo location],” the notice reads (minor edits for clarity).

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Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Six: CBC Eligibility Harms News Competition and Its Public Interest Mandate

Michael Geist

Indeed, critics will rightly note the market distortion it creates for private entities who stand to lose further advertising-related revenues to the CBC, while supporters should be concerned that the bill undermines the CBC’s claim to a public interest role and makes an ad-free version of the service even less likely.

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Keep Calm and Fandom On: Copyright in Cosplay, Fanfiction, and Fanart

IPilogue

What may seem like a harmless activity in the spirit of fandom can at times give rise to copyright infringement. . Cosplay (or “costume play”) is the act of dressing up as a character, often from anime, video games, comics, television, or film. Luckily for most cosplayers, their costumes likely do not infringe copyright laws.

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Broadcasters’ Cable Retransmission Rights: in line (or not) with the EU right of communication to the public?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On March 10 th , 2022, the Advocate General (AG) Pitruzzella delivered his Opinion on the case RTL Television GmbH v Grupo Pestana S.G.P.S., Furthermore, a transmission through coaxal cable (the “normal” TV cable that links a TV to an antenna) should not be regarded as cable retransmission in the sense of EU copyright law.

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Artificial Intelligence and copyright: the Italian AI Law Proposal

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Furthermore, the AI Law Proposal introduces some dedicated provisions on copyright and media-related matters, which are the focus of this post. AI Law Proposal and provisions relevant for copyright In Article 24 of the AI Law Proposal, amendments are proposed to Article 1 of the Italian Copyright Law ( Law 22 April 1941, n.

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