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Defamation in the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION The entertainment and media sector is experiencing a continuous and increasing influence on social media with each passing day. However, between now and then social media influence also has some problems. 3] In the Indian media and entertainment sector, defamation cases are routine.

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‘Pirated’ TikTok Clips Help to Promote TV Series, Research Finds

TorrentFreak

TikTok Pirates For example, when a viral clip from a TV series is making the rounds on social media platforms, one could argue that this serves as free advertising. They called for platforms like TikTok to actively detect and remove unauthorized film and television content,” the researchers recall.

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Why Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Bill C-18 and Google’s Response to Mandated Payments for Links

Michael Geist

If Trudeau was surprised, then he has not been paying attention, as the possibility of removing links to news articles in search results or social media has been an obvious consequence of a bill that mandates payments for links. That isn’t funding journalism or journalists.

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Rogers v Grimaldi doesn't apply to alcohol, but Peaky Blinders still can't get injunction

43(B)log

It submitted 14 social media posts “which it contends shows consumers and retailers attributed a particular source to Defendants’ liquor and Plaintiff’s television show.” There was also coverage by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Rolling Stone, Variety, Vox, and Mashable.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

SpicyIP

Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. VIII, Issue I [Submit by January 7, 2024] NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue. The last date for submissions is January 7, 2024.

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A&E's (c) and TM claims survive against former producer's new version of cop show

43(B)log

A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Media critics allegedly readily observed that the new show was “a clone of A&E’s Live PD,” and that “On Patrol: Live is Live PD.” Fan reactions on social media included “Ok. Query: what percentage of social media comments about On Patrol: Live does this represent?

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Hollywood Anti-Piracy Units Become Stars in MPA Media Charm Offensive

TorrentFreak

Collaborate with the MPA digital team on strategy and content for ACE, TPN and the MPA’s online presence and social media activity. It would be cynical to suggest that the media might be viewed as a conduit for political messaging, or as third-party amplifiers of carefully prepared statements and press releases.

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