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Cold Open: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Authorship in Film and Television Writing

IP Watchdog

Last week, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a tentative three-year deal to resolve a writer’s strike following a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The deal was reached on September 27, 2023, after a 148-day strike, which was the second-longest in the union’s history.

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Implementing Canada’s Online Streaming Act: The CRTC is Fast Out of the Gate

Hugh Stephens Blog

Just days after Canada’s controversial Online Streaming Act (aka Bill C-11) finally cleared Parliament and was proclaimed law, the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission), the regulatory body empowered to implement the widespread changes to the Broadcasting Act encompassed by C-11, seized the initiative.

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New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S.

TorrentFreak

The bill would amend existing copyright law to focus specifically on ‘foreign websites’ that are ‘primarily designed’ for copyright infringement. While site blocking is claimed to exist in more than 60 countries, DNS resolvers are typically not included in site blocking laws and regulations. Copyright Law.

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3 Count: Locast Outcast

Plagiarism Today

Locast offered a service that allowed users to access free, over-the-air broadcast television via the internet. According to the French government, Google has not done enough to secure fair licenses, though Google has said that it is working to secure those licenses and is paying more than enough to comply with the law.

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Feds Shut Down Pirate Sports Streaming Service 247TVStream, Indict Operators

TorrentFreak

Increasingly, lawmakers and law enforcement were asked to help out. 1000+ Channels 247TVStream was a subscription streaming service that offered illegal access to live television and sports programming. The service had over 1,000 television channels and was specifically targeted at sports fans. This week, these calls were heard.

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UK Supreme Court Ruling: Sky Falls in Pivotal Trade Mark Battle with SkyKick

JD Supra Law

The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the closely followed and long-running litigation between Sky, the well-known television and broadband company, and SkyKick, a lesser-known cloud computing business. The wait is over!

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EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Welcome to the third 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. RTL Television, Court of Justice, C-716/20. RTL Television, Court of Justice, C-716/20. On 8 September 2022, the CJEU issued its judgment in RTL Television.