JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

What do a social media content creator and reality television stars have in common? Apart from more followers than I’ll ever have, significant issues regarding their trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2024

INTRODUCTION The entertainment and media sector is experiencing a continuous and increasing influence on social media with each passing day. However, between now and then social media influence also has some problems. One of the biggest obstacles is defamation.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A cryptocurrency company sues over social media slurs, a celebrity rapper feuds with a distiller over cognac, and a "no glasses" 3D television company gets a new temporary boss. Where else could all this happen but in Delaware's Court of Chancery?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

TikTok Pirates For example, when a viral clip from a TV series is making the rounds on social media platforms, one could argue that this serves as free advertising. They called for platforms like TikTok to actively detect and remove unauthorized film and television content,” the researchers recall.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2024

Police say that on June 11, a 42-year-old man allegedly involved “in the provision of illegal streams of Sky television content,” was arrested under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Computer Misuse Act, and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, before being released on bail while investigations continue.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The web is riddled with copyright infringing content, ranging from full-length blockbuster films, through small music samples, to reposted celebrity photos on social media. After the earlier media coverage, the group was made private and eventually shut down but for the suspect, this case is far from over. “The

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

s bid for a full-court review of a panel's split decision in favor of a Philadelphia-based television anchor who sued the social media giant over the unauthorized use of her photo on its site. The Third Circuit on Wednesday declined to grant Facebook Inc.'s

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

On September 22, 2021, John Stossel, American libertarian journalist and television presenter, sued Meta Platforms Inc. To combat “fake news,” governments must carefully regulate social media content. Amin Hosseini is an IPilogue Writer and an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy. Television , the court held that artwork shown in the background for 27 seconds in an episode of ROC was sufficiently recognizable to cross the de minimis threshold for actionable copying of protected expression. Conversely, in Ringgold v.

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2022

Record labels, like several companies, have turned to TikTok and other social media platforms to market their products. Since radio and television have mostly lost their influence among the younger generation, it is important for record labels to utilise social media platforms, like TikTok to engage their fanbase.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 1, 2023

Subscription television is even more expensive and often demands longer-term commitments people simply can’t afford. No doubt some media reports will take the ‘500,000 customers’ comment and run with it but nowhere here does it say that 500,000 lost access to one or more services.

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Patently-O

MAY 19, 2022

I previously wrote about the Texas Social Media Censorship Law known as HB20. “Allowing HB20 to go into effect will cause social media platforms to alter their content moderation practices in ways that will harm the public interest.” NetChoice, LLC v. ” EFF, Wikimedia, et al.:

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Patently-O

JUNE 1, 2022

The most recent news in this case is that a 5-4 Supreme Court has sided against Texas–issuing an emergency order to reinstitute the preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Social Media Censorship law known as HB20. The State of Texas enacted HB20 to regulate large social media platforms (>50 million users).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2019, LaLiga launched an investigation into a website advertised on social media that was being used to illegally market football content plus other material belonging to a “well-known” on-demand television platform. According to police sources, the site offered subscriptions to illegal IPTV and CCCAM services.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It submitted 14 social media posts “which it contends shows consumers and retailers attributed a particular source to Defendants’ liquor and Plaintiff’s television show.” The managing director declared “[a]t the time that I chose the name Peaky Blinder, I had never heard of [Plaintiff’s] Peaky Blinders television program.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2023

When they make money from these activities, social media companies must be obliged to reinvest in our creators and into local content creation. The specific use case: The amendment could also fail to achieve its own stated purpose to capture commercial sound recordings broadcast by social media platforms. Section 4.1(2)

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2022

In 2022, many people are exposed to these subscriptions through friends or the marvels of social media. Armed with a web browser and a little patience, it’s now possible for novices to have a pirate IPTV subscription up and running in no time. But for many, it’s even more simple than that.

