TorrentFreak

AUGUST 8, 2022

BREIN also kept a close eye on advertisements for pirate services and other illegal offerings. A total of 3,210 advertisements were flagged and reported, while 18 persistent advertisers were identified and stopped. Camcording, Settlements and Warnings. Pirate Bay Blockade Expands.

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43(B)log

MAY 2, 2022

15, 2021) (R&R) This long and citation-heavy opinion would be a good cheat sheet for looking at class action settlement approvals generally, especially in the 11th Circuit. But when it comes to surveys or, here, approving settlements, matters can differ. The court would have continuing jurisdiction to rule on any challenge.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 20, 2022

New Pirate IPTV Sales Breached Settlement Agreement. But BREIN says that in subsequent investigations a number of adverts and websites showed traces of the same perpetrator, leading to the conclusion that the man was in breach of the settlement agreement. 5,000 Penalty For Any New Subscriptions.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 22, 2023

20, 2023) The court denies settlement approval in this case alleging that Macy’s misrepresented the thread count in some of the sheets it sold, because it doesn’t like the cy pres part of the remedy. The global class action settlement created a $10.5 million common fund, and the parties jointly moved the court to approve.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers. Perfect Body Image. * The Florida Bar Regulates, But Doesn’t Ban, Competitive Keyword Ads. * Rounding Up Three Recent Keyword Advertising Cases–Comphy v. Google cases. Want to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying? Greenberg v.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 3, 2023

DBA THE DWIGHT SCHOOL (“NYPSI”) for copyright infringement.Libera is the owner of Libera Design and is a professional photographer, he specializes in tourism advertising as well as motion-controlled-time lapse. Libera’s work “was and is widely published worldwide” and “used on TV and in advertising.”

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TorrentFreak

MAY 31, 2022

As detailed in our previous reporting , Voltage Holdings is a member of FACT Administration LLP , a UK corporate structure behind the latest settlement scheme. FACT Administration LLP. A division of the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT Worldwide) and FACT chief Kieron Sharp are officers in the LLP and are now playing a leading role.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 7, 2024

BREIN also kept a close eye on advertisements for pirate services and other illegal offerings. A total of 3,739 advertisements were flagged and reported, a figure that has been relatively stable over the years. For example, BREIN also completed 41 settlement agreements, mostly with site operators or uploaders.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

18, 2022) Not bound by Article III, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling despite the parties’ settlement. The statements were “commercial advertising meant to sell a product, and generally there ‘can be no constitutional objection to the suppression of commercial messages that do not accurately inform the public.’”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the final days of 2023 as people were preparing to welcome in the new year, yet more pirate domains were being redirected or transferred into the hands of the MPA, presumably as part of a settlement agreement. The first couple of lines in ads promoting these scripts link two key features; 1) Online movie-watching website script.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

NY Times : Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S. Court strikes down Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax Act on First Amendment, Dormant Commerce Clause, and other grounds (including the Internet Tax Freedom Act). targeted social media advertising. targeted advertisement. Marketing. * Comptroller , No.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 27, 2021

After a settlement with one defendant, the two remaining defendants “are the sole licensors of the PS 1-09 stamp to 36 Brazilian plywood mills that export structural plywood to the United States.” As for the contributory false advertising claim, it too was well pled. Plaintiffs brought negligence and Lanham Act claims.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Not Even Canadians Can Escape Despite efforts to render internet subscribers less accessible and in theory, less lucrative targets, Canadians haven’t escaped the global industrial-scale settlement machine. That means there are now two possible routes to obtain a settlement and new leverage to obtain even more money.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 3, 2022

Days before a trial was set to begin in the Eastern District of Texas, a Sony unit that operates an anime streaming service reached a settlement with a company that accused it of infringing an advertising patent.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This includes the advertising company MultiMedia, also known as Chaturbate, which was actively used by Thothub in the past. Settlement? In addition to dropping the claims against Cloudflare, the OnlyFans creators also dismissed their claims against the other defendants. Without further details, we can only speculate on what happened.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 31, 2024

Eli Lilly and Company has reached a settlement with Totality Medispa , a South Carolina -based medical spa, after filing lawsuits in late 2023.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 24, 2022

Department of Justice announces a settlement with Facebook owner Meta Platforms over allegations of biased advertising algorithms; U.S. This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit vacates Eastern Virginia’s denial of a motion for recusal, nixing a $2.75

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

s $12 million settlement with Hawaiian coffee farmers over claims that the chain sold products that were falsely advertised as authentic Kona coffee. A Washington federal judge Thursday approved convenience store chain MNS Ltd.'s

