TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Not everyone agrees that YouTube downloaders and domain registrars are piracy havens, and adding advertising companies is seen as a controversial step as well. They include advertising company PopAds , which is described as follows: PopAds and PopCash are ad networks owned by Tomksoft in Poland but incorporated in Costa Rica.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The site offered downloads and streams of roughly 12,000 pirated copies of movies and 26,000 TV shows. The true purpose of the site was obvious and its operators publicly advertised it as the best way to watch entertainment without paying. This free-for-all approach generated serious advertising revenues for the site.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

2019 USPQ2d 460354 at *23. Dimarzio claimed use of the proposed mark since 1979, with millions of consumers observing its guitar pickups in videos, advertisements, and musical performances. Tool , 2019 USPQ2d 460354, at *25. The Board concluded that DiMarzio's advertising fell short of supporting its Section 2(f) claim.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

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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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

MAY 15, 2021

May 7, 2021), the Court granted Natera’s motion to exclude at trial the opinions of CareDx’s damages expert relating to “corrective advertising damages.” 1117(a)(2), a successful false advertising plaintiff can recover the costs of any completed advertising that actually and reasonably responds to the defendant’s offending ads.’” Id.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is a case involving a trademark owner and a competitive keyword advertiser. That’s certainly true for high-profile and well-advertised consumer items like fast food chains, mass-market phones, and major car labels, but is it true in this particular niche? Google * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Since at least 2019 , Italian authorities have targeted Telegram channels linked to illicit IPTV services and movie and TV show piracy , but protection of literary works is becoming increasingly common. The regulator said that Telegram and WhatsApp groups were mass distributing PDF copies of newspapers and periodicals on a daily basis.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2024

“Beginning in 2016 and continuing through 2019, Freemon sold illegally modified Fire TV Stick devices. This service originally operated as ‘Nitro TV’ between 2019 and 2021. These devices connect to a regular TV and allow customers to access unauthorized content.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . The BGH arrived at the same ruling as in Cordoba II in another judgment in 2019 called Testversion.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 18, 2023

15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It is difficult to remember a time when keyword advertising did not dominate the internet. Most search engines, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, maintain keyword advertising programs which allow advertisers to bid on search terms and keywords that drive customers searching for a particular product or service to their website.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 7, 2023

Back in 2019, Japanese authorities arrested the operator of Mangamura, one of the leading manga pirate sites at the time. The Tokyo District Court did previously fine two advertising companies for placing ads on Mangamura. These enforcement efforts are intensifying but they are not new.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Johnson Enterprises bought a copy of the P&P game, sent samples to a Chinese manufacturer, and began selling an almost identical version of P&P’s game that it called “Tailgating Pros White Connect 4” in October 2017. The Ninth Circuit first recognized that “proof of copying strongly supports an inference of secondary meaning.”

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

In 2019, a Virginia jury ordered Internet provider Cox to pay a billion dollars in damages to a group of major record labels. advertised high-speed Internet access, combined with the inaction against online piracy, attracts potential copyright infringers to the ISP, the complaint alleges. through a separate letter. The fact that WOW!

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Back in 2019, Japanese authorities arrested the operator of Mangamura, the leading manga piracy site at the time. The Tokyo District Court did previously fine two advertising companies for placing ads on Mangamura. — A copy of U.S. Mangamura Shutdown These enforcement efforts are intensifying but they are not new.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 16, 2022

The inaugural phase of 2019 – the original Operation 404 – claimed 210 illegal websites and 100 illegal apps. A little while back we became aware of a discussion about Nagra’s work based on documents made publicly available on a regional website of an advertising regulation authority with offices across South America.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

In late 2019, the IPTV provider found itself being extorted by a hacker who claimed to have obtained the details of around 121,000 of its subscribers. On the other, a good product coupled with brand awareness can lead to commercial success, at least until that profile attracts the wrong type of attention.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2024

An article published on a government website late February, titled: “I just wanted to release pirated movies to earn some advertising fees, but I didn’t expect to be convicted and sentenced…” tells the story of a person identified as ‘Ke’ who chose piracy as an easy way to make money.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

The case of Evans v John Lewis Plc & Anor [2023] EWHC 766 (IPEC) is a copyright infringement claim in which the IPEC (a specialist IP court in the UK) was asked to decide whether John Lewis’s 2019 Christmas advert and an associated book infringed the copyright in a children’s book. It said this showed it had not copied the book.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It has opened wide range of facilities for us like entertainment, education, advertisements, communication etc. Any user can easily copy, duplicate or access the data without the permission of the author and it is difficult to trace them back due to the issues of privacy and other matters. Kim cartoon and Ors. , Kim cartoon and Ors.,

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

For example, noodles people prefer Maggie over other companies noodles because of the uniqueness in the packaging, taste and also the advertisement which creates an impact on customers to buy the product. Sri Sri Ganesh Productions, AIRONLINE 2019 DEL 1017. [2] 2] Novartis v. Cipla, I.A. 24863/2014. [3] 3] Starbucks Corporation v.

