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ACE Finally Seizes Pirate Streaming Domains After Years of Legal Action

TorrentFreak

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. On April 8, 2022, Afdah’s confirmed official domains – Afdah.com and Afdah.video – found themselves under new ownership.

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Structuring the IP financial exchange

IP and Legal Filings

In the United States, the first financial exchange focusing on the IP asset was established in 2014. Keeping this in mind, we should delve into the market-based approach of the same. Tech-driven companies have a total dependency on the IP and as per some estimates; around 80% of the market value comes from these intangible assets.

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Buy-Back Of Securities Of Companies In India

IP and Legal Filings

A share re-purchase, often known as a buyback, occurs when a firm purchases its own existing shares in order to decrease the number of shares accessible on the stock market. Reduced market share ownership raises the number of shares possessed by investors. Companies (share capital and debentures) Rules, 2014 – Rule 17.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

1962 (2014). 2014) (collecting cases). at 1-2] At its heart, therefore, this case is a dispute about copyright ownership. The plaintiffs responded by moving for partial summary judgment on the issue of ownership, based on the presumption of validity that attaches to timely copyright registrations. 663, 134 S. at *13-*16.

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Overview Of Employee Stock Option Plan

IP and Legal Filings

The options are granted over a period of time and employees typically exercise the options when the market price of the stock is higher than the grant price, allowing them to make a profit. Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) benefit both the corporation and its employees.

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Capturing All the Dimensions: Intellectual Property Protection for 3-D Designs and 3-D Printing Methods

More Than Your Mark

If you have invented a 3-D printed product or have a new printing process, remember to consult an intellectual property lawyer before marketing it. Trademark and trade dress issues arise from 3-D scanning of well-known articles and other designs in the hopes of marketing them as your own. Copyrights.

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A Seismic Ruling Undone: California’s Sound Recording Copyright Statute Does Not Include Public Performance Rights—Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance. 17-55844 (9th Cir.