JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

Television 76

Television Music Art Publishing 76

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Locast offered a service that allowed users to access free, over-the-air broadcast television via the internet. First off today, Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica reports that the free TV streaming service Locast has shut down, at least for now, following a significant courtroom defeat. 3: Brit Extradited to US on Movie Piracy Charges.

Copyright 187

Copyright Television Licensing Plagiarism 187

Michael Geist

MAY 4, 2023

The debate over Bill C-11 was frequently marked by politician and lobby group claims that failure to act would place the future of Canadian film and television production at risk. Over the past decade – as streaming services has grown in popularity, Canadian film and television production has more than doubled.

Television 107

Television Government Reporting 107

IP Law 360

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Federal Circuit has shot down Universal Electronics' bid to revive its applications for patents on devices that control things like television sets, affirming Patent Trial and Appeal Board findings that the company's claims were too obvious.

Patent 74

Patent Television 74

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.

Copyright Law 131

Copyright Law Copyright Law Copying 131

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. For those who think film and television have no place in the workplace, think again.

Copyright 98

Copyright Television Copyright Infringement Licensing 98

Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 13, 2023

Context: If you’re over 50, you can probably remember when television commercials were mainly 60 seconds or 30 seconds. Or at least trademark logos. There were exceptions. But the premise. The post Trademarks in the age of 140 characters or less appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

Trademark 98

Trademark Television Branding Brands 98

JD Supra Law

APRIL 10, 2023

In March, Samsung agreed to pay UK Nanotechnology Company Nanoco USD 150 million in a patent infringement dispute over patents used in QLED televisions that featured legal team from Wei Chixue Law Firm of Linda Liu Group - a Top 10 IP Law Firm in China. By: Linda Liu & Partners

Patent Infringement 97

Patent Infringement Patent Litigation Settlement 97

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.

Copyright Infringement 130

Copyright Infringement Copyright Television Plagiarism 130

IP Law 360

JULY 14, 2023

s bid to throw out a copyright suit it's facing from satellite television giant Dish Network LLC, ruling Friday that DataCamp could still be liable for infringement even if it just delivers stolen streaming content for third-party piracy services. An Illinois federal judge has rejected DataCamp Ltd.'s

IP 73

IP Television Copyright 73

IP Law 360

JUNE 26, 2023

A television personality seen on shows like "Big Brother" has urged a California federal judge not to toss his right of publicity suit lodged against a European app maker, saying his proposed class action over the company's face-swapping app isn't barred by federal copyright law.

Copyright Law 75

Copyright Law Television Copyright Law 75

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.

Copyright 140

Copyright Television Copyright Infringement Law 140

JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Certain Televisions, Remote Controls, and Components Thereof, Inv. This month’s ITC wrap-up reviews a recent Commission opinion that examines the evidence a complaint needs to proffer to satisfy Section 337’s domestic industry requirement. 337-TA-1263, Comm’n Op. By: Fish & Richardson

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Television 100

Michael Geist

JUNE 16, 2023

While those stories focus on the availability of services and content in Canada, a new Variety report points to another negative impact from the bill: less film and television production in Canada, at least in the short term. In exchange, streamers could also qualify for certain financial incentives and tax breaks.

Television 72

Television Law Government Reporting 72

IP Law 360

JUNE 1, 2023

A European app maker has urged a California federal judge to toss a right of publicity suit lodged against it by a television personality seen on shows like "Big Brother," arguing that the proposed class action over its face-swapping app is barred by federal copyright law and the U.S. Constitution.

Copyright 75

Copyright Copyright Law Television Law 75

IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier this week ruled in favor of Viacom in a trademark fight over the media conglomerate’s Floribama Shore reality television show. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama.

Trademark 116

Trademark Cease and Desist Television Intellectual Property 116

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

“As a result of the actions taken, the provision of illegal cable television by an Internet service provider operating in the Plovdiv region and in Varna was stopped. Visitors to the site today are greeted by a seizure banner, not the Turkish TV shows they were expecting.

Intellectual Property 89

Intellectual Property IP Television Law 89

TorrentFreak

JUNE 16, 2023

. “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.

