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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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The Lounge has been in operation since 1964 and has gained regional fame by hosting many entertainment and athletic events.” Flora-Bama logo The Flora-Bama has been featured in artistic works by third parties. The agreement granting CMT a license to broadcast that program does not mention Plaintiffs. New Life Art, Inc.,

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€5.3m Pirate IPTV Network ‘Dismantled’ By Spanish Police is Still Streaming

TorrentFreak

Based on a complaint filed by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, in November 2022 an investigation was launched to identify those responsible for two websites that marketed a service that allegedly violated the rights of ACE members. Which 16 websites the Spanish government is referring to as blocked is unclear.

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The Doctrine of Fair Use in Copyright Law

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, enumerates specific acts or works that are not deemed infringements of copyright, including fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical, artistic work, or work that is not a computer programme. Effect on the Market Value. Global Perspective.

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Puzzlingly calling a venue name a "title," court nonetheless rejects claim against MTV show

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The district court granted summary judgment on the resulting trademark claims, reasoning that plaintiffs’ likelihood of confusion showing was “not strong enough to meet the standard that applies to artistic works. Occasionally been used in the title to artistic works” is a red herring. This part is not persuasive.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

A few years later, in 1984, Goldsmith’s agency, which had retained the rights to those images, licensed one of them to Vanity Fair for use in an article called “Purple Fame.” That factor asks “whether, if the challenged use becomes widespread, it will adversely affect the potential market for the copyrighted work.” [20]

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Shielding Innovation: Understanding Copyright Protection for App Developers and Their Software

Intepat

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. In the context of the Copyright Act, computer software is categorized as a ‘literary work’. What is copyright protection?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

While allowing the event’s continuation, the Court directed the defendants to use “FEF” as a prefix and display a disclaimer to avoid association with FDCI’s event. The Court considered the advanced event preparations but mandates compliance with the modifications.