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Michael Geist
MARCH 21, 2022
Responses have included demands that Russia Today, a television network backed by the Russian government, be removed from cable and satellite systems. Show Notes: CRTC, RT and RT France can no longer be distributed by Canadian television service providers.
The IP Law Blog
JUNE 25, 2021
The Briefing from the IP Law Blog – What’s in a Name: Clearing Titles for Film and Television. In this week’s episode, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the complex process of clearing titles for Film and Television.
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Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Legal Filings Bankruptcy Fictional Characters Television
Copyright Lately
MAY 17, 2021
Fair Use Fictional Characters Parody Television“Saturday Night Live’s” literal beat down of “The Muppet Show” so closely resembled the classic Jim Henson characters that some viewers thought the Muppets had really made an appearance on the show.
IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Blogs Copyright IP Movies copyright entertainment film Halloween horror Natalie Bravo nightofthelivingdead Television zombiesSource: Screenshot of Night of the Living Dead (1968) opening credit / Public Domain.
DuetsBlog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Welcome back to another edition of Merely Informational and Incapable Marks. The above neighborhood Applebee’s is on my usual route to going anywhere from our home, so I’m predicting I’ve passed by well more than 10,000 times.
IP Law 360
JANUARY 24, 2022
The Spanish language television network Telemundo Television Studios LLC did not violate a copyright agreement by producing a telenovela series beyond a second season, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday, affirming a Florida federal court's finding
JD Supra Law
APRIL 11, 2022
They have been featured in high profile television commercials during the Olympics and the Super Bowl. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to dominate the crypto-zeitgeist. It is beyond dispute that they are currently a major economic and cultural force.
IP Law 360
APRIL 5, 2022
UFO Magazine has hit Showtime Network with a trademark suit in Wyoming federal court over a four-part docuseries centered on extraterrestrial phenomena, contending the show's title infringes its registered mark for television and motion pictures
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 22, 2021
telecommunications companies, saying the targeted websites authorize the infringement of copyrighted film and television content A judge granted website blocking orders sought by a group of major American entertainment studios, including Disney and Columbia Pictures, on Friday against six U.K.
Velocity of Content
MARCH 24, 2022
You may be familiar with the phrase, “the Golden Age of Television.” It is being used to describe the proliferation of high-quality television shows across broadcast, cable, satellite, and streaming platforms that we currently enjoy.
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
million fight over a website that the satellite company says has been illegally providing access to Arabic language television channels that it has exclusive rights to Dish Network is asking a Texas federal court to declare it the winner by default in a $3.4
IP Law 360
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
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
Intellectual Property Brief
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
After losing a copyright infringement case in September against the four major television networks, the streaming service Locast agreed to pay $32 million for improperly retransmitting the networks’ broadcast content.
IP Watchdog
MAY 16, 2022
filed suit against Chinese television manufacturer, TCL, through several of its affiliates and related entities, in the Eastern District of Texas for patent infringement. On April 21, 2022, LG Electronics Inc.
IP Law 360
APRIL 19, 2022
The Federal Circuit has reversed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision to invalidate an interactive television patent asserted against Comcast by media company Rovi Guides, holding Tuesday that the PTAB used an incorrect claim construction to find that all of the claims were obvious based on prior art
Plagiarism Today
MAY 19, 2022
He had actually had the lawsuit dismissed once before in November after he failed to show that that anyone involved in either the comic of television series had access to his work. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 31, 2022
Television commercials depict sturdy, reliable trucks hauling tons of cargo; four-wheel drive SUVs navigating perilous terrain in extreme weather conditions; and sleek sedans cruising through cityscapes of gleaming skyscrapers and funky urban streets.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Locast offered a service that allowed users to access free, over-the-air broadcast television via the internet. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.
