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Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives

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We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Roshan Santhalia ruminating on the question of whether a cease-and-desist notice before instituting a trademark or copyright infringement suit should be issued or not. Cease and desist by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0

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YTS Breaks Unique Settlement Agreement by Uploading Pirated Films

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In some cases these shutdowns are easy, only requiring a cease and desist order to be delivered to the owner’s home address. YTS Lawsuits and Settlements As one of the most iconic piracy brands, YTS.mx In 2019, the popular torrent site and its operator were accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement in multiple U.S.

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Bungie & Ubisoft Reach $300,000 Settlement With Ring-1 Cheat Sellers

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Other claims in the complaint include the unlawful reproduction of copyrighted artwork and game files, plus inducing and contributing to the copyright-infringing acts of Ring-1 customers, who allegedly create unauthorized derivative works when they deploy Ring-1 cheats. Wesam and Ahmad Mohammad Agree $300K Settlement.

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Anti-Piracy Group Received $290K in Settlements from Usenet Pirates in 2021

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In August 2021, for example, Usenet indexer NZBXS agreed to shut down and as part of a confidential settlement, agreed to hand over the personal details of some of the platform’s users. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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3 Count: Music Licensing is Strange…

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million in damages, a permanent injunction and the execution of an earlier settlement agreement against the alleged operator of the site Altered Carbon, Area 51 and other pirate services. The lawsuit targets Jason Tusa and actually began back in August 2020 when he shuttered his Area 51 service following a cease-and-desist letter.

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Delhi High Court Rules in Favour of Microsoft Corporation in 12-Year Copyright Infringement Case, Grants Permanent Injunction and Awards Damages

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The court granted an ad-interim ex-parte order of injunction in favour of Microsoft and against the defendants, restraining the defendants from infringing Microsoft’s software programs. Therefore, the court held that the defendants had infringed upon Microsoft’s copyright and were liable for damages.

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Pirate IPTV Sellers Who Refused to Pay a Cash Settlement Get Sued & Lose

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In 2018 the court sided with BREIN , noting that when Leaper Beheer BV, Growler BV, DITisTV and their respective directors distributed the playlist, they made the linked content available to a ‘new audience’ beyond that envisioned by the copyright holders. Court Orders Infringement to Stop.