Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Black Entertainment Television (BET) will have to face a copyright infringement lawsuit by Walkie Check Productions over BET’s Instagram Live show House Party. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

BGP had entered into an agreement with American Television Distribution, a company owned by the former host of Cheaters , for pay-per-view contracts of the show. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Then, in May 2021, the fashion brand Rag & Bone advertised a new, officially-licensed Cruella -inspired collection—without Beavan’s knowledge or attribution. In 2020, a licensed Harley Quinn-inspired Birds of Prey collection by Her Universe did not involve the film’s costume designer, Erin Benach. CDG President Salvador Pérez Jr.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Finally today, Colin Mann at Advanced Television reports that a Texas judge has entered a judgment against the South Asian pirate IPTV service Chitram TV. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. 3: $31m piracy penalty for ChitramTV.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter reports that A&E Television Networks has filed a lawsuit against Reels over the latter channel’s new hit series On Patrol: Live. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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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. It being so, Citadines would exercise its lawfully licensed rights to cable retransmission, on the basis of a licence with another German CMO, GEMA, which manages such rights. television sets).

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year. Background.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2024

Here’s what he writes: CJEU: New licensing rules for the provision of guest TVs in Germany? by Mirko Brüß In two recent decisions, the CJEU has once again addressed the issue of communication to the public by means of the provision of television receivers in hotels and similar public facilities.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 30, 2022

MGM Domestic Television Distribution asked the full Ninth Circuit on Monday to rethink its decision allowing Starz Entertainment to bring claims against the film and TV show distributor over licensing films that were supposed to be exclusive to Starz, arguing that the suit was filed past a three-year time limit set by the Supreme Court.

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IP Law 360

JULY 14, 2022

Starz Entertainment wasn't too late bringing claims that an MGM unit breached their agreements by licensing to Starz's competitors films that were supposed to be exclusive to the television network, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday, splitting from the Second Circuit in determining how far back copyright holders can recover damages.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (“MLC”) was created to make paying songwriters and publishers easier. Just as performance rights organizations issue blanket licenses to music users (radio stations, television, venues, etc.)

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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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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

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Such conduct generated exploitative effects by excessive pricing towards users as well as exclusionary effects towards SGAE’s competitors, representing a barrier to entry into the market for collective management as well as the market for licensing of copyright-protected works for other CMOs or independent management entities (IMEs).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 9, 2023

According to the complaint, Joe Hand Promotions is a company specializing in the licensing and distribution of premier sporting events to commercial establishments. Joe Hand states that it holds exclusive licensing rights to many televised sporting events, including the Ultimate Fighting Championships®. . § 553 and U.S.C. §

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2023

In the national proceedings, a local CMO, Kopiosto, opposed an operator of cable television network, Telia. Kopiosto is also designated by Finnish authorities as a CMO authorised to issue extended licences for the retransmission rights of the works included in radio and television broadcasts.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

" Maude " was a television sitcom that ran in the 1970s, starring Bea Arthur. Here, the Board upheld a refusal to register the mark VIVA MAUDE for, inter alia , production of television programs featuring comedy, in view of the registered mark MAUDE for "entertainment services, namely, a continuing comedy television series."

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Dear Rich IP Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Dear Rich: I was wondering how compulsory licensing fits with exclusive licensing. In other words, if a song is exclusively licensed for a movie, for example, can someone still license it to record another version? I remember reading somewhere about some songwriters setting licensing fees so high as to exclude many.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2024

To put it short, Section 31D, inserted after the 2012 amendment , creates a statutory licensing regime which allows a Broadcaster to communicate a literary or musical work and sound recording, either by way of public performance or broadcast, after paying royalties to the Copyright owner (rates to be fixed by Commercial Court).

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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. network operators, hotels and stadiums). The IPTV service included TV programs created and broadcasted by the Claimant.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Sinclair owns a bunch of television stations. 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.”. Is Embedding a Display? Under the Copyright Act, display.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In May 2020, Spotify agreed to an exclusive $100 million deal with Joe Rogan, the biggest licensing agreement ever made in podcasting. Licensing Comes to Podcasting. For top-shelf creators, producers, distributors and platforms, podcasting may be an end in itself – or it can serve as a bridge to film, television, and publishing.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning approach differs from the licensing deals other libraries enter into. They cited expert witnesses who concluded that there’s no financial harm and further argued that the service is substantially different from the ebook licensing market.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Background Conventional media such as on TV and radio can avail of a statutory licensing scheme under Section 31D of the Copyright Act, under which any ‘broadcasting organization’ desirous of ‘communicating to the public’ any sound recording, may obtain a statutory license to do so, provided they pay the royalty rates to the copyright owners.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As for entertainment culture, examples include " a written reference to a 1956 episode of the " I Love Lucy " television series, and the transcript of a 1965 episode of the " Gomer Pyle " television series. The picture on the lower left is by Chris Flook and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Synchronizing music with visual media output, such as films, television shows, advertisements, video games, accompanying websites and movies, is widespread. Indeed, drafting synchronization licenses has helped many a commercial copyright practitioner pay for his/her child's college tuition. Generic license.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Foreman turned his name into a powerful brand, protected by an extensive network of trademarks and licensing agreements. He didnt just lend his name to productshe licensed it with care. That control extended to film and television as well. Behind that success was a masterclass in intellectual property.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

2K Games rejected similar infringement claims on the basis of de minimis use, implied license, and fair use. Equally importantly, the court failed to provide the jury with instructions on two other defenses—waiver and implied license. The implied license argument is particularly important here.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 4, 2024

Given that audio streaming services already operate on thin margins with the majority of revenues going to licensing, the services may be unsustainable in Canada leading to a market exit ( as happened briefly in Uruguay ) or significant price increases.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“We are writing to notify you of, and request your assistance in addressing, the extensive copyright infringement of motion pictures and television shows that is occurring by virtue of the operation of the playlist file, PlutoTV_mr.m3u, which is hosted on and available for download from your repository GitHub Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

See Star Trek: The Next Generation: Schism (Paramount television broadcast Oct. To the extent Publishers are arguing that lyrics appearing in Claudes output undermines their ability to license to lyrics aggregators, this potential harm is addressed by the parties stipulation. ” The court wasn’t willing to do this.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2022

Any involvement, he says, was aimed at turning his “prior distribution channel” into a legitimate business offering lawful licensed content, for which DISH is now seeking to “punish” him. ExpediteTV Was Supposed to Be Licensed and Legal. However, he claims that DISH’s allegations lack nuance.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The application relies on the IPTV technology (Internet Protocol over Television) which provides delivery of audio/visual/graphic/textual data over IP-based networks. Firstly , appropriate licensing is the foremost requirement for IPTV applications to operate legally. In this backdrop, how did IPTV Smarters Pro land into trouble?

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 6, 2022

One set of big winners are community, campus, and indigenous radio and television broadcasters. There are hundreds of these outlets across the country licensed by the CRTC. Further, two recent amendments create more winners and losers.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

“The issued decree was conceived to eliminate the broadcasting of television signals broadcast through the Internet or similar networks, for unauthorized commercial purposes, which violates laws 9,739, on literary and artistic property, and 17,616, on the protection of intellectual property,” a government statement reads.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In fact, in 2011 I wrote about how this was likely to become a major issue for Canadian broadcasters dependent on licensing U.S. In fact, in 2011 I wrote about how this was likely to become a major issue for Canadian broadcasters dependent on licensing U.S. This challenge has been readily apparent for years. This was back in 2011.

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