IP Law 360
MARCH 14, 2022
AT&T and DirecTV affiliates urged a California federal judge to toss SAG-AFTRA's suit alleging the companies owe union members royalties for a television show based on Stephen King's novel "Mr. Mercedes," saying in a motion filed Monday that the businesses are not contractually obligated to make the payments
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. Plaintiff would not have bought the television but for [TTE’s] refresh rate (Hz) misrepresentations.” • Plaintiff has experienced poor picture quality when using the TTE television for, e.g., action movies, sports, or video games. Julian v. TTE Technol., 2021 WL 810228, No.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 31, 2021
A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the major television networks and ruled that a free streaming service called Locast was not covered by an obscure copyright provision that allows nonprofit services to boost broadcast signals
IP Law 360
JULY 29, 2021
DivX on Thursday said it has reached settlements with LG and Samsung, resolving international litigation claiming they infringe the video software company's streaming patents with their smart televisions
IP Law 360
MARCH 1, 2022
AT&T and DirecTV affiliates told a California federal judge that the broadcasters were not liable for royalties owed to SAG-AFTRA-represented performers on a television show based on Stephen King's novel "Mr. Mercedes," saying the producers for the series were responsible for making the payments
JD Supra Law
OCTOBER 13, 2021
movies released as part of the Friday the 13th series of horror films, as well as a television series. As of today, there have been twelve (yes, twelve!) For those of you who have not seen any of these films, they are not for the faint of heart. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
IPNews® – On January 31, 2022, Sony Pictures Television filed a trademark opposition against a trademark application that was filed for BAKING BAD.
IP Law 360
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Entertainment, Netflix and other entertainment powerhouses accused two streaming websites of selling pirated access to their biggest movies and television shows, such as "Harry Potter" movies and "The Office," according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in California federal court Disney Enterprises, Warner Bros.
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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Three men, including a YouTuber with nearly 800,000 subscribers, were charged in Pennsylvania federal court for allegedly masterminding a $30 million scheme to pirate cable television and other copyrighted material and resell it, according to an indictment unsealed on Tuesday
IP Law 360
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
s bid for a full-court review of a panel's split decision in favor of a Philadelphia-based television anchor who sued the social media giant over the unauthorized use of her photo on its site The Third Circuit on Wednesday declined to grant Facebook Inc.'s
IP Law 360
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Supreme Court on Monday cleared out another low-profile appeal over patent eligibility standards, rejecting a bid to review by a Michigan television equipment company that saw its patent on generating automated text captions wiped out as too abstract The U.S.
IP Law 360
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday asked judges in France for assistance in gathering documents that could be relevant to lawsuits TQ Delta has filed against multiple telecommunications companies over patents related to television and broadband data services technology
IP Law 360
AUGUST 12, 2021
Viacom International on Wednesday hit a restaurant owner with a trademark infringement lawsuit in Texas federal court, arguing that the owner's Rusty Krab pop-up restaurant and bar is misusing Viacom's SpongeBob SquarePants intellectual property and tarnishing the popular television series
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 28, 2021
For purposes of this paragraph (b)(10), “smart televisions” includes both internet-enabled televisions, as well as devices that are physically separate from a television and whose primary purpose is to run software applications that stream authorized video from the internet for display on a screen.
JD Supra Law
JULY 16, 2021
This advisory is directed to television stations with locally-produced programming whose signals were carried by at least one cable system located outside the station’s local service area or by a satellite provider that provided service to at least one viewer outside the station’s local service area during 2020.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
As the torch is extinguished on, by most metrics (television ratings, in particular) a fairly underwhelming Olympic games, we turn our attention (limited as it may have been) from the five Olympic rings to the three rings (of the big top tent variety) that never seem far behind Kanye “Ye” West.
Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 6, 2022
However, this move comes after Gunn appeared on WWE television and WWE tweeted a photo of Gunn and a performer backstage. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Activision Sues Yet Another Call Of Duty Warzone Cheat Distributor.
JD Supra Law
JULY 7, 2021
The Ordonnance promotes the availability of television and radio programmes within the European Union by facilitating rights clearance and giving collective management organisations the responsibility to organise rights holders’ appropriate remuneration. On 23 June 2021, the French Government issued a Statutory Instrument implementing Directive (EU) 2019/789 that complements the rules set out in the 1993 Satellite and Cable (“SatCab”) Directive.
IP Law 360
OCTOBER 1, 2021
A company selling broadcast television equipment has asked the U.S.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 23, 2021
Singer Johnny Rotten has lost a court battle over the use of the Sex Pistols' music in a new television series about the group, as a judge ruled on Monday that his former band members can license the material by a majority vote
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