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IPilogue

JULY 23, 2021

It is hosted by Cesie and Angela, two practicing attorneys and reality television fans. They examine and discuss the lawsuits and legal disputes of reality television personalities. This podcast series will definitely appeal to a more niche audience. My favourite episode is Jurassic Patents, where Volpe Koenig attorney and Ph.D.

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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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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The book examines how the advertising, merchandising, film and television, and sports video-games industries use persona as a key component of their products. Chapter seven discusses the film and television industry, followed by reality sports video games in chapter eight.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2024

Instead of focusing on alleged hacking practices, the company led with Jack Valenti’s ‘Boston Strangler’ analogy, part of an all-out effort by television and movie producers to stop a groundbreaking new technology. Microsoft filed a separate motion to dismiss. Hollywood was ultimately unable to stop the VCR.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The court explains this and other differences from Aereo: “Aereo involved a system designed for the sole purpose of transmitting the subject content and which had no plausible utility, in that configuration, other than the transmission of that content, whereas X/Twitter is a social media site with a range of potential uses.”

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

On the Origin of the IT Regulations of 2021 To regulate platforms like social media middlemen and new age digital news agencies along with OTT etc which was especially put under a system of three tier regulation which covers self regulation and supervision, the 2021 IT Regulation was promulgated. Accountability or Overreach?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

. “Tusa is the individual responsible for, and he directly operated, managed, and ultimately profited from, the willful infringement of Plaintiffs’ copyrights in their movies and television shows…through a string of unauthorized movie and television streaming services.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. Netflix has responded that “ Barlow & Bear’s conduct began on social media, but stretches ‘fan fiction’ well past its breaking point. District Court in D.C.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 6, 2024

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules but, according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies last year, X is not among them. law, online service providers must respond to takedown notices and implement a meaningful policy to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Russia-based trio Rapidgator (file-hosting), RuTracker (torrents) and VK, the largest social media platform in Russia, also maintain their spots. The Pirate Bay is present once again, and the same is true for streaming giant Fmovies and academic research repository Sci-Hub. After an unexplained absence in 2021, YTS.mx

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2024

Hashtags and Trade Marks - A Comparative Legal Approach If you’re a social media aficionado looking to boost your followers with summer posts, Nazanin Aslani ’s book is a must-read! Check out our detailed review here. Based on empirical research, this book offers an in-depth examination of the commercial use of persona.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

Of those who watched live matches, 90% did so from home, with television the medium of choice for 96% of respondents. Around one in five football fans watched at least one match on a smartphone, with 14% and 7% viewing on computers and tablets, respectively.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. It also used radio and television outlets in select US markets.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2024

The organiser of televised motor sport events called "Monster Jam" owned the trade mark "El TORO LOCO", and brought an action against another show that featured a monster truck named “EI TORO Del FUEGO”. The Tribunal held that there was both trade mark and copyright infringement.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Television advertising. Missed opportunities to reclaim social media usernames registered by others. Here are some of many things a business does not need in order to have. a great trademark: Marketing department. Corporate attorney. Physical offices. Initial public offering (IPO). Legions of customers. Millions of dollars.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2024

Commissioned by the Attorney-General’s Department, the research aims to better understand internet users’ consumption habits, across five key content types – Television, Movies/Film, Music, Video Games, and Live Sport – and track changes in behavior over time. Free streaming websites – 7% (No change vs 2022) 2.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Firstly, take the example of social media. With the advent of social media, anyone can post anything on it. Recently, the Twitter Account of the Union Minister for Information Technology has been blocked by the social media site for failing to comply with the DMCA Notice. Kind of Copyright Infringement.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2023

The following cases provide an excellent example of the remedies provided by the courts in such petitions – Living Media Limited and Anr. This bad faith intent refers to the following Complete impersonation of the brand; Masquerading as the individual; Holding the account hostage in exchange for money from the brand owner.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The transition from simply turning on the television to logging into accounts such as social media and OTT platforms, has resulted the entertainment industry to witness an astonishing evolution. Such incidents raise concerns among people who entrust their data to digital entertainment platforms.

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