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2024

According to the complaint , Google’s “systemic and pervasive advertising” drives potential buyers to the websites of ‘Pirate Sellers’ who utilize Google Shopping Ads to advertise infringing copies of the plaintiffs’ books.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

Flyers distributed in the Bay Area advertising the service had led to DISH investigators handing over $135 for a subscription test purchase. With the $1m settlement offer attracting no interest, the companies ultimately sued for willful violations of 17 U.S.C. 1201(a)(2) and 17 U.S.C.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

4, 2023) McCracken alleged that SlimFast food products were falsely advertised as “CLINICALLY PROVEN [ – ] LOSE WEIGHT & KEEP IT OFF” on the front of their packaging. The case was later dismissed after an individual settlement.) McCracken v. KSF Acquisition Corp., 2023 WL 5667869, No. 5:22-cv-01666-SB-SHK (C.D.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

“The Service is advertised on the flyer as a subscription-based service providing more than 10,000 live channels, sports programs, movies, and pay-per-view events, among other content, all for a low price ranging from approximately $10 to $15 per month,” the lawsuit claims.

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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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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

12, 2022) An insurance coverage case about a false advertising claim that doesn’t turn on “advertising injury”! Did the undefined term “unfair trade practices” include consumer protection and false advertising? N21C-10-100 MMJ CCLD, 2022 WL 4128608 (Del. The insurers refused Godiva’s demand to cover the claim.

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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. Princeton then sued Wonderland and the models, seeking a declaratory judgment that it has no obligations under the Consent Judgment.

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IPilogue

MARCH 22, 2023

According to the complaint, BetterHelp used and revealed consumers’ email addresses, IP addresses, and health questionnaire information to Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo, and Pinterest for advertising purposes”, including “identify[ing] similar consumers and target[ing] them with advertisements for BetterHelp’s counseling service.”

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Atari’s copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm advances, underscoring the importance of careful clearance in advertising. In addition to copyright infringement, Atari brought claims for business disparagement, false information and advertising, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

These risks obviously include legal trouble and settlement letters. In the advertising campaign, Jimmy learns of these threats. These are less likely to overload visitors with malware and trojans as they rely on recurring advertising eyeballs. These often focus on the risks that are involved. Nude Pictures of Pirates?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2023

One is to interfere with a platform’s ability to generate revenue through advertising. In 2022, BREIN says it “addressed” 36 advertisers doing business on pirate sites and carried out 2,869 interventions against adverts promoting infringing content. It also stopped 19 traders of IPTV/VOD subscriptions.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2022

In fact, the only screenshot from FilmDaily shows the site advertising the fight as being available on Triller for $49.99. There’s nothing on the record to show that any contact was made or any settlement reached, let alone millions in damages. It seems fair to say that this legal campaign hasn’t gone well.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 16, 2022

15, 2022) The court of appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of an insurer, and ordered partial summary judgment for the insured, on the duty to defend in underlying litigation based on advertising injury coverage for trade dress infringement (depicting allegedly infringing products) in the insured’s advertising.

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SpicyIP

JULY 1, 2024

In light of the recent settlement between Youtuber Dhruv Rathee and Dabur in a trademark and copyright infringement dispute, SpicyIP intern Aarav Gupta writes on how use of a mark in commentaries and critiques should not amount to infringement and highlights the larger public interest in such commentaries/ critiques. Anchor ( para 64 )).

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Some providers previously agreed to limited blocking in the United States as part of settlements in civil actions. The company says it will deindex offending platforms from search and also remove their ability to advertise. When asked to block services in Russia, others simply pulled out.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For licences, it was understood that the third party licensing the music, such as for a movie, television show, or advertisement, would take on the extra costs, allowing for an artist to receive a higher royalty rate from the record label. Domino also paid Four Tet £56,921.08 Future Impacts. for songwriters/publishers.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A Houston-based personal injury firm has reached a settlement with an Oklahoma-based marketing company it accused in a federal lawsuit of diverting clients and business to competitors through misleading advertisements in a click-to-call scheme.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A Colorado-based mobile outfit that administers IV treatments to customers in their homes must stop all advertising and web promotion that gives the impression it offers Eli Lilly medications, according to a settlement approved by a federal judge

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions. According to Bungie, AimJunkies copied and distributed its copyrighted work, to develop and advertise its cheat software. In a complaint filed at a Seattle federal court last June, Bungie accused AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things.

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