article thumbnail

Russia’s Forced Licensing Plan For ‘Enemy’ Content “Legalizes Piracy”

TorrentFreak

As a result, new US-owned movies dried up, leaving the entire Russian cinema industry in crisis. Some venues began screening pirated movies downloaded from torrent sites but the move was criticized by local cinema groups who were saddened by a return to the unlicensed entertainment “dark days” of 30 years ago.

Licensing 141
article thumbnail

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. Creators need to comprehend the fundamentals of copyright law to safeguard their creations and negotiate licensing and distribution contracts with skill.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2021

The TTABlog

Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations and Uses Leads to TTAB Reversal of "MATCH STUDIO" Over "MATCH" for Clothing Licensee's Prior Common Law Use Established Priority for "SNORE MD" Mark TTABlog Test: Is "BEDLAM VODKA & Design" for Vodka Confusable With "BEDLAM! & Design" for Beer?

Cinema 67
article thumbnail

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

SpicyIP

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L Controller of Patents and Designs ( pdf ), was decided by the Delhi High Court and deals with issues pertaining to prior art and inventive step. Image from here.

Trademark 105
article thumbnail

13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The case is New Line Cinema v. The humanized skeleton figure on the left is Skully, which artist and entrepreneur Gregory Spiers first conceived while designing a T-shirt for the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. Cinema Secrets (2000). BMG (1988). A Tale of Two Skeletons. Skully Curly. ROMERO’S DAWN OF THE DEAD.

Copyright 144
article thumbnail

How "gaslighting" became the 2022 dictionary word of the year

The IPKat

Then came a successful 1940 cinema version , staying mostly true to the theatre version (released as a one-word title). Moving to the gerund, Oxford University Press in 2018 designated gaslighting as a runner-up for its most popular new words of the year. International license.

article thumbnail

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

This will potentially impact the copyright licensing landscape insofar as filmmakers will have to enter into dedicated agreements to claim protection for works not listed within the scope of Section 17. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Microsoft Technology Licensing v. the licensee. In Microsoft v.

IP 124