TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2024

When compared to a mailed cease-and-desist notice, similar documents served in person are designed to have a personal impact, and are often credited with presenting a tangible reality more likely to yield results. . million,” the anti-piracy group reports. received 6.43 million, 9.3 million, and 8.34 onepiece-x.com.br

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

First off today, Brian Ashcraft at Kotaku reports that YouTuber Mark Fitzpatrick, better known as Totally Not Mark, says that he does not know what is next after the anime studio Toei has filed copyright claims against some 150 of the videos on his channel. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Sinclair Broadcast Group has settled its dispute with Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen over Sinclair’s embedding of a video of polar bears that Nicklen took. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case pitting photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the estate of artist Andy Warhol. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. Supreme Court Tackles Andy Warhol Copyright Dispute.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 9, 2024

said its platform had been effectively taken offline following a “bogus phishing report” that resulted in the disabling of its domain by the platform’s domain registrar. We have no other abuse reports from iwantmyname other than this one. Domain Suspension Prevents Itch.io

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

First off today, Ted Johnson at Deadilne reports that U.S. by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. The video featured the song Still D.R.E. ” 2: Russia Ally Belarus Legalizes Pirating Media From ‘Unfriendly’ Nations.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group. including sending him a cease and desist letter. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The lawsuit targets Jason Tusa and actually began back in August 2020 when he shuttered his Area 51 service following a cease-and-desist letter. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is asking for some $16.35

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

First off today, The Fashion Law reports that LEGO is facing a lawsuit from artist James Concannon following the inclusion of a jacket similar to one that he designed as part of a recent LEGO set. As a result, he sent a cease-and-desist letter to LEGO. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 13, 2021

First off today, Reuters reports that France’s anti-trust watch dog has fined Google €500 million ($591 million) for failing to conduct talks with the country’s news publishers and secure rights under a new European Union (EU) law. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

First off today, Massimo Capizza at the National Law Review reports that the Supreme Court of the United States has denied certiorari in a case over the 2003 Josh Groban song You Raise Me Up , leaving a circuit split in place over how to determine substantial similarity between two works. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2024

In a January 2024 report and recommendation later adopted by the court , the magistrate judge found that the repost infringed the plaintiff’s display right simply because it shows a copy of the photo on Chicken Joes social media account. Admittedly, it’s not a textbook cease-and-desist response.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2022

Targeting homes in Alcester, Solihull, and Birmingham, investigators and police officers served so-called ‘cease-and-desist’ notices requiring suspects to cease any illegal activity with immediate effect, or face more serious consequences. Cease-and-Desist Notices Are More Common in Fraud Cases.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

First off today, Anousha Sakoui at the Los Angeles Times reports that Sony Music has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against music video streaming service Triller claiming that the company has refused to pay millions for licensing Sony-controlled music. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2023

No doubt some media reports will take the ‘500,000 customers’ comment and run with it but nowhere here does it say that 500,000 lost access to one or more services. People can try and report them, but that rarely works out. Officers reportedly searched four premises in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stoke.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JANUARY 6, 2025

Despite receiving cease-and-desist letters, the defendants reportedly continued to sell non-genuine products. Delta contends that the defendants’ sales of defective or subpar goods resulted in negative reviews, consumer confusion, and damage to Deltas reputation.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Despite multiple cease-and-desist requests, the Defendants reportedly ignored RestoPros attempts to settle the matter outside of court. RestoPros is seeking damages for breach of contract, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Starting early this week, reports began to surface of a new anti-piracy campaign being carried out on behalf of Funimation, which last month completed the acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T for a cool $1.175 billion. AnimeGlare – Cease-and-Desist. Anti-Piracy Campaign Targets Pirate Apps.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

This years event coincided with a major milestone: on January 1, the earliest works of Frances favorite boy reporter, Tintin, entered the U.S. Theres little question that if the community theaters receiving Roy Exports cease and desist letters were to challenge the estates claims, they would win. But Tintinimaginatio S.A.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The complaint alleges that Everly acquired the Firestick Steve customer database from someone who had already received cease-and-desist notices from DISH, which may explain why they were keen to pass former users over. Not even a cease-and-desist convinced him to stop. So what happened to Firestick Steve?