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43(B)log

MARCH 6, 2024

1, 2024) NYU Langone sued Northwell for trade dress infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin, and false advertising under the Lanham Act, as well as related claims under the New York GBL and New York common law. The court dismissed the complaint—the false advertising claims with prejudice.

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2023

During Summer 2019, Mercredie became aware of the fall-winter 2019 advertising campaign, entitled #MajeMyDogandI, by ready-to-wear company Maje. As a result, Mercredie sent a cease-and-desist letter to the French brand on 16 September 2019. This said, the court turned its attention to analyzing the alleged infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

This content is freely available and monetized through advertisements. They are predicated on the claim that MindGeek (MG Premium) signed a bilateral agreement with Goodporn in 2019, to transfer the rights of its content. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

As ITV2’s most successful show of all time, it’s no surprise that it attracts such huge sponsors and advertisers to invest. Molly Mae rose to fame following 2019’s season where she came in second place with her now long-term boyfriend Tommy Fury. million viewers back in 2020. Take Molly Mae Hague as an example.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Since copying was for the purpose of criticism, it amounted to fair dealing and did not constitute infringement of the copyright. sought an interim injunction against Hindustan Coco-Cola for infringement of their copyright on ‘Yeh Dil Maange More’ which was used by Hindustan Coco-Cola as ‘Kyo Dil Maange No More’ in their advertisement.

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43(B)log

MARCH 10, 2023

An axe-throwing business owner testified that, in 2019, he and two other league members believed that WATL worked with Cold Steel to manufacture axes, based on advertisements on Cold Steel’s website. Use of the mark with the words “compliant,” “legal,” and “meets.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2023

Lux Vide Sues File-Hosting Platform Easybytez In a complaint filed at a Michigan district court in August 2019, Lux Vide (Lux Vide Finanziaria Per Iniziative Audiovisive e Telematiche S.p.A.) Lux Vide has also recently emerged from an extended copyright lawsuit, one that predates the coronavirus pandemic. District Judge Robert J.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In the Complaint, Bowers argues that the Defendants “took Plaintiff’s copyrighted Work without a proper license in order to nationally advertise, market, and promote its business activities across the Kansas City, Missouri area.” The use of the Work on the College's graphic design department website was allegedly discovered in 2019.Bowers

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

This content is freely available and monetized through advertisements. They are predicated on the claim that MindGeek (MG Premium) signed a bilateral agreement with Goodporn in 2019, to transfer the rights of its content. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. Copyright law forbids duplication, public performance, and so on, unless the person wishing to copy or perform the work gets permission; silence means a ban on copying. 2019 WL 3555509 (D. 634 F.Supp.2d

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Apple had accused Samsung of copying the features of the iPhone, like the rounded-rectangle shape, home button, and the grid icon layout. Its reputation across the globe and exposure of Indian consumers through advertisements in foreign magazines were taken note of by the court. Starbucks Corp. Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc.,

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 29, 2024

In 2019, the U.S. provides a remedy against “[a]ny person who uses a deceased personality’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in any manner, on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or soliciting purchases of, products, merchandise, goods, or services, without prior consent.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. 2019 WL 13109708 (S.D. Accordingly, the evidence presented by Signal 23 shows that it suffered harm of at least $35,000.00 Serca Discos, Inc.,

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In November 2021, fast-food chain Jack in the Box sued FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange launched in 2019, over an allegedly infringing mascot named Lunar, referred to as “Moon Man”. FTX featured its Moon Man character in commercials running during MLB games. Jack in the Box is not happy.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

His first prototype testing occurred in 2018 and continued up until the end of 2019. By November 2019, EL was satisfied with the design. EL has no evidence whether Buddy Strap intentionally copied his patent application or not, but he suspects they may have since they came to market after he published his application.

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