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3 Count: Music Licensing is Strangeā€¦

Plagiarism Today

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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Two DJ Music Piracy Cases Five Years Apart, Two Very Different Outcomes

TorrentFreak

In the last year alone, BREIN conducted 479 investigations which resulted in the shutdown of 466 illegal sites and services, including torrent and streaming sites, IPTV providers, and platforms that distribute music without an appropriate license. Operation Shut Down, Settlement Reached. The service was fairly comprehensive.

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Patent Enforcement: How To Stop Patent Infringement

Patent Trademark Blog

In addition to rock solid merits, patent contingency litigators want to see either large recoveries or more defendants, the latter raising the prospect of earlier settlements. Non-litigation Patent Enforcement: Infringement Cease-and-Desist Letters Before firing off that patent cease-and-desist letter, consider some important ramifications.

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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

Upon investigation, it was found that the defendants had 130 computer systems, most of which had Microsoft’s software installed on them, but the licenses held by the defendants did not match their usage. This indicated that the defendants were engaging in the unlicensed use of Microsoft’s software products.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

SpicyIP

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

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Medytox Files ITC Complaint Against Hugel to Block Import of Botox Follow-On

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After the ITC’s final determination, the parties announced that they had entered a settlement agreement whereby Evolus agreed to pay milestone and royalty payments to AbbVie and Medytox. inventories. ” Stay tuned to Big Molecule Watch for further developments on this new ITC case.

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Hollywood Wins Injunction To Shut Down Pirate IPTV Operations, Disable Domain Names

TorrentFreak

Last year his Area 51 service was shut down following a cease-and-desist issued by the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. It later disappeared. Tusa was personally served with the Motion.