TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2024

Instead of focusing on alleged hacking practices, the company led with Jack Valenti’s ‘Boston Strangler’ analogy, part of an all-out effort by television and movie producers to stop a groundbreaking new technology. Microsoft filed a separate motion to dismiss. Hollywood was ultimately unable to stop the VCR.

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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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Michael Geist

APRIL 14, 2023

Using the Access to Information Act, I have now obtained a copy of the government’s internal estimates for the economic and production impact of Bill C-11 ( methodology , memorandum , PPT ), which confirm many of my suspicions. Bill C-11 and employment Let me unpack each of the issues.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. Netflix also holds the position that Barlow and Bear “ copied liberally and nearly identically ” the elements of expression, dialogue, characters, and key plot points from Bridgerton.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Ever since it’s been technically possible to distribute pirated copies of movies and TV shows online, the Motion Picture Association has been attempting to stop it. This is where its investigators play a crucial supporting role. The Ideal Candidate.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 6, 2024

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules but, according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies last year, X is not among them. law, online service providers must respond to takedown notices and implement a meaningful policy to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

” Based on his reserved screenplay publication rights, there’s no question that Tarantino is permitted to sell copies of the “Pulp Fiction” screenplay. A used copy will set you back $1.09; for reasons unknown, a new copy is going for $113.03—In You can buy one right now on Amazon. (A

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A new lawsuit over Broadway’s Stereophonic tests copyright’s limits, as Fleetwood Mac’s former sound engineer claims the hit play copies his real-life story about working on the Rumours album. Yet despite the striking parallels laid out in their complaint, Caillat and Stiefel face an uphill battle in proving their case.

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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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Analysing the complexities of licensing deals for film and television adaptations. Evaluating the doctrine of fair use for Indian social media platforms in light of global cases. Exploring the intersection of defamation and copyright in Indian social media journalism. The text alignment should be justified.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Digital platforms have made it increasingly easy to disseminate unauthorized copies of art works that are copyright protected. 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. McDonald’s Corp.:

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 12, 2024

Jukebox Manatee creator Daniel Kassel filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming that Comedy Central , production company Cartuna and Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan copied these elements to create their own talking manatee program, the adult animated series Loafy. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Nevertheless, almost immediately after the sketch aired on the East Coast, a number of Muppets fans began to weigh in on social media, wondering if they had just seen an authorized (albeit unconventional) appearance by Kermit and Co.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this post, I’m looking at the vast domain of the YouTube video & social media platform —which, lest we forget, is a major division of Google/Alphabet — and how its copyright aspect manifests in options for individual contributors (“YouTubers,” in the jargon). (An YouTube is no different in that respect.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alexander testified that she declined the offer and advised WWE that she did not grant it any permission to copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any of her designs. And what if that arm tattoo is fully visible in the celebrity’s social media pictures. Sounds a bit extreme, but this is a logical extension from the decision.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

People have become less dependent on print media and more likely to use a digital medium such as computerized documents of soft copies. Firstly, take the example of social media. With the advent of social media, anyone can post anything on it. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Indian Scenario.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

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. A huge chunk of Molly Mae’s success comes from social media channel Instagram, where she is reported to charge over £10,000 for each sponsored post.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In addition, in granting Alexander’s motion for partial summary judgment, the court found that Alexander held valid copyrights in the tattoo designs at issue and that defendants copied those works. You can use the comment section below or @copyrightlately on social media. The same is true of photographs.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal district court in New York held that the Internet Archive’s Open Library project was engaging in copyright infringement by publishing digital copies of millions of books online. Universal City Studios , that home users of Betamax machines did not infringe copyrights when the recorded television content for later viewing.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

This aspect of the lawsuit has been overlooked in most of the articles and social media comments I’ve read that are critical of Netflix, so it bears repeating: Netflix offered Barlow & Bear a license to perform an otherwise unauthorized derivative work. Probably not, but it sure beats getting sued.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

The first thing that’s important to understand is that buying a copy of a creative work, even if it happens to the only copy in existence, doesn’t give you any copyright interest in the work. So, if you buy a copy of “Dune,” you can read it. Buying Objects ? Buying Copyrights.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2023

The following cases provide an excellent example of the remedies provided by the courts in such petitions – Living Media Limited and Anr. This bad faith intent refers to the following Complete impersonation of the brand; Masquerading as the individual; Holding the account hostage in exchange for money from the brand owner.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Intent was neutral: Defendants copied the name, but there was a convincing explanation for choosing the name on the merits, unrelated to the plaintiffs’ goodwill. The defendants’ target market—a national television audience—far exceeds the reach of the plaintiffs’ goodwill. That’s like saying that, because Ford Motor Co.

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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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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.” Plaintiffs didn’t show sufficient evidence of recognition.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alexander testified that she declined the offer and advised WWE that she did not grant it any permission to copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any of her designs. And what if that arm tattoo is fully visible in the celebrity’s social media pictures. Sounds a bit extreme, but this is a logical extension from the decision.

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43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Several had appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, television episodes, and films. 59 Murray Enters.,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Wilmot Storage Services [2] , the court laid down the scope and extent of de minimis while stating that it can be used in matter of copying of the copyrighted content instead of just a mere display of such work. DE MINIMIS IN COPYRIGHT LAW. In the landmark case of Bell v. Conclusion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Nicklen “urged his social media followers to consider the ‘haunting’ and ‘soul-crushing scene’ and to take steps to mitigate the harms of climate change.” Sinclair owns a bunch of television stations. Use of content posted to social media has generated many posts on this blog, starting with AFP v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“The Infringing Service delivered Video Content, including television shows and movies, to subscribers to the Infringing Service, in exchange for payment,” it reads. This was achieved by subscribing to their residential cable television services in a variety of locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, California and New York.

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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. A copy of the USTR’s 2023 Review of Notorious Markets is available here (pdf). After an unexplained absence in 2021, YTS.mx reappeared in the report last year.

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

A&E Television Networks, LLC v. 16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the hosts. Media critics allegedly readily observed that the new show was “a clone of A&E’s Live PD,” and that “On Patrol: Live is Live PD.” 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. Signal 23 Television v. Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation, 2021 WL 4482608 (S.D.N.Y. Anthony, 2020 WL 11206863 (N.D. Prior Posts on Section 512(f).

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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.

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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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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

Crabtree claims that Kirkman later licensed “Invincible” television rights to Amazon Studios and denied the existence of a oral agreement to give Crabtree a share of the revenue. A copy of the Crabtree’s new lawsuit follows. As always, let me know what you think in the comments below or on my social media accounts @copyrightlately!

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