TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intellectual Property, More Conflict Thus far, diminished access to various types of licensed intellectual property has prompted mostly unofficial responses in Russia. A current proposal envisages Russian cinemas legally screening foreign movies without rightsholders’ permission but with some kind of payment.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2024

“The takedown of Fmovies is a testament to the power of collaboration in protecting the intellectual property rights of creators around the world,” Knapp says. Department of Justice International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) program to bring the criminal operators to justice.” rightsholders.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2022

As a result, new US-owned movies dried up, leaving the entire Russian cinema industry in crisis. Some venues began screening pirated movies downloaded from torrent sites but the move was criticized by local cinema groups who were saddened by a return to the unlicensed entertainment “dark days” of 30 years ago.

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Basque Consumer Institute imposed a fine of 30,000 euros on a cinema chain due to the controversial practice of prohibiting the entry of food purchased outside its facilities. La entrada Ending forced food purchases at cinemas se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The UK receives praise for its intellectual property framework, with the MPA describing it as a “gold standard internationally.” The studios also appreciate the work undertaken by the Police Intellectual Property Unit (PIPCU) in tackling pirate sites and services. Source submissions: Warner Bros.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The video was the result of a collaboration between the Motion Picture Association, the Federation Against Copyright Theft, and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. It first launched during the summer of 2004 after which it appeared on DVDs and in movie theaters.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation. Thus, on June 21, 2022, the Istanbul Third Civil Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) issued a preliminary injunction regarding NFTs.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2022

When citizens first began screening pirated Hollywood movies in cinemas, Russian entertainment groups condemned them for it. Three months later, a dejected cinema industry chief said that he couldn’t blame venues for trying to stay alive. ” Russia Understands Value of Intellectual Property.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2022

They tend to exaggerate losses, focus on external threats such as malware, or paint a dystopian future where cinemas go out of business and all actors lose their jobs. “The most striking example might be the (in)famous ‘You would not steal a car’ awareness video aired in cinemas and on DVDs worldwide during the 2000s.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Like many other people who spend too much time in front of a computer, the desk in front me here represents an Aladdin’s Cave of devices that can be used to infringe intellectual property rights. It has the ability to record movies in cinemas, store copies for retrieval, and then distribute them on the internet.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 6, 2023

Over the last 18 months, various ideas and proposals have leaned toward limiting or even nullifying Western entertainment companies’ intellectual property rights in response to their withdrawal from the Russian market. Federal Law No. 46-FZ The bill submitted in April seeks amendments to the provisions of Federal Law No.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Intellectual Property Protection Of course, everything doesn’t always have to be about money, why can’t we all just have fun for a couple of days and just enjoy ourselves? The answer lies in a concept known as ‘intellectual property’ and the value of that property to those who create it.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2023

The ‘Australian Film/TV Bodies’ submission is the work of mostly American companies including Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner, plus local studio Village Roadshow, cinema groups and distributors. No other rightsholders have more experience of blocking injunctions.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 28, 2022

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has just released its 2022 Special 301 Report detailing the state of intellectual property protection and enforcement by trading partners around the world. The 88-page report covers a broad range of intellectual property rights issues.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2024

Decades of experience supports the theory that intellectual property infringement is often viewed by China as a problem to be solved by those complaining of violations on home territory. He ended up running his own pirate streaming site and a ‘cinema app’ which attracted attention from advertisers in early 2022.

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IP Close Up

AUGUST 1, 2023

Intellectual property associated with character-driven franchise movies like Barbie, Iron Man and The Avengers is being blamed for killing off films about real characters and relationships. Continue reading

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 10, 2022

The project is the work of ‘ Ancine ‘ (Agência Nacional do Cinema) and telecoms regulator Anatel (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações). In previous cases the courts were involved and while that might still be required initially, so-called ‘administrative blocking’ could be just around the corner.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

By mid-2015 it was common knowledge that the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Unit, Trading Standards, and Sky were teaming up to take sellers down yet a surprising number of sellers carried on regardless. New Marketing Strategy Changed Nothing.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Modern copyright jurisprudence offers protection, not only to classical types of literary and artistic works such as books and movies (as an illustrious example, Denis Villeneuve’s new Dune adaption, in cinemas everywhere), but also to less inherently artistic and perhaps more mundane expressions of human creativity.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

