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BREIN Seizes Crypto and Cash from Twice-Caught Pirate IPTV Seller

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New Pirate IPTV Sales Breached Settlement Agreement. But BREIN says that in subsequent investigations a number of adverts and websites showed traces of the same perpetrator, leading to the conclusion that the man was in breach of the settlement agreement. 5,000 Penalty For Any New Subscriptions.

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

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This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. CV H-17-1068, 2017 WL 2957912, at *8 (S.D. In 2014, the defendant launched a website called “The Texas Tamales Warehouse” but was driven off of that. ” That prompted this litigation.

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False advertising-based antitrust claims against Facebook survive motion to dismiss

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14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.

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Piracy, It’s a Crime: UK Govt. Ignored Warnings, Now Families Pay The Price

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The Digital Economy Act 2017 was the government’s attempt at creating a better, safer internet for citizens in the UK. As detailed in our previous reporting , Voltage Holdings is a member of FACT Administration LLP , a UK corporate structure behind the latest settlement scheme. FACT Administration LLP. Good luck with that too.

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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

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26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. The consent judgment was a lump sum and, Princeton argued, included uncovered claims; most of the images fell within the 2017-18 period.

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Double Trouble: Airbnb Class Action for Double Ticketing Settles at $6M

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Vancouver resident Arthur Lin filed the class action in 2017 on the basis that Airbnb appeared to charge Lin $122 a night for what he booked as a $108 night on the app. On appeal in federal court, the parties reached a settlement of $6 million dollars and Airbnb avoided admitting liability.

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Four Tet’s Successful Royalty Battle: Are Changes Coming in the Music Industry for Royalty Payment?

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For licences, it was understood that the third party licensing the music, such as for a movie, television show, or advertisement, would take on the extra costs, allowing for an artist to receive a higher royalty rate from the record label. Domino also paid Four Tet £56,921.08 Future Impacts. for songwriters/publishers.

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