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EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

RTL Television, Court of Justice, C-716/20. On 8 September 2022, the CJEU issued its judgment in RTL Television. On the copyright/trade mark front at the EUIPO, a case on the registrability of the marks ‘ ANIMAL FARM ’ and ‘ 1984 ’ is still pending before the EUIPO’s Grand Board of Appeal. CJEU judgments and AG Opinions.

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EU copyright law round up – first trimester of 2023

Kluwer Copyright Blog

CJEU judgments and AG Opinions Ocilion, AG Opinion, C-426/21 This is yet another preliminary reference on the private copying exception in Article 5(2)(b) InfoSoc Directive coming from the Austrian courts. For the a comment on the most recent Court judgment on private copying and the cloud (Case C-433/20), also coming from Austria, see here.

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Small business trademark protections are more critical than ever

Erik K Pelton

Television advertising. And, it’s even more helpful to hire an experienced trademark attorney to handle the registration process. Potential Costs Resulting from Unprotected Brands: Greater chance of being copied inadvertently since the trademark(s) is/are not listed in the USPTO database. copied by someone else—is priceless.

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Why the Carlin Estate’s Lawsuit Over Fake Comedy Special May Be DOA

Copyright Lately

.” Plaintiffs Don’t Allege Ownership Of Registered Copyrights George Carlin’s most famous comedy routine is “ Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” Here are seven words you should never say in a copyright infringement case: “I don’t have a copyright registration yet.” In 2019, the U.S. Ford Motor Co. ,

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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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NFTs Excite Hollywood But Not Because They Can Solve Piracy

TorrentFreak

“NFTs represent an exciting business opportunity for MPA’s members to promote their core products —motion pictures and television programs — in new ways, expand their merchandise offerings, and connect with their audiences on a deeper level,” the MPA writes. The same applies to the content to which an NFT might provide access.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”