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] LAW AND ECONOMICS. By: Taylor Bussey.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Since Sony’s Betamax-format recorders were able to record TV shows, studios including Universal and Disney sought to hold Sony liable for users’ alleged copyright infringements. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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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

MAY 24, 2022

When YouTube first got off the ground in 2005, most of its users would’ve been oblivious to how closely copyright law would govern their online activities moving forward. The overall message is one of deterrence coupled with the reaffirmation of copyright law, Goto said.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright. Today, this doctrine has become one of most popular doctrines in the realm of copyright law. It allows people a positive defense against the infringement of copyright. Definition.

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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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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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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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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What may seem like a harmless activity in the spirit of fandom can at times give rise to copyright infringement. . Cosplay (or “costume play”) is the act of dressing up as a character, often from anime, video games, comics, television, or film. Luckily for most cosplayers, their costumes likely do not infringe copyright laws.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

Filed in February 2022, a DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit demanded $32.5m The complaint alleged that DataCamp failed to take appropriate action against 11 pirate IPTV services flagged by DISH as repeat infringers, through the sending of more than 400 DMCA notices to DataCamp. Copyright Office. Copyright Law.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) represents the rights of broadcasters in the Czech Republic. ko television networks, AKTV’s responsibilities include defending the rights of its members and ensuring that everyone respects copyrights. .” Time to Start Filtering Uploads.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2023

This didn’t go unnoticed by copyright holders, including the RIAA, who repeatedly complained about widespread piracy on the platform. Operating in the face of legal pressure is a challenge, but Hellspy always felt that it had the law on its side. Late last year it decided to voluntarily implement filtering technology.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Keep Calm and Fandom On: Copyright in Cosplay, Fanfiction and Fanart by Sabrina Macklai & Emily Chow. Ad-hear to the Law: My Top Ten IP-Related Podcast Episodes by Claire Wortsman. Copyright Law.

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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. Music as well as the movie industry are two common industries that face copyright issues on a day to day basis. Introduction. All forms of dissemination (selling ,performing, broadcasting, etc.),

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

v GO4YU GmbH ( Case C‑423/21 ) The facts of the case are representative of the grey areas of the application of copyright territoriality in the digital era. is a Serbian company which produces television programs that are broadcast in Serbia by a TV channel, Prva Srpska Televizija. Grand Production d.o.o.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a decision issued [1] November 27, 2023, a Chinese court ruled that AI-generated content can enjoy protection under copyright law. copyright law and may have far-reaching implications. The plaintiff sued for copyright infringement in May 2023. Background of Case The plaintiff used a U.S.-based

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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. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v. Aereo, 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. Code § 506 and 18 U.S.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Taiwan made amendments to copyright law that outlawed piracy-configured devices. With further amendments to copyright law in the pipeline in Taiwan, authorities launced an investigation into the supply of Unblock Tech’s devices in the country. With Hollywood regularly reporting UnblockTech to the U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This article covers copyright infringement and related rules for OTT platforms. Therefore, copyright means that the creator of a product has the legal right to it. For a limited period of time, copyright law gives the product’s original producers the sole right to use or duplicate their work. Introduction.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

“Irregular TV boxes (not approved) allow access to closed television channels without paying for the service. “In addition, by carrying out the illicit practice, the offender also commits the crime of violating copyrights against immaterial property and smuggling.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

. “This is a collaboration of like minded corporate Industry associations and individual right holders to help fight piracy,” the Copyright Board added. ” What’s the WeCast App and What Does it Do?

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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. “[T]he Government respectfully submits that a significant sentence here is necessary in the interests of general deterrence. Attorney writes.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

You see, when I was growing up, computers took up entire rooms and content was published on paper – books, newspapers, magazines, and yes, sometimes even broadcast on television or radio. Much of that content is protected by copyright laws. The Perks of Using Copyrighted Content: Should We Feed the Machine?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meme Culture Meets Copyright Law: A Guide for Businesses & Creators Memes, often humorous media fragments that spread rapidly through online sharing, are a global phenomenon that have made their way into mainstream culture. Case Law Upholding Fair Use Katz v. Are Memes Dangerous? by Melanie Lane Are Memes Dangerous?

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In a recent post , Divij discussed the use of copyright infringement claims by Aaj Tak against the independent media platform, Newslaundry. In this post, I shall elaborate on one of the points mentioned by Divij, that the use by Newslaundry falls within the ambit of the exceptions provided under the Indian copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Despite the proliferation of streaming services, there’s still a market for broadcast television, as evidenced by the fact that cable packages remain a thing, albeit a diminished thing, and that there are ever more options that offer customers the channels they love served to them over the internet rather than through a cable box.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Recent appellate decisions in the United States have recognized expanded grounds for personal jurisdiction in cases of internet-based copyright infringements; divided on the extent to which the three-year statute of limitations limits damage recoveries; and increased the occasions for motions to dismiss on the ground of fair use.

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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.”. Breitbart News.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

7] , the plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and requested the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the defendant’s film “Mohenjo Daro” from being released.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. 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. Did SNL go too far?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. European Union Intellectual Property Office, Report on Online Copyright Infringement in the EU. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

one of the major publishers based in Japan sued Cloudflare in2022,for distributing data of copyrighted works for manga piracy sites by illegally uploading them and making them available for free, consequently, infringing the copyrights of the publisher. For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2017, the BGH had the opportunity to implement the case law of the CJEU on communication to the public in the area of links in German law, to the extent it concerned links to copyright-infringing content. Nevertheless, the BGH applied the CJEU principles on posting links to copyright infringing content.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. It’s usually on the receiving end of the “I came up with it first!”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Copyright Act grants authors five exclusive rights: “to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords”, “to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work,” “to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public,” “to perform the copy­righted work publicly,” and “to display the copyrighted work publicly.”

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