SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

On a broad reading, there seems to be an obvious conflict of two areas of law, where the RPwD Act mandates fundamental access to all content but the Copyright Act grants the author the right to control how their works are copied. It is necessary to note that the original work that is converted into an accessible copy must be acquired legally.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter reports that A&E Television Networks has filed a lawsuit against Reels over the latter channel’s new hit series On Patrol: Live. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer, who claim that Levitating is a copy of two of their songs, 1979s Wiggle and Giggle All Night and 1980s Don Diablo.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2022

These heavily edited copies of mainstream movies aim to summarize key plot lines via voice-over narration in about 10 minutes. The Rise of ‘Fast Movies’ Receives a Crushing Response. Up until last summer, so-called ‘Fast Movies’ didn’t seem like a key concern for the movie industry.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

CJEU judgments and AG Opinions Ocilion, AG Opinion, C-426/21 This is yet another preliminary reference on the private copying exception in Article 5(2)(b) InfoSoc Directive coming from the Austrian courts. For the a comment on the most recent Court judgment on private copying and the cloud (Case C-433/20), also coming from Austria, see here.

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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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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

They are a way to sell “unique” copies of digital works but do not transfer any rights. John Lewis, however, denies any copying and claims to have provided time-stamped evidence that their campaign was first presented to them in early 2016, before her book was published. 3: $31m piracy penalty for ChitramTV.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

RTL Television, Court of Justice, C-716/20. On 8 September 2022, the CJEU issued its judgment in RTL Television. This includes Court of Justice (CJEU) and General Court judgments, Advocate Generals’ (AG) opinions, and important policy developments. You can read the previous round-ups here. CJEU judgments and AG Opinions.

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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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Plagiarism Today

MAY 19, 2022

Atkinson sued Netflix and Dark Horse Comics, alleging that Umbrella Academy copies characters and elements from a 1996 comic book he created for Rogue Satellite Comics. Atkinson has since refiled the lawsuit with new allegations about how Way, or any others involved in the creation of Umbrella Academy, could have accessed his works.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This means that the copy was not obtained from a ‘cammed’ or camcorder copy of the movie shown in theaters but has been ripped from some other source. As the image above shows, the quality could be better and indeed, some pirates will prefer to wait until October 21 to obtain a copy of the movie ripped from HBO Max.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2024

When pirated copies of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” came out nearly two decades ago, The Pirate Bay changed its front page logo. Filming Finished The new Pirate Bay series is scheduled to be released on Swedish television later this year. Dynamic Television has acquired the global distribution rights to the series.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

This ultimately means that when a copy of an image is not stored on a computer’s servers but merely “embedded” onto a website, search engine, etc., As articulated in Perfect 10 , embedding websites that do not “store,” the content do not entirely “communicate a copy” of the content.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The court noted that determining whether a use is de minimis involves both quantitative and qualitative assessments—how much of the copyrighted material was copied and how significant that copying was. In the meantime, a copy of the court’s opinion is below. Conversely, in Ringgold v.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

The lawsuit alleged that Nitro TV offered subscription packages consisting of thousands of “live and title-curated television channels” available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the United States and abroad. channels, which are only possible to offer after content is copied and stored, contrary to copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 13, 2022

Though the show has long waxed and waned in popularity, it’s remained a fixture of late night television for over 40 years. Karen tries to claim that they might have copied her paper, but the teacher doesn’t fall for it and gives her an “F”. That is precisely what happened in episode 18, season 29 of the show, which aired in May 2003.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

Author Denise Shull lost her challenge to the Showtime television show Billions, which she claims copied the character bearing her name in Shull’s book Market Mind Games: A Radical Psychology of Investing, Trading and Risk.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Better known online as YouTuber ‘Omi in a Hellcat,’ Carrasquillo ran an illegal internet-based television and movie streaming service using video content fraudulently obtained from cable providers. These companies supplied hundreds of set-top boxes and similar equipment to multiple properties owned by Carrasquillo.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 3, 2023

IP Address ‘Domains’ Reappeared in Google Search The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) has responsibility for blocking actions in Lithuania. One example relates to Indonesian piracy giant Indoxxi, which reportedly shut down in December 2019 but lives on through an endless supply of clones and copies.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2023

“We […] request your assistance in addressing, the extensive copyright infringement of motion pictures and television shows that is occurring by virtue of the operation of the domain cloudstream.cf, which is hosted on and available for download from your repository GitHub Inc. Below is a list of all the targeted URLs.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

The defendant was offering an internet protocol television (“IPTV”) service to business clients (e.g., network operators, hotels and stadiums). The IPTV service included TV programs created and broadcasted by the Claimant.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

The video depicted its award as the well-known Emmy statuette with a coronavirus replacing the atom in the holder’s hands: The Television Academies, who own the IP rights to the statuette, targeted the video with a DMCA notice to YouTube, which YouTube honored. Goodman counternoticed. Indeed, I think this is a good example of a satire).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

During the summer the UK government announced a new inquiry to investigate what needs to be done to “maintain and enhance” the UK’s position as a global destination for film and television production. For the major Hollywood studios of the MPA, IP protection and piracy remain key issues.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2024

“It is unlawful to reproduce or distribute copyrighted material including sporting events, television shows, movies, music, software, or games without authorization. Streameast’s operator, ‘quick,’ explains that after extensive efforts, the site finally managed to obtain a copy of the seizure warrant. to) registry.

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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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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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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Television advertising. Potential Costs Resulting from Unprotected Brands: Greater chance of being copied inadvertently since the trademark(s) is/are not listed in the USPTO database. Greater chance of being copied intentionally since the ® cannot be used. copied by someone else—is priceless. Corporate attorney.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2023

The production is in the hands of B-Reel Films , working for the Swedish broadcaster SVT, while the American distribution company Dynamic Television scooped up worldwide rights. Hoping it will turn out nice so I can pirate a copy of it. Maybe I’ll get sued for downloading the story about us.”

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 22, 2024

Free advertising-supported streaming television services, such as market leader Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Samsung TV Plus, offer a traditional linear TV viewing experience, via an app, at zero cost to the consumer. Other solutions exist but none are as popular or stable as those offered by developer Matt Huisman.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

While the Act doesn’t specifically address OTT platforms, it does offer a separate certification for television and “other media,” a category that can be contended to encompass OTT platforms. Given this, the queries regarding the bill’s implications on OTT platforms, which currently lack clarity, require careful consideration.

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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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LexBlog IP

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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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2023

While an occasional copy-and-paste is known to alleviate boredom, peer pressure at a vulnerable moment can lead to a whole file or even an entire folder being permanently copied to a USB stick.

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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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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2024

The order is referenced multiple times on the LaLiga website but no copy has been posted for public consumption and, thus far, we’ve had no luck locating a copy. This relates to their alleged failures to prevent users of their app ecosystems from continuing to use downloaded copies of Newplay that still exist on their devices.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

However, to copy any less than the entire frame of each video would have disturbed the material and made the videos useless to the commentary. ” Amount Taken. Swindelles admittedly duplicated the copyrighted videos’ full frames.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“We are writing to notify you of, and request your assistance in addressing, the extensive copyright infringement of motion pictures and television shows that is occurring by virtue of the operation of the playlist file, PlutoTV_mr.m3u, which is hosted on and available for download from your repository GitHub Inc.

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