Copyright Infringement 121

Copyright Infringement Copyright Television Designs 121

TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2022

It targets the same three individuals convicted in last year’s criminal matter with the aim of recovering significant financial compensation for damages.

Copyright 133

Copyright Editing Copyright Law Television 133

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The disconnection and removal of multiple television receivers that were receiving (or “capturing”) television content that was being redistributed on the SSTV Services; b. The main server room at the second location contained nine large server cabinets with at least 65 television receivers connected to 23 servers.

Television 116

Television Copyright Infringement Copyright Law 116

JD Supra Law

JULY 25, 2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

Television 52

Television Music Art Publishing 52

JD Supra Law

MAY 25, 2022

That was the warning of the guardian robot in the 60’s television show, Lost in Space. “Danger, Danger Will Robinson!” Intellectual property lawyers are giving similar warnings when it comes to protecting intellectual property assets in the Metaverse. By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property IP Television 98

IP Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2022

If it becomes law, a portion of the federal funding bill package that recently passed the House would allow for cannabis ads to be broadcast on local television and radio, creating an entirely new avenue for cannabis advertising that would require businesses to consider states' cannabis-specific statutory prohibitions, consumer protection laws and (..)

Television 98

Television Law Advertising Advertising 98

IP Law 360

MARCH 20, 2023

A Georgia federal judge on Monday agreed to transfer a suit accusing TV network Starz and others of ripping off a cabaret-based stage play with the televised drama "P-Valley" to California federal court, finding the transfer was proper because many "key witnesses" live in California.

Television 73

Television 73

IP Watchdog

JULY 31, 2023

See In the Matter of Certain Graphics Systems, Components Thereof, and Digital Televisions Containing the Same (No. On July 7, 2023, Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot issued a Notice of Initial Determination in favor of computer and graphics processor maker AMD. 337-TA-1318).

Patent Infringement 52

Patent Infringement Patent Television Law 52

JD Supra Law

JUNE 29, 2022

For example, when backend payments are calculated, it makes a substantial difference whether streaming revenues are treated like television or like home video. Novel means of exploitation challenge lawyers to interpret contracts and statutes in contexts that were not originally contemplated. By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Litigation 97

Litigation Television Contracts 97

IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

International Trade Commission voted to launch an investigation into TCL Technology's imports of certain video processing devices used in "smart" televisions after DivX LLC accused the television manufacturer of infringing its intellectual property.

Intellectual Property 75

Intellectual Property Television Patent Technology 75

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.

Copyright 75

Copyright Television 75

JD Supra Law

JULY 20, 2022

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

Television 98

Television Music Art Publishing 98

IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

SAG-AFTRA can't continue its unpaid royalties claims against AT&T and DirecTV affiliates for a television show based on Stephen King's novel "Mr. Mercedes," a California federal judge ruled, saying the union didn't properly bring allegations under federal labor law or copyright law.

Copyright Law 74

Copyright Law Television Copyright Law 74

IP Law 360

JANUARY 5, 2023

A Michigan man who claims the television crime drama "Power" defamed him by harmfully embellishing his life story agreed Thursday to settlement talks with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. after a Manhattan federal judge said he should be ready to compromise.

Settlement 75

Settlement Television 75

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

Television 98

Television 98

JD Supra Law

JUNE 26, 2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

Television 52

Television Music Art Publishing 52

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.

Licensing 98

Licensing Television 98

IP Law 360

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The house-flipping company known for its "We Buy Ugly Houses" advertising on Monday accused a new HGTV television series of infringing its "Ugliest House" trademark and confusing consumers, the latest suit filed in the franchisor's decadelong trademark defense campaign.

Trademark 75

Trademark Television Advertising Advertising 75

JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2022

They have been featured in high profile television commercials during the Olympics and the Super Bowl. It is beyond dispute that they are currently a major economic and cultural force. In 2021, sales surged to approximately $25 billion. By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Non-Fungible Tokens 94

Non-Fungible Tokens Television 94

JD Supra Law

MAY 22, 2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

Television 54

Television Music Art Publishing 54