The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2023

It issues licenses for the communication to the public of cinematographic works on the basis of § 22 of the German Copyright Act. MPLC has brought an action against Citadines, a hotel operator, alleging copyright infringement through communication to the public on the basis of § 22 of the German Copyright Act.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

First off today, David McAfee at Bloomberg Law reports that Locast, a now-shuttered service for streaming over-the-air television online, has been hit with a permanent injunction that bars it from operating. Locast was a service that allowed users to stream over-the-air broadcast television online in about 30 markets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

See Star Trek: The Next Generation: Schism (Paramount television broadcast Oct. ” The plaintiffs cited their loss of control, but the court responds: “To a certain extent, all copyright infringement involves a loss of control. Contributory Copyright Infringement.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Massive Copyright Infringement The language used in the complaint makes it extremely clear that the MPA views playlists as a threat and illegal under copyright law. Suppliers and Users Infringe Copyright The MPA’s complaint basically accuses the entire chain of copyright infringement offenses, GitHub included.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 24, 2022

You may be familiar with the phrase, “the Golden Age of Television.” It is being used to describe the proliferation of high-quality television shows across broadcast, cable, satellite, and streaming platforms that we currently enjoy. For those who think film and television have no place in the workplace, think again.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Court clarified that Member States are not obliged to allow collective management organisations (CMOs) to bring, in their own name, actions for copyright infringement on behalf of the rightholders. In the national proceedings, a local CMO, Kopiosto, opposed an operator of cable television network, Telia.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In this light, I focus on: one , the relevance of copyright law for live broadcasting and streaming platforms; and two , the utility of digital rights management (DRM) and strong policy frameworks in safeguarding broadcasters and copyright owners. Copyright Infringement by Streaming Platforms: How does IPTV Smarters work?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. This case is one of a spate of recent infringement claims brought against video-game makers over realistic depictions of tattooed athletes.

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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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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning approach differs from the licensing deals other libraries enter into.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

The defendant was offering an internet protocol television (“IPTV”) service to business clients (e.g., The defendant operated the platform based on license agreements with TV channel operators. The claimant is the owner of the copyright in several TV shows broadcast on the relevant TV channels.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

When someone violates a creator’s exclusive rights to a piece of work, they are engaging in copyright infringement. Music as well as the movie industry are two common industries that face copyright issues on a day to day basis. Introduction. All forms of dissemination (selling ,performing, broadcasting, etc.),

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Does 1-10 are described as the infringing IPTV service’s operators, who knowingly and unlawfully transmit, and publicly perform in the United States, TV channels for which DISH holds or held an exclusive license. Three further infringement notices were ignored in July and August 2023, and sales continued in September.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Internet Archive The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2023

This didn’t go unnoticed by copyright holders, including the RIAA, who repeatedly complained about widespread piracy on the platform. If users uploaded copyright-infringing content, the company would swiftly remove it after being notified by rightsholders.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As one side pays millions to produce or license movies and TV shows, the other only has to worry about when they’re available to copy, so that subscriptions can be sold to the public. “It is illegal television. On Trial for Copyright Infringement, Accounting Issues. The prosecutor agreed.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2021

It’s alleged that Carrasquillo and his business partners operated IPTV services variously branded as Gears, Reloaded, and Gears Reloaded, selling access to television, movies and sports content without authorization or license. He specifically denies committing criminal copyright infringement ( 17 U.S.C. §

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. As a result, the plaintiff brought a copyright infringement complaint against them.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

It was revealed in Court that the Plaintiff and Defendant had entered into an agreement wherein the Plaintiff had licensed, in a non-exclusive manner, its right to broadcast and exploit the audio-visual song clips, scenes and dialogues/clips to the Defendants’ channels. This agreement was for a period from 1 st July 2019 to 30 th June 2022.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Atari’s copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm advances, underscoring the importance of careful clearance in advertising. On Friday, a Texas federal judge dismissed much of the case but kept Atari’s core copyright infringement claim in play. Conversely, in Ringgold v.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2022

DISH filed its complaint against My Indian TV in a New York district in August 2021, describing the defendant as a global pirate television service. After attempts by DISH to shut the IPTV service down came to nothing, the company responded with its lawsuit alleging direct copyright infringement ( 17 U.S. DISH Awarded $26.5m

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

Filed in February 2022, a DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit demanded $32.5m The complaint alleged that DataCamp failed to take appropriate action against 11 pirate IPTV services flagged by DISH as repeat infringers, through the sending of more than 400 DMCA notices to DataCamp. Copyright Office.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

“The investigations revealed that the WeCast App is installed on the client’s mobile phone or digital television upon subscription to Lime Fiber internet, where login details are provided by the perpetrators.” Copyrighted content being distributed without a license appears to be the root of the allegations facing Lime Fiber.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. Hunley argued the Server Test allowed infringers to evade the Act by embedding, leaving the door open to a plethora of rights violations.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 18, 2023

In fact, Twitter has another label for “publicly funded media” accounts that appear to be better suited to the CBC since it covers “ media organizations that receive funding from license fees, individual contributions, public financing, and commercial financing” but makes no reference to editorial content.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Music publishers sued Twitter for users’ alleged copyright infringement. The court says that three aspects of the contributory copyright infringement claim survive Twitter’s motion to dismiss. Direct Copyright Infringement. Contributory Copyright Infringement. Time flies.]

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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. Furthermore, the 2023 bill enables aggrieved individuals to pursue action under Section 51 of the Copyright Act 1957 for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Nearly a year after a screenwriter’s lawsuit over Disney’s “Muppet Babies” reboot was dismissed, the trustee of Jeffrey Scott’s bankruptcy estate has filed a new complaint alleging copyright infringement in a production bible and scripts from the original series. Does the Bankruptcy Trustee Have a Case?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The Parliament highlights the need to guarantee fair, appropriate and proportionate remuneration for authors and performers and in the context of territorial licenses points out that, before taking any follow-up measures, there is a need to consider the voices of rightsholders. We reported on this here.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2024

The latter simply cannot exist without the former; the big legal debate seems to hang on whether consumption was protected under the doctrine of fair use, or was straightforward copyright infringement. If the court finds in favor of fair use, it seems likely that no copyright holders will receive compensation.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. Was it a license on the world’s greatest terms?

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SpicyIP

JULY 10, 2023

We featured a total of 5 posts discussing 2 significant orders from the Karnataka High Court on Twitter’s writ petition against blocking orders issued by the GOI, and on the copyright infringement complaint filed against the Indian National Congress. Prices of Saffron hikes by 63%, one year after getting a GI tag.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. Some of Randy Orton’s tattoos from Catherine Alexander’s copyright applications.

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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. But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement.

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