Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

First off today, David McAfee at Bloomberg Law reports that Locast, a now-shuttered service for streaming over-the-air television online, has been hit with a permanent injunction that bars it from operating. Locast was a service that allowed users to stream over-the-air broadcast television online in about 30 markets.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

They cited expert witnesses who concluded that there’s no financial harm and further argued that the service is substantially different from the ebook licensing market. Publishers Respond to IA’s Appeal IA argued that its scanning-and-lending activities amount to fair use. A Napster Moment?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

He says that film companies and other entertainment content businesses, Disney included, believe that traditional television has run its course and video-on-demand services are the future. To explain the exodus, the article cites Nguyen Thanh Lam, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

At a time when Japanese content is in demand like never before in overseas markets, it’s especially important. As the market stands right now, however, only a minority of overseas consumers actually pay for it. Nippon Television Network Corporation 16. TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC. TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO.,

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 13, 2021

With the increasing sale, offer for sale, distribution, and/or supply of television boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs), the Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur has ruled such sale and distribution as illegal observing that such activities enable copyright infringement and unauthorized access to copyright content.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Each year around the end of January, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes its annual review of so-called ‘notorious markets’ known for their connections to intellectual property crime. “Cuevana’s use of multiple domains has allowed variants of the site to remain operational. .

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Spotting a gap in the market for sites with the same design and a similar name, copycat sites appeared one after another in a race to dominate search results. ISP blocking in France was supported by court-ordered ‘dereferencing’ instructions, meaning that Google was required to completely deindex Extreme-Down domains.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Market Effect. Swindelles appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Amount Taken. Swindelles admittedly duplicated the copyrighted videos’ full frames. . ” That swung this factor in favor of Thiccc Boy. Swindelles , 2024 WL 733425 (D.R.I. 22, 2024) The post Reaction Videos Are Fair Use–Thiccc Boy v.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 16, 2023

At the same time, there’s a flourishing dark market of pirate streaming tools. “We are writing to notify you of, and request your assistance in addressing, the extensive copyright infringement of motion pictures and television shows that is occurring by virtue of the operation of the APK software, CloudStream.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

ThFord argued that Freeplay’s name and marketing were deliberately confusing, but ultimately opted to settle the case. Finally today, Colin Mann at Advanced Television reports that a federal court has ordered pirate IPTV service NitroTV to pay some $51.6 3: NitroTV Hit with $51m Piracy Damages.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

The video depicted its award as the well-known Emmy statuette with a coronavirus replacing the atom in the holder’s hands: The Television Academies, who own the IP rights to the statuette, targeted the video with a DMCA notice to YouTube, which YouTube honored. ” Market Effect. Goodman counternoticed. ” Amount Taken.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 9, 2022

Linmon Media, which listed on 10 August 2022, produces and distributes Chinese television drama series, and provides content marketing, derivative licensing and overseas distribution services. "We Herbert Smith Freehills has significant expertise advising Chinese companies on capital markets transactions.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Later in 2012, the RIAA submitted its regular report to the United States Trade Representative, requesting various sites to be branded notorious pirate markets. Servicing the local market in the Czech Republic, the platforms also rewarded uploaders based on the popularity of their files. Time to Start Filtering Uploads.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

According to Plaintiffs, it is false or misleading for TTE to market the televisions as having a “120Hz CMI effective refresh rate” when in fact the televisions have a 60Hz refresh rate. Pacano can rely … on TTE’s advertising in the future – i.e., so that they can decide whether or not to purchase a television from TTE.”

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

The lawsuit alleged that Nitro TV offered subscription packages consisting of thousands of “live and title-curated television channels” available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the United States and abroad. channels, which are only possible to offer after content is copied and stored, contrary to copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (ASTROKLS) is a Malaysian holding company with a market capitalization of 4354 billion Malaysian Ringgit. The company is also known for producing a variety of television programs and publishing its own magazine. The EV/EBITDA NTM ratio of Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2021

According to the anti-piracy group, Millington created and built a software package that enabled illegal access to BT Sport, Sky, Netflix and other subscription television content. Software Developer Sentenced to Prison. The criminal prosecution of Millington was brought as a private action by FACT with some very big numbers attached.

