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“Go Ahead, Sue Us”: Sony sends Cease-and-Desist after Taunts

IPilogue

Unsurprisingly, Sony sent DBrand a cease-and-desist letter , which the Canadian company published online and used to generate marketing for a newer, allegedly “not illegal,” albeit similar, product. The cease-and-desist letter can be found here. Photo by DBrand.

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Dillon Construction Group Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Andretti Global Construction Team

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Indiana) in part, for copyright infringement of works of original authorship. At the time the Plaintiff claims Cardinal still owed them $1,011.462.21, which, according to the terms of the Design-Build Contract, meant the copyright license granted to Cardinal should have ceased. Indiana); and Glenmark Construction Co.

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Music Publishers Launch Crackdown on Copyright Infringing Apps

TorrentFreak

Many of the enforcement efforts are targeted at services or tools that offer pirated content, but there are less visible copyright infringement challenges too. The music industry association has already sent cease-and-desist letters to nearly 100 apps that use copyrighted music without proper licenses.

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Failure to comply with the terms of a copyright assignment agreement held to amount to copyright infringement in France

The IPKat

On 8 July 2019, Ms Y unsuccessful addressed a cease-and-desist letter to L'Oréal. Subsequently, on 31 December 2019, Ms Y brought an action against L'Oréal Paris a for copyright infringement before the Paris Court of First Instance. This point is in line with the preexisting case law [ IPKAT here ].

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Combatting Online Copyright Infringement

LexBlog IP

It is also an increasingly popular medium for infringers to illegally source and share copyrighted materials. Fortunately, copyright law prohibits the unauthorized reproduction of a work. Copyright disputes do not need to escalate into costly and time-consuming litigation. How is Copyright Infringed?

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Court Orders Universe IPTV to Pay DISH $7m in Copyright Infringement Damages

TorrentFreak

Over the years DISH has filed large numbers of civil lawsuits, some based on copyright law and others the Federal Communications Act. DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement.

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The Iconic ‘Del Boy’ Evolves UK Copyright Law

IPilogue

Sullivan’s family has said that it took Sullivan decades of “personal experience, skill and hard graft to create and develop an imaginary world rich in memorable characters” warranting copyright. This decision provides added judicial guidance in the UK for defences to copyright infringement for purposes of parody and pastiche.