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“El TORO LOCO”: when a Monster truck show amounts to both trade mark and copyright infringement

The IPKat

Copyright and design rights are often invoked in parallel, particularly in relation to works of applied art [ e.g. IPKat here ]. This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement.

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“Inducing” Copyright Infringement in Canada: Is it a Thing?

IPilogue

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? The defendants had been retailing pre-loaded set-top boxes that gave viewers unauthorized access to television broadcast and cable programming in which the plaintiffs owned or controlled the copyright. Lieberman, Christopher G.

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3 Count: LEGO Jacket

Plagiarism Today

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that LEGO is facing a lawsuit from artist James Concannon following the inclusion of a jacket similar to one that he designed as part of a recent LEGO set. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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CJEU considers legal standing of collecting societies

The IPKat

The Court clarified that Member States are not obliged to allow collective management organisations (CMOs) to bring, in their own name, actions for copyright infringement on behalf of the rightholders. In the national proceedings, a local CMO, Kopiosto, opposed an operator of cable television network, Telia.

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GitHub Takes Down Cloudstream APK Code Repo Following MPA Complaint

TorrentFreak

These unauthorized alternatives increasingly use slick designs and easy-to-use apps to appeal to a broad audience. “[T]he Repository hosts and offers for download the APK, which in turn is used to engage in massive infringement of copyrighted motion pictures and television shows,” MPA adds in its notice.

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After Being Sued By ACE, Nitro IPTV Now Faces a New DISH Network Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

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. Lawsuit Alleges Different Type of Copyright Infringement.

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US Copyright Office Expands Jailbreaking Exemption to Roku and Apple TV

TorrentFreak

They urged the Copyright Office not to grant the exemption as it would open the door to widespread piracy. The groups fear that jailbreaking will result in widespread copyright infringement, as it allows the public to install piracy tools on these video devices as well.

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