TorrentFreak

MARCH 6, 2024

In a lawsuit filed at a federal court in Nashville last summer, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI, and others accused X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. Elon Musk himself had previously added fuel to the smoldering fire, characterizing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as a “ plague on humanity ”.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

The debate over whether copyright infringement cannibalizes legitimate media consumption has been dragging on for several decades now. However, there are many more nuanced types of copyright infringement, where ‘unauthorized’ use is more likely to have a positive effect.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Better known online as YouTuber ‘Omi in a Hellcat,’ Carrasquillo ran an illegal internet-based television and movie streaming service using video content fraudulently obtained from cable providers. These companies supplied hundreds of set-top boxes and similar equipment to multiple properties owned by Carrasquillo.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Massive Copyright Infringement The language used in the complaint makes it extremely clear that the MPA views playlists as a threat and illegal under copyright law. Suppliers and Users Infringe Copyright The MPA’s complaint basically accuses the entire chain of copyright infringement offenses, GitHub included.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

In April 2020, a coalition of entertainment companies headed up by Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the operators of ‘pirate’ IPTV service Nitro TV. channels, which are only possible to offer after content is copied and stored, contrary to copyright law.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. the website displaying that copyrighted image cannot be held liable for infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Thiccc Boy then sued for copyright infringement. “the allegedly infringing videos undisputedly commented on the quality of the discussion in the copyrighted works.” Swindelles admittedly duplicated the copyrighted videos’ full frames. The court finds fair use. Purpose and Character of Use.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While most creators support fandoms, with some even regularly appearing at fan conventions , the line between appreciating a creator’s work and copying can be blurred. What may seem like a harmless activity in the spirit of fandom can at times give rise to copyright infringement. .

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement. Earlier this year a New York federal court concluded that the library is indeed liable for copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

When someone violates a creator’s exclusive rights to a piece of work, they are engaging in copyright infringement. modification, and other forms of copying of the work fall under this category. Music as well as the movie industry are two common industries that face copyright issues on a day to day basis.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

While the Act doesn’t specifically address OTT platforms, it does offer a separate certification for television and “other media,” a category that can be contended to encompass OTT platforms. Furthermore, the 2023 bill enables aggrieved individuals to pursue action under Section 51 of the Copyright Act 1957 for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2022

These heavily edited copies of mainstream movies aim to summarize key plot lines via voice-over narration in about 10 minutes. The Rise of ‘Fast Movies’ Receives a Crushing Response. Up until last summer, so-called ‘Fast Movies’ didn’t seem like a key concern for the movie industry.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2023

“We […] request your assistance in addressing, the extensive copyright infringement of motion pictures and television shows that is occurring by virtue of the operation of the domain cloudstream.cf, which is hosted on and available for download from your repository GitHub Inc.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Grand Jury Indictment – Copyright Infringement. “The Infringing Service delivered Video Content, including television shows and movies, to subscribers to the Infringing Service, in exchange for payment,” it reads. Criminal Violations of the DMCA.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal district court in New York held that the Internet Archive’s Open Library project was engaging in copyright infringement by publishing digital copies of millions of books online. And, in any event, such evidence could not overcome the wholesale copying that the court ruled was not transformative. of America v.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2022

On June 17, 2022, around a month before alleged SmoothStreams operators Marshall Macciacchera and Antonio Macciacchera were targeted in person, the plaintiffs filed a statement of claim detailing their copyright infringement allegations. The identification, review and copying of documents found on the premises; e.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. Plaintiffs’ Copyrighted Works must be illegally copied and stored in order to be streamed on a 24/7 channel,” the lawsuit reads. ” Copyright Infringment. US-based IPTV providers AllAccessTV and Quality Restreams can now be added to this growing list.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. Among the tens of thousands of tattooers working in the United States, the tiny handful who have brought copyright infringement claims are rare outliers.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. the website displaying that copyrighted image cannot be held liable for infringement.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

The defendant was offering an internet protocol television (“IPTV”) service to business clients (e.g., network operators, hotels and stadiums). The IPTV service included TV programs created and broadcasted by the Claimant.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Digital platforms have made it increasingly easy to disseminate unauthorized copies of art works that are copyright protected. Test of substantial similarity to determine copyright infringement for contemporary artworks. Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. McDonald’s Corp.: McDonald’s Corp.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal district court in New York held that the Internet Archive’s Open Library project was engaging in copyright infringement by publishing digital copies of millions of books online. And, in any event, such evidence could not overcome the wholesale copying that the court ruled was not transformative.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This article covers copyright infringement and related rules for OTT platforms. A copyright is a legal privilege granted to the owner of intellectual property. It is the right to copy, as the name implies. Therefore, copyright means that the creator of a product has the legal right to it. Image source: Freepic].

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

People have become less dependent on print media and more likely to use a digital medium such as computerized documents of soft copies. Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Slaughter for the Central District of California granted motions for summary judgment against a screenwriter’s claims that the creation of Ad Astra , the 2019 Brad Pitt film, had infringed on a script he had written. [1] Phillip Madison Jones, the screenwriter, sued Twentieth Century Studios, The Walt Disney Co., et al , Case No.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We can't help you with the second factor because we don't know whether you are copying a factual or fictional work (and in any case, the second factor usually has little effect on the outcome). In the case mentioned above, the YouTube celebrities copied three minutes of content from a five-and-a-half-minute video.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sinclair owns a bunch of television stations. Under the Copyright Act, display. means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide, television image, or any other device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show individual images nonsequentially.”.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Cyberlocker and stream-ripping sites make available vast amounts of copyright protected film and television content for streaming and/or downloading, making millions in the process,” an MPA spokesperson comments. For example, the site has a detailed copyright policy and accepts DMCA takedown notices. Unclear Grounds.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As one side pays millions to produce or license movies and TV shows, the other only has to worry about when they’re available to copy, so that subscriptions can be sold to the public. “It is illegal television. On Trial for Copyright Infringement, Accounting Issues. Investigation Launched Against Smart IPTV.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

And putting aside its pure entertainment value, the sketch also raises some interesting questions about just how much of an original work may be taken before parodic fair use crosses the line into copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

. “He then arranged for the copyrighted works to be uploaded to servers controlled by the Sparks Group, where the movies and television shows were disseminated across the Internet. — A copy of the U.S. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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