Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It submitted 14 social media posts “which it contends shows consumers and retailers attributed a particular source to Defendants’ liquor and Plaintiff’s television show.” The managing director declared “[a]t the time that I chose the name Peaky Blinder, I had never heard of [Plaintiff’s] Peaky Blinders television program.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. The specific use case: The amendment could also fail to achieve its own stated purpose to capture commercial sound recordings broadcast by social media platforms. Section 4.1(2)

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Russia-based trio Rapidgator (file-hosting), RuTracker (torrents) and VK, the largest social media platform in Russia, also maintain their spots. The Pirate Bay is present once again, and the same is true for streaming giant Fmovies and academic research repository Sci-Hub. After an unexplained absence in 2021, YTS.mx

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2022

“Defendants provide an illicit streaming service known as PrimeStreams that allows users to access, without authorization, Plaintiffs’ internet communications of television programming that were acquired by circumventing security measures implemented by Plaintiffs,” the complaint reads.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. The surveillance on viewing the habit of individuals is often used to advertise similar targeted content.

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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. The alternative is strapping on a supplied sandwich board and walking around town advertising a pre-printed message. ” Anti-Piracy Outreach.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The book examines how the advertising, merchandising, film and television, and sports video-games industries use persona as a key component of their products. Chapter three identifies and analyses three influences on behaviour, namely; law, desire to collaborate via contract, and social norms. The code can be found below.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 10, 2023

Two other positions useful to copyright holders include a position on the board of the Advertising Ethics Committee at the Advertising Council, and a vice-presidency of the Supervisory Board at the Association of Internet Industry Employers. We are not responsible for the content of television programs.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 29, 2024

” Plaintiffs Don’t Allege Ownership Of Registered Copyrights George Carlin’s most famous comedy routine is “ Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” the court rejected Bette Midler’s section 3344 claim in connection with a Ford television commercial in which a Midler soundalike sang a song that Midler had made famous.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. However, the difference between the two has been elucidated in the case of Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. In this case, it was contended by television producers Sid and Marty Krofft that the H.R McDonald’s Corp.: McDonald’s Corp.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

Painaway advertised its products as “Australia’s No. 1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

The advertising revenues may eventually pass through in some portion to creators. Creators, a term which I and many in the creator economy agree includes influencers, is a unique and distinct set of end users that generate content on platforms (or online service providers or social media platforms).

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

As ITV2’s most successful show of all time, it’s no surprise that it attracts such huge sponsors and advertisers to invest. This year, “the most commercialised show on British television” allegedly netted more than £12 million in revenues before the first episode aired on 28 June. million viewers back in 2020.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2024

Hashtags and Trade Marks - A Comparative Legal Approach If you’re a social media aficionado looking to boost your followers with summer posts, Nazanin Aslani ’s book is a must-read! Check out our detailed review here. Based on empirical research, this book offers an in-depth examination of the commercial use of persona.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 17, 2021

Facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs: Each of the plaintiffs has a significant number of followers on various social media platforms, ranging from greater than ten thousand to several million, and most are “considered social media influencers.” The court was guided by Electra v. 59 Murray Enterprises, Inc.,

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43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. Several had appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, television episodes, and films. 21-2149-cv, F.4th

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The TTABlog

MARCH 17, 2022

It also made efforts to set the project in motion, including meeting with Marc Summers, the host of the original Viacom television show. [T]he As the evidence indicates, viewers have enjoyed DOUBLE DARE over the years through a variety of media—from television and cable to downloading and streaming to live events.

