Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

One of the most intriguing events in the Olympics is the decathlon, at least from my perspective. The decathlon was created to try to measure the most well-rounded athletes because it’s not just one event, one competition, it’s a total of 10 events.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2023

Rightsholders involved in the creation and broadcasting of live events say their businesses face a persistent threat from unlicensed and illegal competition. On the criminal side, multiple police-led operations around Europe often sounded spectacular but didn’t have a significant effect on the market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

The event, which I recapped in more detail for another publication, presented an interesting set of questions and opportunity for future development of the conversation around an economy that Goldman Sachs predicts to reach $480 billion by 2027. It’s well-established that creators bring valuable content to platforms.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the RIAA has submitted its recommendations to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding international notorious markets for piracy. The Notorious Markets report is an annual report by the USTR that identifies international markets that enable piracy.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This week in Washington IP news, Congress is wrapping up a district work period, but there are still a handful of interesting IP-related events. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recognizes the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the U.S. economy and innovation system.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Arguably the most important sports event in the U.S.A., The National Football League (NFL) , organizers of the event, have created and grown the brand of the Super Bowl to what it is today. the Super Bowl moves billions of dollars, mainly through advertising. THE SUPER BOWL TRADEMARK in 1969 In 1969, the NFL trademarked “Super Bowl”.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Day Congress is not in session, but there are still some interesting events to put on your calendar, including the all-day listening session on United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is an in-person event, not virtual or hybrid. After dinner on Friday, we will host a game night featuring “Game of Drones,” where teams will compete in a series of drone-flying events (we will help organize teams). 2-3, 2024 appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. You won’t want to miss it!

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TorrentFreak

JULY 16, 2024

The coins went to various third-parties including exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp, as well as Flow Traders and Cumberland, which operate as market makers. Bitcoin Storytelling and Donations As is often the case on financial markets, these types of events are often used to explain price movements.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A few days ago, Fashion Law London held another (online) event – this time focussed on the role of online retail marketplaces. Fortunately, despite a distinct lack of space in the diary to attend the event live, I have since been able to enjoy the recording of the event.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

They say that IA now wants access to data related to more than 500,000 additional books, complaining that it only wants access because the data it has obtained thus far doesn’t support its theory of no market harm. ” Data Sought is “Not Material”, Creates a Massive Burden.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

The concept of fast fashion is fairly straightforward: It’s a design, manufacturing and marketing method that focuses on rapidly producing (or reproducing) existing fashion trends and making them available to customers quickly and cheaply. And then there is the issue of fast fashions copycat nature.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

ThFord argued that Freeplay’s name and marketing were deliberately confusing, but ultimately opted to settle the case. A judge in the case has ruled that, while the order and selection of events can be protected by copyright, that TSWK did not copy those elements from Lara and, instead, took them from primary sources.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Those packages granted access to sporting events to which the broadcaster holds the rights. “During the investigation, police officers verified that the payments made were destined for a bank account in the United Kingdom and, in addition to sporting events, offered access to English, Scottish and Irish channels.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Global Anti-Piracy Pact will also propose/establish new standards and best practices to protect the legal market from unlawful competition. A key focus for CERTAL is the fight against IPTV piracy, audiovisual content in general, and live sporting events, so tackling illicit providers will be a key aim of the coalition.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

Ab initio distinctiveness The Court concluded that the trademark is not distinctive ab initio because there are numerous similar perfume bottles on the market. So the Court considered that Chanel’s perfume bottle is commonplace within the perfume market. As mentioned, Chanel had also submitted marketing materials and market share data.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

She claims that her sales have “dropped to a trickle” and that the defendants were using her marketing material to promote costumes that were cheaper than she could ever sell. However, once Texas A&M lost the game in a surprise upset, videos criticizing the event began disappearing from Twitter and other platforms.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

There’s a market for pretty much anything digital today and ‘collectables’ in particular sell like hot cakes. While DcP can’t change blockchain entries, it can target listings on popular NFT markets such as OpenSea and Rarible. A virtual space called Warner Music Venue was created there and the idea was to host music events.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

