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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.

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3 Count: Polar Thawing

Plagiarism Today

However, both sides have now reached a settlement, bringing the case to a close before that happens. He has sent several cease and desist letters regarding the issue but Le Tegre have opted to file the lawsuit proactively, beating Mann to the legal punch. There is no comment from Mann about the lawsuit.

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Ballad in the mall: the violence of a scene does not give rise to an integrity claim in relation to the background music

The IPKat

A Kat thinking about synchronisation The past few years have been marked by major copyright disputes involving musical works [ IPKat here , here or here ]. This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. sent a cease-and-desist letter to the three companies.

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DISH Sued Two IPTV Resellers: First Case Dismissed, Second Owes $30m

TorrentFreak

Other documents filed in the lawsuit reveal that a cease-and-desist notice sent to Sharma IPTV last September contained an offer to settle the case. With the $1m settlement offer attracting no interest, the companies ultimately sued for willful violations of 17 U.S.C. 1201(a)(2) and 17 U.S.C.

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Preventing Trademark Infringement or Stifling Healthy Competition? A Look at 1-800 Contacts and its Keyword Advertising Battle

LexBlog IP

Starting in 2004 , the Company began issuing cease-and-desist letters to competitors, demanding that they prevent their search ads from appearing in response to the keyword “1-800 Contacts.” Michaela intends to pursue a career as an entertainment attorney in the music industry.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 20-March 25)

SpicyIP

The petitioner is a music company and claims to own copyright of the singerā€™s songs which were allegedly being streamed by the defendant. Other IP developments Spotify removes Zee Music companyā€™s catalog, including most streamed songs in a licensing dispute.

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