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IPilogue

JULY 23, 2021

It is hosted by Cesie and Angela, two practicing attorneys and reality television fans. They examine and discuss the lawsuits and legal disputes of reality television personalities. T he Progress Pride Flag, and the Realities of IP ” by Input Doc: Marketing Interviews. S ocial Media & Your IP Rights ” by Innovation Talks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In Case C-426/21 , the CJEU looked into the complicated relationship between copyright law and online television services. For a full case comment, see Giulia Priora and Amanda Costa Novaes, “CJEU grapples with the intertwined nature of private copies and retransmission of online television broadcasts” (2023) JIPLP Current Intelligence.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2023

At the same time, there’s a flourishing dark market of pirate streaming tools. “Specifically, at the URL, the Repository hosts and offers for download the APK CloudStream, which in turn is used to engage in massive infringement of copyrighted motion pictures and television shows,” the notice adds. .

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

Author Denise Shull lost her challenge to the Showtime television show Billions, which she claims copied the character bearing her name in Shull’s book Market Mind Games: A Radical Psychology of Investing, Trading and Risk.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Early September, Swedish anti-piracy group Rattighetsalliansen (Rights Alliance) reported on a trial that took place at the specialist Patent and Market Court in Stockholm. This week the Patent and Market Court found that the scale of the crime was worthy of time behind bars. million (around US$111,800). Man Sentenced to Prison.

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The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

The collection contains 16 chapters covering various jurisdictions and types of IP, by 19 authors, presented in three parts; 1) Culture 2) Technology and Science; and 3) Signs, Images and Marketing Rights. Part One covers copyright and rights relating to television shows, songs, photographs, and intimate videos.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The selection of 1980s or 1990s television shows was limited. The situation may change if the sign acquires distinctiveness through intensive market use or repeated marketing campaigns. However, not many sounds have been registered in Class 12, with most of them being marketing jingles.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 24, 2024

Following criminal referrals by the Premier League and ACE, an operator of BestBuyIPTV – a platform that has appeared on the USTR’s Notorious Markets report for the past five years – had been convicted at the People’s Court of Hanoi. However, unusual comments published in local media may suggest some light on the horizon.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

On behalf of the MPA, RIAA, Entertainment Software Association (ESA), Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Independent Film and Television Alliance, the IIPA lists dozens of areas where Canada falls short of the standards expected by U.S. corporations. copyrighted works. as a particular problem.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Vs. Prime Cable Network , the plaintiff has business of producing and marketing music cassettes, CDs etc. The plaintiff extended his business and earned revenue by licensing the copyrighted works it owned to FM Radio services, television operators, television broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSO).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2021

Gannett appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. National Federation of the Blind v. Target Class Certified. The post ADA Doesn’t Apply to Newspaper’s Website–Suris v.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 9, 2023

DAZN’s marketing drilled that message home – and then some. With other market forces already biting hard, DAZN followed up with a recent announcement heralding huge price increases for its regular subscription packages. We are basically saying pay-per-view sucks,” Denyer said.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

“The investigations revealed that the WeCast App is installed on the client’s mobile phone or digital television upon subscription to Lime Fiber internet, where login details are provided by the perpetrators.” ” What’s the WeCast App and What Does it Do?

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2023

Thirdly, the examiner considered that the sign should be analysed as an advertisement for television and that it would not identify company of origin of the products/services. On 7 th March 2023, the EUIPO Board of Appeal overturned this refusal and found the mark to be distinctive. Such an analogy with advertisements was also rejected.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For this reason, the audience to which the television offer was directed was of British or English-speaking origin,” police reveal. “Market and Consumer” Offenses Police say a 62-year-old British man stands accused of intellectual property offenses, specifically those related to the market and consumers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sinclair owns a bunch of television stations. 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.”. Is Embedding a Display? Under the Copyright Act, display.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage. about your goods, products or services”).

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. It also used radio and television outlets in select US markets.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

They called for platforms like TikTok to actively detect and remove unauthorized film and television content,” the researchers recall. Effects of User-Generated Condensed Clips on Demand for Streaming Services , which will be published in the academic journal Marketing Science.

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