There is no time to waste with so many opportunities and events in the IP field! Another (IP) week has begun and it's time to catch up with the usual IPKat round-up of IP developments, events, and opportunities. As always, do not forget to regularly check our Events page as well. This edition's chosen city is New Orleans.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Background A number of generic pharmaceutical companies (collectively, “Defendants”) filed Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”) to market generic versions of the Trintellix® antidepressant. sued to enjoin Defendants from marketing generic versions on the basis of inducing and/or contributorily infringing various patents, including U.S.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Android-based set-top devices have saturated the market in recent years, and it’s not uncommon for households to have several; downstairs, upstairs, and probably at least one in a drawer. For devices that enter the local market without certification, Anatel regularly reports various actions to remove them.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2024

When Nintendo sued the company and ultimately the developers of the Yuzu emulator in February, that was a significant event. That fairly turbulent event has just been followed by perhaps the most efficient takedown filed anywhere on the internet in recent years. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2023

The idea that the transitory nature of streams qualified for protection under Article 5 of the InfoSoc Directive was also dismissed, in part because the pirate movies and TV shows were (surprise) pirated and therefore undermined the legitimate market. And with that, BREIN had the authority to target all players in the pirate IPTV market.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 14, 2022

” According to Google records, no action was taken in response to either complaint ( 1 , 2 ) but events this week show that Disney hadn’t forgotten about the popular online game. In any event, the process faced by Club Penguin Rewritten’s operators is unlikely to be a short one. UK Police Shut Down The Game.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This event culminates 4+ years of work. That story began with the February 2018 Content Moderation and Removal Event at Santa Clara University. The impetus for that event dates even further back to Spring 2017, with the first draft of FOSTA. The event achieved that goal and sparked 3 sequels. It needed a team and money.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Our report published late November provides more detail and last week an FDA/FCPA newsletter dated December 20 ( pdf ) confirmed events as reported. Double-whammy events like these aren’t exactly common in the UK, especially given the alleged quality and the obvious threat to the market.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2024

At the Stockholm District Court’s Patent and Market Court in October 2023, the men were found guilty of criminal copyright infringement and sentenced to prison. Two suspected operators were detained along with evidence that included 47 gold bars, an expensive whiskey collection, around $25,000 in cash, and roughly $41,000 in bitcoin.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In May, Triller filed a lawsuit against the H3 Podcast, claiming that by showing a portion of the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight event on YouTube, the defendants breached the company’s rights. This meant there was a substantial effect on and the market and value of the copyrighted work.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

The researchers used this ‘natural’ event to see if the takedowns impacted legitimate streaming activity of TV shows on iQIYI, one of China’s most popular subscription streaming platforms. The researchers analyzed whether the mass takedown event impacted demand for subscription-only ‘VIP’ shows in any way.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 11, 2024

In an era dominated by technological advancements, the tech industry has become a battleground for various legal challenges shaped by geopolitical events, partisan politics, regulatory initiatives, patent disputes and class actions.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 23, 2024

IPTV App Sold Online Leads Investigators to the Source In a report detailing events that culminated last month, Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) says that searches of online auction platforms revealed sales of an app known as Qingtian TV / Sunny TV.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 19, 2024

In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have repeatedly complained that piracy of live sports is getting out of hand. They’re explicitly advertising it as a way to compete with pirate streaming services, hoping to take back market share.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 9, 2023

After securing an eight-year boxing rights deal worth $1 billion, the plan was to ditch expensive one-off payments for big events in favor of steady, $10-per-month subscription packages. “We DAZN’s marketing drilled that message home – and then some. We are basically saying pay-per-view sucks,” Denyer said.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Whether they will be branded ‘notorious markets’ remains to be seen, but it’s interesting to see which platforms could face unexpected pressure in the months and years to come. Totalsportek12 is a major pirate sports Streaming Website that provides links to multiple live sporting events. Totalsportek (Poland).

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“At a basic level – and common to all the technical devices mentioned – AAPA would like to see the production, marketing and distribution of any device which can be used to infringe IP made illegal” – Sheila Cassells. What’s AAPA’s position there? As for the mobile phone, it’s an infringement machine.

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IPilogue

JUNE 9, 2022

In an age of increasing globalization, the ripple effect of a single event resulting in unintended consequences is nothing new. In most cases, compulsory licences are granted to meet the demand for a patented product in a domestic market. This article was written as a requirement for Prof.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2022

When videogames first began hitting the market more than 40 years ago, budgets were low, expectations were low, and customers were easily pleased. Today’s market has taken all of that and turned it on its head. The company then shut down the original game’s servers.

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