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Ad-hear to the Law: My Top Ten IP-Related Podcast Episodes

IPilogue

D isparaging Trademarks at a Time of Social & Racial Justice Movements ” by Brand & New. Brand & New is a podcast by the International Trademark Association. In particular, I enjoyed their conversation about the possibility of minority-owned brands reclaiming and trademarking offensive words or stereotypes. “D

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Protecting Trademarks on YouTube: Balancing Rights and Remedies in the Digital Age

Intepat

Given YouTube’s aforementioned popularity, protecting brands from unauthorized use or reproduction on the platform becomes essential. Since the brand value is often connected to YouTube Business, trademark registration increases the value of the YouTube brand. What constitutes a YouTube Trademark Infringement?

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Book review and discount code: Commercialising Celebrity Persona

The IPKat

The book examines how the advertising, merchandising, film and television, and sports video-games industries use persona as a key component of their products. In the presence of a relationship, the brand wants to maintain the relationship and therefore legal action is rarely advanced.

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World’s Most Notorious Pirate Sites Listed in New USTR Report

TorrentFreak

Russia-based trio Rapidgator (file-hosting), RuTracker (torrents) and VK, the largest social media platform in Russia, also maintain their spots. In 2023, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment targeted sites operating under Cuevana3 branding that had featured in earlier notorious markets reports.

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Grand Jury Charges ‘Omi in a Hellcat’ With Conspiracy to Pirate Xfinity & Spectrum TV Services

TorrentFreak

A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka Omi in a Hellcat). “The Infringing Service delivered Video Content, including television shows and movies, to subscribers to the Infringing Service, in exchange for payment,” it reads.

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Bridgerton Helps Navigate The Limits Of The Fan Fiction Defence In Intellectual Property

IPilogue

Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. Netflix alleges Barlow and Bear have benefited from their album’s false association with the Bridgerton brand. District Court in D.C. 501 and 15 U.S.C. District Court in D.C.

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Hollywood Demands $16.35m From Operator of Pirate IPTV Services

TorrentFreak

. “Tusa is the individual responsible for, and he directly operated, managed, and ultimately profited from, the willful infringement of Plaintiffs’ copyrights in their movies and television shows…through a string of unauthorized movie and television streaming services.