IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 10, 2023

Some argue that Section 22 is in contrast with that of Sections 26 or 27 since it provides a little more protection to the authors of a literary or musical work as compared to a cinematograph film or sound recording under the ambit of Copyright Law. Yet my question is even if it provides a little more protection, is that enough?

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

The Briefing from the IP Law Blog – What’s in a Name: Clearing Titles for Film and Television. In this week’s episode, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the complex process of clearing titles for Film and Television. They discuss recent high-stakes litigation around entertainment titles, including Stouffer v.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2019, eight men from Las Vegas were named in a grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to violate criminal copyright law through two IPTV services, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll. ” U.S. Attorney Jason M.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Museum of Classic Chicago Television Through the prism of history, The Museum of Classic Chicago Television owes much to Sony’s win in the Betamax case; quite possibly its very existence. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Like many labors of love, its beginnings were humble.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. On the copyright/trade mark front, a case on the registrability of the marks ‘ ANIMAL FARM ’ and ‘ 1984 ’ is still pending before the EUIPO’s Grand Board of Appeal.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

In April 2020, a coalition of entertainment companies headed up by Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Disney and Amazon filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the operators of ‘pirate’ IPTV service Nitro TV. channels, which are only possible to offer after content is copied and stored, contrary to copyright law.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Copyright Judgments AI and Copyright Law : Asian News International v. OpenAI The Indian news agency ANI accused OpenAI of copyright infringement, alleging that OpenAI used ANI’s copyrighted news content to train its language model, ChatGPT, without obtaining necessary permissions.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Hence, through their operational frameworks, the platforms complained of were alleged to infringe the copyright, and broadcasting rights held by Star India. [This post is authored by Tanishka Goswami.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. The International Conventions on copyright law do provide certain protection to digitalized works.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Several Israeli TV companies filed a DMCA complaint at Google Play alleging that Downloader offered copyrighted content. The companies supplied no details of the content allegedly infringed and said nothing about how ‘Downloader’ somehow managed to violate copyright law. Discovery Inc.’

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IP Law 360

JUNE 26, 2023

A television personality seen on shows like "Big Brother" has urged a California federal judge not to toss his right of publicity suit lodged against a European app maker, saying his proposed class action over the company's face-swapping app isn't barred by federal copyright law.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 1, 2023

A European app maker has urged a California federal judge to toss a right of publicity suit lodged against it by a television personality seen on shows like "Big Brother," arguing that the proposed class action over its face-swapping app is barred by federal copyright law and the U.S. Constitution.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

SAG-AFTRA can't continue its unpaid royalties claims against AT&T and DirecTV affiliates for a television show based on Stephen King's novel "Mr. Mercedes," a California federal judge ruled, saying the union didn't properly bring allegations under federal labor law or copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Yet despite reported progress, including an overhaul of Vietnam’s copyright laws and promises to crack down on piracy, including the formation of a specialist anti-piracy unit , nothing has had any visible effect. However, turn off a few legal TV channels inside Vietnam and suddenly piracy is a real concern.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Copyright Act of 1976 became Public Law number 94-553 on October 19, 1976 and went into effect (as scheduled) as Title 17 of the United States Code on January 1, 1978. The new Copyright Act was the fourth general revision of copyright law since the original Act of 1790.

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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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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

According to Copyright Lately , tensions are rising in the Livingston family as to who earns the royalties from the Academy Award-winning composer, Jay Livingston’s hit songs. These songs include hits such as Que Sera, Sera and theme songs for various television programs. The Deal with Copyright Termination.

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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. at [former repo location],” the notice reads (minor edits for clarity).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2022

Welcome to the second trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. This is perhaps one of the most awaited judgemnts in the history of EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Welcome to the second trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The copyright in these two titles expired at the beginning of 2021. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. Apologies to readers that this one comes a bit late.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Taiwan made amendments to copyright law that outlawed piracy-configured devices. With further amendments to copyright law in the pipeline in Taiwan, authorities launced an investigation into the supply of Unblock Tech’s devices in the country. With Hollywood regularly reporting UnblockTech to the U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright. Today, this doctrine has become one of most popular doctrines in the realm of copyright law. It allows people a positive defense against the infringement of copyright. Definition.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

One such case is 20th Century Fox Television v. This case involved a trademark lawsuit by Empire Distribution, a hip-hop and rap record label, based on Fox’s use of EMPIRE as the name of a television series about a fictional New York hip-hop/rap record label. Empire Distribution, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

. “He then arranged for the copyrighted works to be uploaded to servers controlled by the Sparks Group, where the movies and television shows were disseminated across the Internet. “Indeed, one of the co-defendants in this case remains at-large in Norway. Attorney writes.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 11, 2024

The message, translated from Dutch, reads as follows: You have an IPTV package subscription with us that provides access to evidently illegally offered television channels, movies and series. For this reason we have been summoned by BREIN to stop the sales of these illegal IPTV Packages immediately and to inform you about it.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Analysing the intersection of journalistic privilege and copyright law. The role of IP law in combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Analysing the complexities of licensing deals for film and television adaptations. Examining the legality of meme usage by Indian news platforms under copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The fact that the media experience (whether in a book, film, video, game, or interactive television) depends on both the creator, whose rights are protected by copyright law, and the viewer, who brings their own personal vision to the character, has become increasingly important in the context of interactive technology and user-generated content.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2022

All are under investigation for breaches of copyright law. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. ISP and Stream Source Identified. Other than its obvious scale, the operation is particularly interesting given some of the identified targets.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Back in September 2021, these companies along with Television Broadcasts Limited and TVBI Company Limited filed a new application at the Federal Court, seeking the blocking of more than 100 domains under Section 115A of the Copyright Act 1968. The aim, as always, is to slow down rampant movie and TV show piracy.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

Copyright law crafted decades ago to prevent infringement in an analog world has in many cases held up remarkably well in the digital age. In the United States, the existence of a loophole in copyright law had been an open secret for some time. Copying or reproduction remains relevant, as does the concept of distribution.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2023

As outlined again only this month , people who simply watch pirate streams break UK law. If the content comes from an illegal source, it’s illegal to consume it under copyright law. In theory you can be prosecuted for watching unlawful television. That is a fact – there is no debate.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Copyright law protects the expression not the idea. But the fact is, copyright law only protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. But the fact is, copyright law only protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. Lots of films and television shows have similar concepts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sinclair owns a bunch of television stations. Under the Copyright Act, display. means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide, television image, or any other device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show individual images nonsequentially.”.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 7, 2021

The studio argues that a complaint seeking an accounting of profits from its planned Rin Rin Tin film doesn’t arise under the Copyright Act. He’s the canine film and television star made famous in the 1920’s, which makes him nearly 700 if you’re counting in dog years. In 2019, Warner Bros.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Copyright protection exists from the time the work is created in a fixed, tangible form of expression. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. live action movies, animation, television programs, and videogames) Pantomimes and choreographic works (e.g.,

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Fourthly , the preposterous recommendation to prohibit/restrict storage of copied works in digital form during a global crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic betrays a myopic understanding of copyright law. Another major issue is that it only superficially touches upon issues relevant to copyright law. Concluding thoughts.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

While the Copyright Act gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute a digital file containing a copyrighted work, there’s no such thing as the “exclusive right to mint an NFT” as far as copyright law is concerned. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case.

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