TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Italy’s Piracy Shield blocking platform is the mechanism through which sports rightsholders exercise their right to use state-approved tools in their fight against IPTV piracy. In common with other systems in use around Europe, Piracy Shield acts on information provided by rightsholders. After identifying the target to be blocked, domain names and IP addresses are fed into the Piracy Shield system.

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The Trichordist

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

100 Percenters founder Tiffany Red conducts a master class in how songwriters are bullied out of a share of their songs.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The last time over 200 pirate sites went offline at the same time was… well, probably never. Certainly, so many sites have never gone down and stayed down for four days straight in what still amounts to a relatively tight niche. Yet that’s exactly what happened this week , when at least 200.TV domains were suddenly rendered useless. WHOIS records revealed that the domains had a status of ‘serverHold’ which indicates a domain with no presence in the domain name system.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Thiccc Boy produces The Fighter & the Kid podcast, led by Brendan Schaub (the titular “fighter”). Swindelles (a/k/a Yew Neek Ness…uniqueness, get it?) broadcast at SaiyanZStream on YouTube (the stream appears to be gone). Swindelle made and posted reaction videos to YouTube that included portions of Thiccc Boy’s podcasts.

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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The IPKat's whiskers are natural antennae: but do they fall within the scope of recital 27? Where do you draw the line between the “mere provision of physical facilities”, which – in accordance with recital 27 of the InfoSoc Directive – falls outside the scope of the right of communication to the public under Article 3 therein, and the installation of such facilities, which – instead – is relevant under this exclusive right?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

By judgment dated 21 February 2024 , the Delhi High Court ordered Oppo to deposit an undisclosed sum as pro tem deposit (interim deposit) with the Registry. The Court imposed a cost of INR 5,00, 000 /- upon Oppo for delaying the proceedings. The Court directed that the trial should conclude in 2024 itself. If the trial is not concluded within this time period, Oppo should deposit an additional sum.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Kat-news As it happens every week, we report on a number of developments. both in the IP world and the IPKat Team! Katnews We have two major news items concerning the IPKat team we wish to share with our readers. Hayleigh Bosher´s fellowship Over the past several years, Hayleigh has contributed to the blog as a Book Review Editor. She will start a fellowship in March 2024 and be on leave from the IPKat until early 2025.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Those who have filed a trademark application before are likely already familiar with the high number of scams related to trademark registrations. These scams have been growing in sophistication and arise at every phase of the trademark registration process. Whether claiming to be the “World Trademark Register” or the “Trademarks Compliance Center,” scammers utilize publicly available information from trademark filings to send solicitations to try to trick trademark owners into paying for.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Did you know that even when you download an image from an online site, you might still be at risk of copyright infringement? In the digital realm, where images are as ubiquitous as they are essential, understanding the nuances of image rights is not just a necessity—it’s a safeguard. Whether you’re a blogger, a graphic The post Think you’re safe using that image you downloaded?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence in humanoid head with neural network thinks. AI with Digital Brain is learning processing big data, analysis information. Face of cyber mind. Technology background concept. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week issued inventorship guidance for artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted inventions. This is a significant step forward in acknowledging the role of AI in innovation, and it’s great news for businesses that are pushing the boundaries o

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