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Court Orders Universe IPTV to Pay DISH $7m in Copyright Infringement Damages

TorrentFreak

DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Initially filed in August 2020, the complaint targeted five ‘doe’ defendants, together doing business as Universe IPTV and Universe TV. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement.

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If copyright law won’t protect small fashion brands against copying, social media will – just ask influencer Danielle Bernstein

JIPEL Copyright Blog

In this case, via alleged copyright infringement. Nordstrom removed the pieces at issue, and everything seemed to be fine on the copying front—until 2020 hit. Perhaps the most infamous of the above scandals was the allegation of copyright infringement by The Great Eros (“TGE”). The account and its 2.6

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Hollywood Demands $16.35m From Operator of Pirate IPTV Services

TorrentFreak

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. A confidential settlement was reached in October 2020 but it’s claimed that the defendant then launched Digital UniCorn Media and another service called Altered Carbon.

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People Don’t Come to See the Tattoo, They Come to See the Show

IP Tech Blog

18, 2023) , the plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement because a photograph flashed on the screen during the “Tiger King 2” documentary depicted a tattoo of the now famous “Tiger King” (a/k/a “Joe Exotic”), that the plaintiff tattoo artist had inked. In Cramer v. Netflix, Inc. , 3:22-cv-131 (W.D. 2K Games, Inc. ,

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People Don’t Come to See the Tattoo, They Come to See the Show

LexBlog IP

18, 2023) , the plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement because a photograph flashed on the screen during the “Tiger King 2” documentary depicted a tattoo of the now famous “Tiger King” (a/k/a “Joe Exotic”), that the plaintiff tattoo artist had inked. In Cramer v. Netflix, Inc. ,

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. All of these facts placed Defendant on actual notice that it was highly likely that, in fact, Plaintiff’s Sticker Sheet was not infringing the Subject Design.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros.