TorrentFreak

JUNE 7, 2024

BREIN has just published its latest annual report, providing insights into the priorities of the organization and the progress being made. BREIN also kept a close eye on advertisements for pirate services and other illegal offerings. These are typically quite small ‘operations’ but the takedowns still add up.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

Now it’s time to execute on the plan, and that involves buying the media – i.e., purchasing ad space to place your ads on different media channels (television, print, websites, etc.) Or maybe you’re a publisher looking to monetize your available ad space by selling it to advertisers. so people can see them.

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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. The consent judgment was a lump sum and, Princeton argued, included uncovered claims; most of the images fell within the 2017-18 period.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2021

These various facilities owned and operated by defendants may support the operation of its website, but “the mere fact that [services] [were] organized at the defendants’ offices, which presumably are places of public accommodation, is not a sufficient link to support application of the ADA.”.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Cosplay (or “costume play”) is the act of dressing up as a character, often from anime, video games, comics, television, or film. The majority, however, see fan-made content as a form of flattery , and essentially, free advertising for the original work. Though the term dates back to the 1980s, the practice has existed for centuries.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

On September 8, 2022, the Mexican Government published the amendment to the Labeling Standard for food and non-alcoholic beverages (NOM). The changes raise the burdens in relation to the labeling and advertising of products with excess critical nutrients. Original source in Spanish. 09/22/22 – Consumer Protection.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2020, digital advertising spending worldwide amounted to US$378 billion — with online platforms Google and Facebook together owning half the market or about $190 billion. Meanwhile, news organizations and other publishers have watched the rise of this duopoly with increasing distress. So what’s a news publisher to do?

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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.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

TikTok Pirates For example, when a viral clip from a TV series is making the rounds on social media platforms, one could argue that this serves as free advertising. They called for platforms like TikTok to actively detect and remove unauthorized film and television content,” the researchers recall.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In 2020, complaints from the Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FIEG) over the illegal distribution of newspapers, periodicals, and books, led to an emergency order requiring Telegram to shut down 19 channels or face blocking itself. The organization also seeks fair competition in the marketplace where piracy is seen as a disruption.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Each year around the end of January, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes its annual review of so-called ‘notorious markets’ known for their connections to intellectual property crime. Nominated as pelisplus.icu.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2019, LaLiga launched an investigation into a website advertised on social media that was being used to illegally market football content plus other material belonging to a “well-known” on-demand television platform. According to police sources, the site offered subscriptions to illegal IPTV and CCCAM services.

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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. for songwriters/publishers.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

World Cup 2022 – Audiovisual Broadcasting Review Published this week, Arcom’s study reveals that more than six out of 10 French people watched or listened to at least one live match during the World Cup, a figure that rose to 73% in respect of all content, including replays, match analysis, and behind-the-scenes reporting.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MAY 3, 2021

While there’s an exception for advertising and other commercial purposes—for instance, you can’t claim that Jay-Z adores your company’s moisturizing cream without his permission—both states typically favor storytellers. Outside of “advertising” and “trade” purposes, storytellers have a large degree of freedom. Case dismissed.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2024

For people on a budget and even for those who are not, there’s a lot to like about free, ad-supported television; FAST for short. In short, users see DAZN channels directly from Pluto TV’s servers but with no advertising whatsoever.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Conal Byrne is Chief Executive Officer of the iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group , which includes the company’s fast-growing and high-profile podcasting business as well as the industry-leading iHeartRadio digital service; the company’s digital sites, services, newsletters, and programs; and its digital advertising technology companies.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2023

. “In order to evade investigations, the suspects made use of encrypted messaging applications, fictitious identities and false documents; the latter were also used for the registration of telephone accounts, credit cards, television subscriptions and server rental,” an announcement from the Postal Police reads.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As my prior work on the tattoo industry highlights, there is a universal understanding among tattooers that clients have the right to display their tattoos in public, take and post photos that feature their tattoos, and appear in media like film or television without any fear of copyright infringement. Tattoo Advertising/Human Billboards.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Introduction The media believes that it is their fundamental right to capture and publish all information about celebrities about matters of “public interest” or “public concern” that arise from the “Freedom of the Press” guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Autocontrol and Asociación Española de Anunciantes (Spanish Advertisers’ Association or AEA) agree on the ethical standards that should be applied to advertising by influencers from January 1, 2021. Debate over television series based on real events: ‘biopics’ and honor, privacy and publicity rights.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

. “When I head to Capitol Hill in DC or State Capitols throughout the country, for example, I paint a picture of the ways our productions bolster communities: how film and television support 2.74 Hundreds of thousands of jobs stolen from workers and tens of billions of dollars from the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2023

Millington later changed his plea to guilty but there was a pivotal moment: To advertise his Kodi-related products online, Millington recorded a video of himself as he used his own pirate software to access illegal streams. Webinar Published on the Millington Case Late November 2021, Mr Alibhai conducted a webinar.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Put bluntly, if journalists want to publish something unique, they’ll have to obtain their own information from their own sources. News vs. Marketing and Advertising. The alternative is strapping on a supplied sandwich board and walking around town advertising a pre-printed message.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 20, 2022

The memorandum doesn’t appear to have been published so its precise contents remain a mystery for now. Transparency – Something Lacking in Site Blocking Processes. The statement from the MPA’s van Voorn that this framework will be transparent will be tested in time.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In a call to action published today, more than 100 rightsholders, organizations, and powerful media groups threw down the gauntlet at the feet of the European Union, demanding immediate action to prevent piracy of all types of live events. .” Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe.

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43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. Several had appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, television episodes, and films. 21-2149-cv, F.4th

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The shift has little to do with the availability of links to news stories, but rather is largely the result of a combination of a better ad model (more precise information and targeting) and advertisers moving with the audience. In what way is facilitating access to news the same as making it available (much less using it)?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 28, 2024

Image via Pixabay The AI Law Proposal: general context and subject matter On 23 April 2024, the Italian government published the text of a draft law introducing regulatory provisions concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence systems to the Italian legal system (“AI Law Proposal”) ( here ). The Draft Proposal introduces: in Art.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . Exploitation rights (Sections 15-24 UrhG). More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Broadly described, those are: (1) lawsuits against the government; (2) a lawsuit brought by the government “to protect an imminent threat to public health or safety”; (3) claims against someone who is “primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods” if the cause of action relates to their advertising; (4) lawsuits brought by victims (..)

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

Plaintiffs sued for false advertising and false endorsement under the Lanham Act, violation of their right to publicity, deceptive trade practices under New York GBL Section 349, and defamation. 2021), which considered all these claims except for false advertising. The court was guided by Electra v. 59 Murray Enterprises, Inc.,

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. Top 10 Most Read IPilogue Articles Published in 2021.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The High Court also noted that merely because the impugned mark’s advertisement occurred in Delhi, the courts of Delhi will not become eligible to adjudicate on the dispute. Eenadu Television A Division … on 8 November, 2022 (Andhra Pradesh High Court). Therefore, the court proceeded with the matter ex-parte.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Miceli, Law and Economics: Private and Public 23 (West Academic Publishing 2018). [v] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations. 277 (2020). [iv]

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