Concerns Over Comments in Brazil In its submission to the USTR’s 2024 Special 301 Review, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which counts the MPA among its members, raised concerns over the situation in Brazil. Crucially, that included Brazilian films that receive no MPA protection, ASPAC claimed.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

Introduction The year 2023 was a high for Indian cinema- with the love of the country for the big screen soaring high with box office numbers. The appreciation and experimentation of OTT content have shown that India Cinema is back again. Conclusion Film titles have more meaning in the vast realm of Indian cinema than just being names.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2022

On September 30, the day of the movie’s release, the Court published its orders, noting that substantial sums had been invested in ‘Vikram Vedha’ and the movie was expected to screen in 3,000 cinemas worldwide. How far he was prepared to go still came as a surprise. Overblocking Seems Unavoidable.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 13, 2021

This past week in London has seen the world's second largest cinema chain sued by its insurer, a new lawsuit filed against Clydesdale Bank and its former owner over business loans, and sustainable crustacean farming companies fight in the intellectual property courts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

1) Article L131-4 paragraph 1 of the French Intellectual Property Code (‘IPC’) states the general applicable rule: the assignment by an author ‘ shall comprise a proportional participation by the author in the revenue from sale or exploitation of the work.’. and certain specific rules. royalties is proportional. To be continued….

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

“In terms of our client’s loss, our client’s film was originally planned to be released in cinemas in the first quarter of 2020. However, this is not a US court and there is absolutely no guarantee that the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court’s Small Claims Track ( pdf ) would be interested in any of it.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

The Invalidity Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’) rejected the applications. was watched in cinemas by 2,675,000 people in the EU and more than 547,000 people in Germany. 7(1)(b) and (c) EUTMR ). The BoA considered the signs to be descriptive of the geographical origin of the goods.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to the latest Cine en Cifras report by Proimágenes Colombia, 2023 was the year with the highest cinema attendance in history, reaching a figure of 50.39 La entrada Open call for audiovisual production se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property. million spectators. This represents an increase of 19.4%

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

To celebrate the start of this event, this Kat has found a recent judgment issued by the Tribunal judiciaire (TJ) of Lyon [ the birthplace of cinema ] concerning a case of copyright infringement relating to the still of a short film. Every year in May, the Cannes Film Festival takes place. But, for once, there was no question of originality.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

The wording used by article L212-3 IPC means that main/lead performers should henceforth always receive proportionate remuneration; and secondary performers will usually continue to receive a lump sum remuneration (in both cases a mix between wages and intellectual property royalties, as explained above).

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Copyright is the cumulation of two words: “copy” and “right,” alternatively one may argue that copyright refers to the legal rights of the intellectual property’s real owner. [Image Source: Shutterstock]. ” The composer of a musical composition is the exclusive owner of the work’s copyright.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office has recently issued a ruling on a figurative mark registered in 2020 by Studios Ghibli. This Kat has always found Japanimation to his liking, particularly the films produced by Studio Ghibli.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. New Line Cinema involved an attempt to enforce a public domain movie clip of the Three Stooges used as a trademark in the movie The Long Kiss Goodnight.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2023

Image credits: Riana Harvey Events and publications The Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute joins forces with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in organising their annual IP event, this year tackling the hot topic of investigating the crucial narratives on the role of IP law and theory in promoting a sustainable world.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2023

For participation and attractiveness, data sources such as sites and landmarks; museums and galleries data; cinemas data, theaters, concerts, etc. all from Google Earth , survey and desk review. Is the city tolerant of diversity?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Madras High Court Inaugurates the IP Division and Notifies Intellectual Property Division Rules, 2022 The Madras High Court on April 12, 2023, inaugurated the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Division, making it the second High Court after the Delhi High Court with a dedicated IP Division to hear IPR disputes.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you’re a company as large as Disney, with as much ownership over wide swaths of TV and cinema and other media as they now possess, you’re going to have some fairly frequent IP run-ins.

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