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Cox Sues Insurers for Failing to Cover Landmark Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

Without mentioning any figures, BMG said that it was “extremely happy” with the “substantial settlement.” The ruling motivated many ISPs to change or refresh their repeat infringer policies while Cox turned to its insurance companies to pick up the bill. Beach of Contract? million in costs, Cox appealed the matter.

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

TorrentFreak

A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. After the apparent demise of Area 51 but in advance of the settlement being finalized, it’s alleged that Tusa launched a close copy of Area 51 called SingularityMedia, which scooped up Area 51’s customers.

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AimJunkies Returns Fire in Destiny 2 Copyright Lawsuit: ‘Cheating Isn’t Against the Law’

TorrentFreak

Over the past several years a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed against alleged cheaters or cheat makers. In a complaint filed at a Seattle federal court last June, Bungie accused AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. Copyright Questions.

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Unclear student guide not enough to constitute authorisation to use short film still

The IPKat

To celebrate the start of this event, this Kat has found a recent judgment issued by the Tribunal judiciaire (TJ) of Lyon [ the birthplace of cinema ] concerning a case of copyright infringement relating to the still of a short film. Mr T unsuccessfully proposed an out-of-court settlement to his former school. 131-2 and L.

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Court Dismisses Bungie’s Copyright Claims Against Cheat Seller AimJunkies, For Now

TorrentFreak

Over the past several years a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. In a complaint filed at a Seattle federal court last June, Bungie accused AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions.

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Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

Plagiarism Today

Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. Their pages contained a pair of copyright notices that read, “Nothing on this page may be copied or reproduced without explicit permission.” Bottom Line.

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Filmmakers Withdraw Popcorn Time ‘Blocking’ Request After Google Shows Up

TorrentFreak

The settlement didn’t end the lawsuit completely as the anonymous operators of Popcorntime.app were targeted in the same case. Among other things, Judge Buchanan recommends awarding damages for trademark infringement, DMCA violations, contract breach, and willful copyright infringement against Popcorntime.app.