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BREIN Shuts Down Pirate IPTV Service, Users Get a ‘Warning’

TorrentFreak

Catching IPTV Pirates In 2017, BREIN booked a prominent victory at the European Court of Justice, which ruled that it’s illegal to sell devices that are pre-configured to access copyright-infringing content. The man also agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement fee and 7,500 euros per day if any future infringements occur.

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3 Count: Plagiarism Again

Plagiarism Today

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. million settlement in 2018. According to Sen.

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DataCamp: Pirate IPTV “Scam Judgment” Worth Millions Aimed to “Terrorize” Hosting Companies

TorrentFreak

Filed in February 2022, a DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit demanded $32.5m The complaint alleged that DataCamp failed to take appropriate action against 11 pirate IPTV services flagged by DISH as repeat infringers, through the sending of more than 400 DMCA notices to DataCamp. Copyright Law.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. LAW AND ECONOMICS. Costs Versus Benefits of Copyright Protection. Minc Law (Sept. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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What Are The Various Copyright Law Issues With Apps Like Spotify In The Modern Tussle Between Artists And Corporate Giants?

IP and Legal Filings

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] 297 (2017). Magic Mantra Vision. [ii] INT’l L.

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370 Pirate IPTV Sellers Faced Legal Action After CJEU ‘Filmspeler’ Ruling

TorrentFreak

An interesting feature of copyright law is its tendency to lag behind the times while new technology races ahead and exploits its numerous ‘loopholes’ One of the most famous loopholes was ‘exposed’ when streaming overtook BitTorrent to become the delivery method of choice for millions of video-oriented pirates.

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Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 2 (Copyright)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

A photo of the Indianapolis nighttime skyline has generated $825 in license fees & $135k in settlements. After 3+ yrs of litigation, court awards Bell $200 in statutory damages–but actually $0 due to a related settlement. A lawsuit over allegedly infringing music files uploaded to the iTunes store. [The 26, 2021).

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