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U.S. Copyright Groups Are Concerned About Russia’s Handling of Online Piracy

TorrentFreak

Apparently, many people are turning to piracy instead and even some local cinemas have followed suit. While clearly illegal, the chairman of the Russian Association of Cinema has sympathy for the plight of these struggling theater owners. The Russian Government has also made matters worse for US copyright holders. “As U.S.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. ” The composer of a musical composition is the exclusive owner of the work’s copyright. INTRODUCTION. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

SpicyIP

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L The Defendant was served with a copy of summons and it did appear in one of the hearings, but later stopped, thus causing the matter to proceed ex-parte.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. The case is New Line Cinema v. BMG (1988).

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Virgin Media ‘Pirates’ Told They’re Also Liable For Other People’s Movie Piracy

TorrentFreak

That resulted in a then-unknown number of Virgin Media customers receiving letters accusing them of pirating the less-than-successful movie ‘Ava’ and warning of a copyright infringement lawsuit, should they choose not to settle the case. Instead, a combination of COVID-19 and piracy is cited.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

This will potentially impact the copyright licensing landscape insofar as filmmakers will have to enter into dedicated agreements to claim protection for works not listed within the scope of Section 17. Microsoft Technology Licensing v. the licensee. The judgement was authored by Justice C. Universal City Studios LLC and Ors v.

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