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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

TorrentFreak

For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

The IP Law Blog

The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. In essence, if Flo & Eddie prevailed in any of the three appeals, they would be entitled to an additional $5 million under the settlement agreement. In 1908, the U.S.

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

LexBlog IP

” The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. In essence, if Flo & Eddie prevailed in any of the three appeals, they would be entitled to an additional $5 million under the settlement agreement.

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Guest Post: Sony fails in strike out claim against Hendrix bandmates

The IPKat

They are seeking to establish that they have an ownership stake in both the copyrights and performers’ property rights in the tracks which the band recorded between 1966 and 1970, and that they are owed unpaid royalties from Sony as a result.

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Piracy Giant Zoro.to Now Points to MPA/ACE ‘Seized Domain’ Nameservers

TorrentFreak

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. As the image below shows, Zoro.to’s nameserver records have now been updated to point to ns3 and ns4.films.org.

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Judge Recommends Approving “New” Phanatic Mascot Despite Termination

Copyright Lately

Last year, I wrote about an epic copyright battle between the Philadelphia Phillies and the original creators of the Phillie Phanatic over ownership rights in the beloved baseball mascot. That said, there are reasons for the parties to discuss settlement. But questions still remain. 3D Mascot Turnaround of Original Phillie Phanatic.

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

LexBlog IP

” The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. In essence, if Flo & Eddie prevailed in any of the three appeals, they would be entitled to an additional $5 million under the settlement agreement.