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MGM Tells 9th Circ. Starz Filed Licensing Suit Too Late

IP Law 360

MGM Domestic Television Distribution LLC told the Ninth Circuit during oral arguments Thursday that Starz Entertainment waited too long to sue over claims the movie studio unit breached their agreements by licensing films to Starz competitors that were supposed to be exclusive to Starz's platform.

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Division Bench of the Bombay High Court Reaffirms No Statutory Licenses for Broadcast by Online Streaming Services

SpicyIP

He is interested in IP law, and commercial and criminal litigation. While the order has been written in a convoluted manner, for clarity I think that its key takeaways can be divided into two sub-parts- First, on the Legislative Scheme of Statutory Licenses; and Second, on the Public Interest justifications. Sidhi is a final year B.A.

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Compulsory Licensing vs. Exclusive Licensing

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: I was wondering how compulsory licensing fits with exclusive licensing. In other words, if a song is exclusively licensed for a movie, for example, can someone still license it to record another version? I remember reading somewhere about some songwriters setting licensing fees so high as to exclude many.

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Cruella Costume Licensing: A Fashion Faux Pas

IPilogue

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . . Then, in May 2021, the fashion brand Rag & Bone advertised a new, officially-licensed Cruella -inspired collection—without Beavan’s knowledge or attribution. Photo Credits: Kris Atomic ( Unsplash).

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MGM Seeks 9th Circ. Redo In Starz Licensing Row

IP Law 360

MGM Domestic Television Distribution asked the full Ninth Circuit on Monday to rethink its decision allowing Starz Entertainment to bring claims against the film and TV show distributor over licensing films that were supposed to be exclusive to Starz, arguing that the suit was filed past a three-year time limit set by the Supreme Court.

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Starz Brought MGM Licensing Suit In Time, 9th Circ. Says

IP Law 360

Starz Entertainment wasn't too late bringing claims that an MGM unit breached their agreements by licensing to Starz's competitors films that were supposed to be exclusive to the television network, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday, splitting from the Second Circuit in determining how far back copyright holders can recover damages.

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Licensing Comes to Podcasting

Velocity of Content

In May 2020, Spotify agreed to an exclusive $100 million deal with Joe Rogan, the biggest licensing agreement ever made in podcasting. Licensing Comes to Podcasting. For top-shelf creators, producers, distributors and platforms, podcasting may be an end in itself – or it can serve as a bridge to film, television, and publishing.