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

First off today, Heidi Groover at The Seattle Times reports that the real estate listing site Zillow has been ordered to pay nearly $2 million to the photography company VHT. Next up today, the Agence France-Presse reports that a group of four Japanese manga publishers have announced their plans to sue the U.S. million) in damages.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 25, 2021

More specifically, users could install pirate applications on their Android devices via unofficial sources,” ACE reports. ” ACE provides no specific details on the terms of the shutdown but, if similar actions are any yardstick, a cease-and-desist notice and some kind of settlement were likely involved.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 23, 2021

BREIN certainly doesn’t shy away from taking matters to court but whenever it can, settlements and an agreement to cease and desist can be enough to ward off more serious action. “After consultation with his lawyer, the man chose to settle the case by means of a settlement,” BREIN reports.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 17, 2023

That no obvious effort was expended to correct the reports wasn’t a surprise from a commercial perspective. ” The ‘cease-and-desist’ notices instruct those running the services to immediately stop their illegal streaming activity otherwise risk facing criminal prosecution. That can be a welcome bonus, but not always.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, when DISH offered AVS some advice for free, the cease-and-desist notice got lost in the ether and the inexorable march towards conflict began. Since in many cases those answers aren’t necessarily right, or even right at all, that might explain why some seek advice from outer space.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2024

There has been no shortage of news reports covering IPTV piracy enforcement actions in the UK. They were either notified via mail by FACT and police, or visited at their home, where a cease-and-desist notice was delivered personally. Today, anti-piracy group FACT announced that it has successfully completed yet another sweep.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2023

In a 2021 report produced by Nagra, USTVGO was listed as one of the most popular TV streaming sites. There is no evidence to suggest that a third party has taken control of USTVGO’s domains, but perhaps the owners were approached with a cease-and-desist notice.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The modus operandi of bullying and legal threats which are baseless by large entities gets initiated by serving a cease and desist notice which contains threats of instituting a trademark infringement suit. Further the defendants were also restrained from issuing any other baseless threats. [3]

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that comic book creator William Crabtree has filed a lawsuit against fellow creator Robert Kirkman alleging that he was tricked into signing away his rights to the Invincible comic book series. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2024

Cease and Desist The DRM circumvention technique is described in detail but it’s not immediately clear if the defendants had a hand in coding it. The company sent a cease and desist notice in June, asking them to stop, but without result.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Alpino, WIPO’s report on diversification and economic development, and the dispute between Samsung and its trade union over the use of “Samsung” in the Union’s name. SpicyIP Intern Deepali Vashist discusses the key aspects of this report and its observation on India. Super Cassettes Industries Private Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The DMCA takedown process allows copyright holders to report infringing content and have it removed or taken down. In an attempt to curtail the abuse, the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google in April, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices. In addition, YTMP3.nu

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Sending a cease-and-desist letter or a formal demand notice before filing an Amazon takedown request can increase the likelihood of success. Regularly check for unauthorized listings using tools like Amazons Brand Registry reports, third-party monitoring services, or even manual test buys.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A named defendant and others yet to be fully identified now face a full-blown lawsuit after allegedly failing to comply with the terms of a cease-and-desist notice. These matters in the U.S. sit in stark contrast to events currently unfolding in Canada’s Federal Court. and 30 days for $19.99.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

As per the data in the 2021-22 IP Office Annual Report, a total of 66,440 applications were filed in India, which is 7,937 applications more than the last year’s filings (58,503). Data from IP India Annual Report 2021-22 Of the above applications, the highest number of applications filed by a foreign entity was Qualcomm Inc.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2022

The Donuts link is crucial as the MPA has a “ trusted notifier ” deal with the company which allows the Hollywood group to report pirate sites, whose domains can then be suspended. Last year, ACE reported that it had shut down Cuevana. In this light, it’s worth highlighting that the.io Cuevana Knows The Drill.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2022

NWROCU reports that in a joint operation with Lancashire Police on March 23, it executed three search warrants as part of the “continuing fight against illegal streaming.” In 2019, the police unit delivered cease-and-desist notices to suspected IPTV resellers in the hope they would shut down voluntarily, thus avoiding arrest.

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