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“El TORO LOCO”: when a Monster truck show amounts to both trade mark and copyright infringement

The IPKat

This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement. is the organizer of televised motor sport events called "Monster Jam". In July 2019, a cease-and-desist letter was sent to the company H Z without much effect.

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3 Count: LEGO Jacket

Plagiarism Today

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. As a result, he sent a cease-and-desist letter to LEGO. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 2: GitHub Takes Down “Widevine Dump” Forks Following MPA Complaint.

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Pirate IPTV: Police Organized Crime Unit Arrests Three Men in UK

TorrentFreak

Two 31-year-old men from Blackpool and a 29-year-old man from Oldham were arrested on suspicion of criminal copyright infringement offenses and were later released under investigation. Who Are The Men? Millington was ultimately sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

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Hollywood Demands $16.35m From Operator of Pirate IPTV Services

TorrentFreak

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. Settled law permits entry of default against willful infringers like Tusa who make a strategic decision to not defend their conduct in court,” the motion reads.

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Pirate IPTV Service Glo TV Faces $25m Lawsuit, Resellers’ Feet Held to the Fire

TorrentFreak

Does 1-10 are described as the infringing IPTV service’s operators, who knowingly and unlawfully transmit, and publicly perform in the United States, TV channels for which DISH holds or held an exclusive license. A second infringement notice was sent on July 27, 2021, in broadly similar circumstances.

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Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The video depicted its award as the well-known Emmy statuette with a coronavirus replacing the atom in the holder’s hands: The Television Academies, who own the IP rights to the statuette, targeted the video with a DMCA notice to YouTube, which YouTube honored. Copyright Infringement/Fair Use. Goodman counternoticed.

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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. But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement.