43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. Princeton then sued Wonderland and the models, seeking a declaratory judgment that it has no obligations under the Consent Judgment.

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Advertising Advertising Settlement Contracts 64

43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

18, 2022) Not bound by Article III, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling despite the parties’ settlement. The statements were “commercial advertising meant to sell a product, and generally there ‘can be no constitutional objection to the suppression of commercial messages that do not accurately inform the public.’”

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Artistic Work 59

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past several years a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed against alleged cheaters or cheat makers. In a complaint filed at a Seattle federal court last June, Bungie accused AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions.

Copyright 136

Copyright Law Copying Copyright Infringement 136

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. Two of the defendants, Bennett and the label, reached a settlement with Campbell. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series. Despite the sale, he claims he retained all copyrights in the work.

Cinema 201

Cinema Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Licensing 201

TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2022

Triller alleged willful copyright infringement (for distributing, uploading, copying, and publicly displaying the fight), violations of the Federal Communications Act (interception/misuse of a satellite broadcast), and vicarious copyright infringement in respect of the infringing acts of those who allegedly viewed the fight on FilmDaily.

Copyright Infringement 127

Copyright Infringement Copyright Advertising Advertising 127

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

The company was accused of advertising on torrent sites such as YTS and billing itself as a “Porcorn Time VPN.” This far-reaching measure appears to have paid off as both parties have just informed the Virginia federal court that a settlement has been reached. Settlement With Blocking Requirements. No Logging!

Settlement 137

Settlement Confidentiality IP Advertising 137

43(B)log

DECEMBER 16, 2022

15, 2022) The court of appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of an insurer, and ordered partial summary judgment for the insured, on the duty to defend in underlying litigation based on advertising injury coverage for trade dress infringement (depicting allegedly infringing products) in the insured’s advertising.

Advertising 59

Advertising Advertising False Advertising Intellectual Property 59

TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2022

As part of its endless quest to disrupt the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content, in March 2021 Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN said it had successfully targeted yet another pirate IPTV seller. New Pirate IPTV Sales Breached Settlement Agreement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Settlement Marketing Marketing Advertising 111

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 8, 2022

BREIN also kept a close eye on advertisements for pirate services and other illegal offerings. A total of 3,210 advertisements were flagged and reported, while 18 persistent advertisers were identified and stopped. Camcording, Settlements and Warnings. Pirate Bay Blockade Expands.

Settlement 127

Settlement Advertising Advertising Reporting 127

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

I’ve often wondered about the conversations that take place between trademark owner and counsel before filing a keyword advertising lawsuit. Gibson is remembered to this day for his Righthaven copyright litigation scheme (against mom-and-pop bloggers!), More Posts About Keyword Advertising. * Should we say ? Greenberg v.

Trademark 101

Trademark Advertising Advertising Litigation 101

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the final days of 2023 as people were preparing to welcome in the new year, yet more pirate domains were being redirected or transferred into the hands of the MPA, presumably as part of a settlement agreement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. 2) Responsive Design with VIP membership system.

Advertising 91

Advertising Advertising Intellectual Property Editing 91

TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2024

The filmmakers accused the ISP of failing to terminate the accounts of subscribers who were repeatedly flagged for sharing copyrighted material. WOW vs. ‘Trolls’ The ISP described the film companies and their anti-piracy partner MaverickEye as “copyright trolls”.

Copyright Infringement 84

Copyright Infringement Copyright Notice Social Media Copyright 84

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. With the $1m settlement offer attracting no interest, the companies ultimately sued for willful violations of 17 U.S.C. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Cease and Desist 80

Cease and Desist Settlement Television Branding 80

BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In the Complaint, Bowers argues that the Defendants “took Plaintiff’s copyrighted Work without a proper license in order to nationally advertise, market, and promote its business activities across the Kansas City, Missouri area.” The use of the Work on the College's graphic design department website was allegedly discovered in 2019.Bowers

Graphic Design 52

Graphic Design Settlement Advertising Advertising 52

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Last year, Texas-based model Deniece Waidhofer sued Thothub for copyright infringement after the site’s users posted many of her ‘exclusive’ photos. The trio accused Cloudflare of both direct and contributory copyright infringement. Judge Olguin concluded that the direct copyright infringement claim was ungrounded.

Copyright Infringement 133

Copyright Infringement Copyright Settlement Advertising 133

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

After the H3 Podcast aired a short clip of the event on YouTube, featuring a fight that lasted just 119 seconds, Triller filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against creators Ethan and Hila Klein. Claire, sent a press release to various media outlets that advertised and promoted Triller’s amnesty program.

Copyright Infringement 76

Copyright Infringement Advertising Advertising Copyright 76

BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Lehren asserts multiple affirmative defenses to Ivy's claims, including copyright misuse and unclean hands. Now that the Complaint and Answer have been filed, both parties will proceed forward into litigation.