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

A&E Television Networks, LLC v. REELZ allegedly told advertisers that the “working title” of the show was “PD Live,” and went so far as to announce that “REELZ ADDS #1 TV SHOW TO OUR PROGRAMS LINEUP” with “ALL NEW LIVE EPISODES.” Fan reactions on social media included “Ok. 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. I’m confused.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

30, 2021): Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew that Defendant Wagner did not own the copyright to the images that Plaintiff posted on its social media channels, because Wagner abandoned the copyrights when he executed the Stipulation of Settlement, which dedicated the intellectual property rights of the images to the public domain.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

vs Acko General Insurance on 10 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute pertains to the use of the plaintiff’s artistic work “Humanity” by the defendant in one of its advertisement hoardings. The last date for submissions is January 7, 2024. Case Summaries Bennett Coleman and Company Limited v. St Art India Foundation & Anr.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Walkowicz allegedly received multiple emails and social-media messages commenting on the similarities between Walkowicz and Luciana and inquiries about whether they had endorsed the doll. I will note here, as I often do, that in a false advertising case these allegations would likely be treated as conclusory at best.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Chesney also performed on the Lounge’s beachfront stage at a 2014 concert broadcast as “Kenny Chesney: Live at the Flora-Bama” on Country Music Television (CMT), a Viacom channel. An online article used photos of the Lounge in its coverage of the series, and MGFB also submitted social media posts. It was him.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

On November 16, 2021, film and television studio Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) sued Tarantino and his company Visiona Romantica, Inc. In the Amended Complaint, Hermès claimed that Rothschild first began advertising the NFTs under the “METABIRKINS” trademark on December 2, 2021, at Art Basel in Miami, Florida. at 4 ¶ 22. [21]. at 8 ¶ 33. [22].

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In doing so, the TTAB will consider: (i) The duration, extent, and geographic reach of advertising and publicity of the mark, whether advertised or publicized by the owner or third parties. (ii) Yankees P’ship, 114 USPQ2d at 1502 (quoting 15 U.S.C. § § 1125(c)(2)(A). iii) The extent of actual recognition of the mark.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Relying extensively on the rationale of the Single Judge’s order, the Division Bench held that Section 31D specifically deals only with Radio and Television Broadcasting. Previously, a rate of 2% of the Net Advertisement Revenue (NAR) of the earnings of each FM Radio station was fixed for all music providers by the Copyright Board.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Under handles including “Omi in a Hellcat” and “Targetin1080p” Carrasquillo publicized almost everything he did on social media, from selling pirate subscriptions and devices, to banking the mountains of cash he undoubtedly made from the service.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2024

A second and increasingly popular option is to buy a device with an embedded subscription, either from a friend, a friend-of-a-friend, or from those prepared to sell them via websites or openly on social media. Please activate the Tanggula box before running TangTV first time.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 24, 2023

It is bad enough that the private sector has to compete with the CBC for digital advertising dollars, but adding competition for tech company money only increases the problem for the competitive media landscape in Canada. Simply put, the CBC should not be treated as an eligible news business under Bill C-18.

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Patently-O

JULY 31, 2024

Online service” is given a broad definition to include user-generated content platforms, social media, and digital music providers, but seems to exclude transmission ISPs that would qualify for the DMCA’s 512(a) safe harbor. We’re in a replay of the early days of the internet. Is this bill perfect? No, far from it.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Today, social media has become a vital part of our lives. Before, there were various print media outlets that we could rely on such as newspapers, television, and radio. However, now, with the rise of social media, users can now create their own content and spread it with thousands of people.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In late October, Facebook announced that it would change its name to Meta , signaling a shift of the social media giant’s focus toward the metaverse , a virtual space where social media, gaming, augmented reality, virtual reality, and cryptocurrencies converge and allow people to interact virtually with one another.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

It could still apply to a dilution claim if the defending party claimed trademark rights in (1) a title for a television series (such as “Empire”), (2) the name of a political or religious organization, or (3) a political phrase for T-shirts. The Justices did not add a non-trademark use of the mark requirement to the text of 15 U.S.C.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The Rise of Television and the Golden Age of Content TV took over as the main source of entertainment in the 1950s-60s causing a shake-up in how we watch shows. They have literally changed how you can have access to a great deal of entertainment-on–demand viewing, from original films, television shows, and documentaries, to live sports.

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