TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

For reasons that make absolutely no sense while somehow making perfect sense, millions of internet users think that social media platforms are perfect for piracy. Nevertheless, the masses love quick and easy so in common with similar platforms everywhere, social media has a piracy problem.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Unauthorized views of UFC events have taken off in recent years. The problem isn’t limited to people who record or stream UFC events on their phones. It regularly involves organized crime groups that tap into source signals and rebroadcasts them to profit from the advertising views they generate.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This includes social media platforms, where pirate streams are often openly advertised. Pirates Ideally, online services should be required by law to remove infringing content “instantaneously or near-instantaneously”, the sports companies argued.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2022

With 30 search and seizure warrants in hand, law enforcement officials blocked or seized the domains of 226 websites, 461 piracy apps, and 15 social media accounts. This week, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice announced the fourth wave of Operation 404. The authorities don’t mention any of the targets by name.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2022

Around the middle of April, posts on social media sites popular in Russia (VK, Telegram) suggested that cinemas in several regions would begin screening big Hollywood movies, including ones that should not be available. On April 21, a special event at the WIP contemporary art center in Moscow featured The Batman.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

On August 23, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it will continue to seek additional public comment on how children are increasingly being affected by digital advertising and marketing messages “that may blur the line between ads and entertainment.” And that question is even more acute when it comes to children.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

Available for just a few euros, pounds or dollars per month, pirate IPTV subscriptions allow users to watch all the live TV content they’ll ever need, plus PPV events, movies and TV shows in one convenient package. An announcement this week by Spain’s National Police reveals that La Liga is keeping its foot on the gas.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Social media platforms, TikTok in particular , are crawling with young people eager to gather knowledge, but less capable of paying for books. This success was vigorously interrupted last month when the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 13, 2024

These events are good for billions of euros in broadcasting rights and with these types of figures at stake, UEFA is understandably keeping a close eye on piracy. Systems are in place to detect and shut down pirate streams within minutes, and social media will be heavily monitored as well.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

The event, which I recapped in more detail for another publication, presented an interesting set of questions and opportunity for future development of the conversation around an economy that Goldman Sachs predicts to reach $480 billion by 2027. The advertising revenues may eventually pass through in some portion to creators.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How would the web and social media change? for more on this point, see this short piece ] This case has drawn attention because of its potential implications for recommendation algorithms and content moderation on social media platforms. What might the court get wrong in this case?

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

In any event, the licence will determine the rights afforded to the purchase, which usually confirm that no copyright ownership is passed, and that the purchase is prevented from adapting, reproducing, or communicating the work to the public. Risk of not making return Recent data shows that sales and profits of NFTs are slowing … 8.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

There are other events, such as the upcoming finals of the popular Eurovision Song Contest, which will be broadcast on TikTok for a second year in a row. When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. Section 4.1(2)

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

The report provides a comparative perspective on the availability and functioning of notice and take-down procedures, removal and blocking injunctions, dynamic and live blocking injunctions, and de-indexing injunctions in the 27 EU Member States in relation to sports events.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lack of Bona Fide Intent: Applicant's mark was displayed on a promotional cup at an event called the “Crankworx mountain biking festival,” run by a third party. The Board granted Cheng Shin's motion for dismissal of Monster's lack-of-bona-fide-intent claim vis-a-vis applicant's services. for others). Read comments and post your comment here.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements on social media for perfumes that offer the same fragrance as a luxury one at a reasonably affordable rate. It is notable that in some advertisements, there are distorted names of the luxury brands ( here , here , and here ) used to indicate their product name.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

The service was marketed and sold to users via these domains and through social media platforms. The plaintiffs allege that Scroggins registered several PrimeStreams domains including primestreams.tv, primestreamstv.com, and primehosting.one.

