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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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DISH & Sling Sue Pirate Sites For Circumventing Sports Stream DRM

TorrentFreak

The SportsBay domains currently link to the same web platform, which features artwork culled from the infamous Pirate Bay, although there appears to be no link to that site, branding aside. It targets four Doe defendants doing business as SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com.

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NFTs and Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

Because NFTs are often digital artworks, it helps to think in terms of art. An NFT can represent anything in digital form, from visual artworks to music, multimedia, e-books and even digital trading cards. Similarly, one Bitcoin is interchangeable with another. The Mona Lisa is non-fungible.

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Influencers, bullfighting, deepfakes, AI, biopics… the Garrigues IP Blog celebrates its first birthday, covering all the hot topics.

Garrigues Blog

The EUIPO has cancelled street artist Banksy’s trademark for the well-known artwork ‘Flower Bomber” on the grounds that it was filed in bad faith. The practical application of artificial intelligence in fields such as artistic creation or innovation poses a whole range of brand new challenges for IP. There will be a sequel!

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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

43(B)log

So, were Sony’s statements, “a brand new album from the greatest artist of all time” with “9 previously unreleased vocal tracks performed by Michael Jackson,” commercial speech? Penultimately, what about the album title, Michael , and artwork, featuring images of Jackson? City of Los Angeles, 697 F.3d 3d 1146 (9th Cir.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

On November 16, 2021, film and television studio Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) sued Tarantino and his company Visiona Romantica, Inc. On February 9, 2022, Rothschild file a motion to dismiss the Complaint, arguing that he had “every right to make and sell art that depict branded products.”

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International Trademark Classes Guide: All 45 Classes

LexBlog IP

statutes, busts, and other metal artworks. broadcasting video and audio services, such as providing radio and television broadcasts. Finally, Syed Law takes the guesswork out of the trademark registration process and helps you protect your brand with value-based services. metal screws, bolts, fasteners.