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VNest IPTV Faces US Piracy Lawsuit After Failing to Cease-and-Desist

TorrentFreak

. “Defendants advertised VNest TV as a subscription-based service providing more than 5,000 channels, movies, sports programs, and other premium content, all for a low monthly fee,” the complaint reads. “According to Defendants, VNest TV offers ‘the best content and up time than anyone else in the business.’

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UK ‘Crackdown’ on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests & 40 Warnings

TorrentFreak

They were either notified via mail by FACT and police, or visited at their home, where a cease-and-desist notice was delivered personally. Since June, the media company reportedly removed over 3,000 listings from various social media platforms.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising. Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action.

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PrimeStreams Pirate IPTV Lawsuit Sucks in KTV Streams & Firestick Steve

TorrentFreak

KTV Registered as a Business in Ohio. The complaint alleges that Everly acquired the Firestick Steve customer database from someone who had already received cease-and-desist notices from DISH, which may explain why they were keen to pass former users over. Not even a cease-and-desist convinced him to stop.

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Protecting brands and trademarks on the internet

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The growth of internet and internet related facilities have made brands shift a major part of their business online, some generating the entirety of their income through online sales. Thus, it becomes important to safeguard your business. These include spam emails, phishing, cybersquatting, brandjacking, etc.

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Cheat Makers ‘Troll’ Activision Lawyer, Brag They Will Never Be Found

TorrentFreak

In 2017 and 2018, its lawyers wrote to them several times, demanding that they cease and desist. In order to function, EngineOwning uses a number of services including internet service providers, payment providers and social media websites. Activision Subpoenas… Everything.

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. Facebook objected and sent a cease-and-desist letter.