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

TorrentFreak

DISH Network, Sling TV and technology partner Nagrastar are keeping their feet firmly on the gas in their mission to disrupt pirate IPTV services. ’ VNest TV advertising emphasized converting customers from legitimate cable or satellite services, such as those provided by DISH, by encouraging customers to ‘cut the cord’ ”.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

They are among the most valuable intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the digital age since they tend to be the main assets of technological companies and are exchanged on e-commerce platforms. Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising.

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PrimeStreams Pirate IPTV Lawsuit Sucks in KTV Streams & Firestick Steve

TorrentFreak

According to the complaint, PrimeStreams acquired TV programming by circumventing protection technologies, including Google’s Widevine DRM, Apple’s FairPlay DRM, and Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM. Not even a cease-and-desist convinced him to stop. So what happened to Firestick Steve? Two People Merge Into One…Maybe.

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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. seeks only damages based on the reactions of advertisers (third parties) to CCDH’s speech in the Toxic Twitter report, which CCDH created after the scraping. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts. Bright Data Ltd. , 3:23-cv-03698 (N.D.

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PrimeStreams IPTV Targeted in Multi-Million Dollar Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

The service was marketed and sold to users via these domains and through social media platforms. DISH and Sling say their internet transmissions are secured using Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies including Google’s Widevine DRM, Apple’s FairPlay DRM, and Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM. PrimeStreams Ignored Warning.

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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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ACE Expands to Become a Lean and Mean Anti-Piracy Machine

TorrentFreak

In addition, advertising companies and payment processors help to cut off revenue to pirate sites and services, when appropriate. “Piracy operators use various technologies in an attempt to create anonymity. Confidential agreements with domain registrars and registries, for example, help to efficiently take down domain names.