Copying 52

Copying Fair Use Advertising Advertising 52

The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

The Case of Upcycling”, Irene Calboli and Siroos Tanner address the IP dimension of upcycling and explore ways to prevent this environmentally friendly practice from being hindered by claims of potential trademark and copyright infringement. centred perspective, it — unsurprisingly —managed to grasp the essence of the topic globally.

Intellectual Property 57

Intellectual Property False Advertising Editing Settlement 57

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Facebook comes to a preliminary agreement on copyright royalties with French news publishers; Senator Thom Tillis announces his support of a bill increasing cyber-attack reporting requirements for critical infrastructure owners; the Federal Trade Commission issues a report on “troubling” ISP practices surrounding (..)

Reporting 45

Reporting Settlement Privacy Advertising 45

IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For licences, it was understood that the third party licensing the music, such as for a movie, television show, or advertisement, would take on the extra costs, allowing for an artist to receive a higher royalty rate from the record label. Domino also paid Four Tet £56,921.08 Future Impacts. for songwriters/publishers.

Music 104

Music Intellectual Property Contracts Settlement 104

TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2023

One is to interfere with a platform’s ability to generate revenue through advertising. In 2022, BREIN says it “addressed” 36 advertisers doing business on pirate sites and carried out 2,869 interventions against adverts promoting infringing content. It also stopped 19 traders of IPTV/VOD subscriptions.

Reporting 86

Reporting Advertising Advertising Settlement 86

Copyright Lately

JULY 12, 2021

The actor, who claims he’s never used cannabis in his life, objects to Solar Therapeutics’ unpermitted use of both the copyrighted Borat character and his own likeness. Baron Cohen argues that the use of his name and likeness in a cannabis advertisement (which he’d never agree to) would have commanded a much higher amount.

Copyright 80

Copyright Advertising Advertising Settlement 80

TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications. The copyright infringement allegations can have real consequences. of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement. .

Copyright Infringement 143

Copyright Infringement Copyright Music Settlement 143

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Larry Philpot is a repeat copyright plaintiff. The IJR “article generated approximately $2 to $3 in advertising revenue for IJR based on the number of page views it received.” The court says it’s the product of creative choices, so it’s entitled to “thick” copyright protection. Nature of Use.

Fair Use 90

Fair Use Licensing Copyright Marketing 90

Michael Geist

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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.

Advertising 93

Advertising Advertising Television Government 93

SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

Looking at the AP HC’s Curious Decision on Textbooks and Copyright In a significant decision, the AP High Court made some curious findings on copyright and educational material. Is Every ‘Educational Use’ a ‘Fair Use’? The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was using identical marks and were selling counterfeit goods.

Fair Use 59

Fair Use Licensing Trademark Patent Application 59

TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2023

Copyright holders have tried to go after individual pirates and pirate sites in court, but third-party intermediaries are now increasingly seen as targets as well. The filmmakers accused the Colorado-based ISP of failing to terminate the accounts of subscribers who were repeatedly flagged for sharing copyrighted material.

Copyright Infringement 109

Copyright Infringement IP Copyright Reporting 109

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

These risks obviously include legal trouble and settlement letters. While we are willing to believe this conclusion, we don’t see any evidence for it in the report, which is mostly a summary of information provided by copyright holders. In the advertising campaign, Jimmy learns of these threats. Nude Pictures of Pirates?

Reporting 121

Reporting Advertising Advertising Settlement 121

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

As a super-notice, it can produce cash payouts from settlements or default judgments (which are enforced against the cash held at the online marketplace, so they have actual value). As another example of the significance of non-appellate law, Google’s trademark policy is the de facto trademark law of online keyword advertising.

Trademark Law 101

Trademark Law Trademark IP Blogging 101

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).

Registration 113

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 113

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.

Cease and Desist 132

Cease and Desist Government Confidentiality Settlement 132

43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

The passage is “separately copyrighted,” by which I take it the court means “separately registered.” The tweets don’t reproduce enough of the work to substitute for it, and, “[i]f anything, the properly attributed quotation of a short passage from Winning Isn’t Normal might bolster interest in the book; it is free advertising.”

Fair Use 90

Fair Use Social Media Licensing Marketing 90

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E. ML Genius v.

Blogging 93

Blogging Contracts Copyright Law Copyright 93

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

When investigations are over, sensitive settlement agreements prevent any of the parties – ACE, MPA, and pirates alike – from revealing anything that hasn’t been cleared by air-tight legal agreements. News vs. Marketing and Advertising. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Reporting 125

Reporting Advertising Advertising Social Media 125

TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

According to the complaint, ExpediteTV, Mundo TV, and Must TV offered DISH copyrighted content. billion dollar company will stop at nothing to bully people into settlements to help its bottom line.” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. LaBossiere Slams DISH in Answer to Complaint.

Television 62

Television Licensing Branding Brands 62

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As described by SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Kim Kardashian’s June 2021 Instagram post was not a generic product advertisement. ” Read the SEC’s settlement order here. Rather, her post dealt with promoting a “crypto asset security” which implicates U.S. ARE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER PROMOTIONS DEAD?

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Social Media Intellectual Property Business Registration 52