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43(B)log

MARCH 4, 2022

3, 2022) Plaintiffs alleged that they employed the individual defendants in part to manage social media advertising and promotion for plaintiffs’ baking businesses, aka La Baguette. This meant that past events and posts by La Baguette now appeared to have been posted by “Tito & Tita Langley.” DLB-21-401 (D.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. The consent judgment was a lump sum and, Princeton argued, included uncovered claims; most of the images fell within the 2017-18 period.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2022

These days it’s more likely for those sales to be organized on social media, which happily broadcast illegal sales to the whole world while logging everything for posterity. Britain’s pubs have long been associated with people quietly buying questionable items from men with names that suddenly can’t be remembered.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Collaborate with the MPA digital team on strategy and content for ACE, TPN and the MPA’s online presence and social media activity. News vs. Marketing and Advertising. So, as the story plays out and the dramas unfold, taking a peek and then reporting on events behind the curtain should be considered mandatory.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2024

In any event, the additional information remains relevant. Intermediaries are classified as follows: video players, domain name registries and registrars, hosting providers, payment processors, advertising networks, digital marketplaces, search engines, and social media.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

He also stated that he created Intellectual Property for the Defendants’ social media accounts, digital marketing, and other advertising vehicles. Schwartz alleges he was never paid for his services despite numerous messages and meetings.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

And, in any event notes that the UK Government have repeatedly stated that they will not implement UK law provisions akin to those established by the DSM Directive. If they do investigate and find an infringement of competition law, the CMA can impose penalties and/or make directions to end the infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

” This is an attempt to define “journalists,” but what publications don’t “observe current events” or “analyze documents or other information”? Publishers can charge for advertising in many ways, including ad impressions (CPM), clicks, actions, fixed fee, etc. Free Speech L. 127 (2022).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

.” But we interpret that phrase in our own way today—we wish to see what occurs when one literally makes a mark based on, or out of, history by adopting as a tradename a historic event, person, or place. We will look not only at the laws of the United States but at some other jurisdictions as well. .” Tam , 137 S.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Advertised as a “top notch” service, in which Moy had invested considerable sums of money obtaining servers and streams, subscriptions were sold both in bulk to a network of resellers or on a singular basis direct to consumers. At least to our knowledge, this may be a new approach by the plaintiffs.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In the course of this event, Elon Musk briefly announced Tesla’s intention to sell ‘Gigabier’ by saying “and we’re even gonna have a beer”. One day after this event, on 10 October 2021, Juicyphant GmbH (‘Juicyphant’) filed for registration of EU trade mark no. In the background, the bottle design was displayed (see pictures below).

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In the years that followed several other media companies were added to the roster. A major event in 2022 saw Qatari media company beIN join the coalition and with it, a new focus area for ACE – live sports streaming protection. This year alone, 18 new members were announced, bringing the total count to 52.

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IP Tech Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Prize draws and promotions are a popular choice for brands to engage with its consumers, particularly through online social media platforms. As discussed in a previous blog post, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has emphasised that prize draws must comply with provisions of its CAP Code.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Media Maverick Without the benefit of such foresight, Merrell continued to run a school during the day and began reselling Flawless subscriptions on the side. By now operating under the name Media Maverick on social media, customers hoping to watch Sky TV and BT Sport were in plentiful supply.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Influencers’ purpose is to serve as inspiration and entertainment for their many followers, with whom they share their thoughts and personal life events. Just as not all heroes wear capes, not all top-selling advertisers wear suits and carry-on suitcases. This emerging breed is - very tellingly - called influencer marketing.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Poor adoption of Know Your Business Customer (KYBC) processes among these hosts presents difficulties for rightsholders in the event they want to track pirates down. The options don’t improve with other hosts, some of which simply refuse to disclose any information. doodstream.com mixdrop.co nitroflare.com orvidcloud.co

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

The power of the internet, in particular that of social media is humungous. When used strategically, social media becomes one of the most powerful tools of digital marketing. With the evolution of social media, the concept of moment marketing has also become increasingly common. Personality Rights.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2024

on 11 July 2024 (Calcutta High Court) Image from here The petitioner sought the grant of an ad interim order restricting the publication of the defendant’s advertisement that portrayed the petitioner’s products in bad light. Dabur India Ltd. Dr. Reddy’s enters into an agreement with Takeda to commercialize Vonoprazan in India.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. The message – that internet companies must tackle piracy or be held responsible for taking part in it – is nothing new.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Prize draws and promotions are a popular choice for brands to engage with its consumers, particularly through online social media platforms. As discussed in a previous blog post, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has emphasised that prize draws must comply with provisions of its CAP Code.

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