JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

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IP Close Up

MARCH 4, 2025

Recipient of an incredible nine Emmy Awards for his two PBS television series, a Ph.D. from McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical Continue reading

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2025

“Now after working for over a year with the tech, film, and television industries weve arrived at a proposal that has a remedy for copyright infringers located overseas that does not disrupt the free internet except for the infringers, Lofgren notes. She sees the current bill as a proper and much needed alternative.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 6, 2022

However, this move comes after Gunn appeared on WWE television and WWE tweeted a photo of Gunn and a performer backstage. Gunn, who used samples taken from WWE shows as part of his music, had been previously targeted by former WWE announcer Greg Hamilton, who threatened to sue him for sampling his voice without authorization.

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Music Copyright Notice Television Plagiarism 245

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted institution of inter partes review of a patent directed to delivery of targeted television advertisements. The board rejected patent owners argument that a lack of particularity as to the asserted grounds justified denial under 35 U.S.C.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2023

Communication to the public would be committed by means of a broadcast via television sets installed by the defendant in the rooms and the fitness centre of its hotel in Munich, in so far as the transmission signal is transmitted to the television sets via coaxial or data cables. television sets).

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2021

For purposes of this paragraph (b)(10), “smart televisions” includes both internet-enabled televisions, as well as devices that are physically separate from a television and whose primary purpose is to run software applications that stream authorized video from the internet for display on a screen.

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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. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: BET Must Face Copyright Claim Over ‘House Party’ Web Show.

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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. BGP is the rightsholders in the series Cheaters and Cheaters Uncensored.

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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. John Lewis, however, denies any copying and claims to have provided time-stamped evidence that their campaign was first presented to them in early 2016, before her book was published.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 6, 2024

The 1970s were the heyday of the now-extinct television genre known as the variety show: a weekly extravaganza headlined by a well-known entertainer, generally accompanied by a supporting cast of singers, dancers and comedians, and featuring a weekly guest star to liven things up.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

Finally today, Andrew Mills at Reuters reports that Qatar and Saudi Arabia have put an end to their dispute before the World Trade Organization over the alleged piracy of Qatari television provider beIN. The dispute began in 2017 when a dispute between the countries resulted in Saudi Arabia issuing a blockade against Qatar.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2022

It targets the same three individuals convicted in last year’s criminal matter with the aim of recovering significant financial compensation for damages.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Museum of Classic Chicago Television Through the prism of history, The Museum of Classic Chicago Television owes much to Sony’s win in the Betamax case; quite possibly its very existence. Like many labors of love, its beginnings were humble. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 19, 2022

He had actually had the lawsuit dismissed once before in November after he failed to show that that anyone involved in either the comic of television series had access to his work.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Finally today, Colin Mann at Advanced Television reports that a federal court has ordered pirate IPTV service NitroTV to pay some $51.6 The judge noted that, while Prescott did make some modifications to the translation, the changes were not enough to avoid copyright infringement. 3: NitroTV Hit with $51m Piracy Damages.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2025

For television show producers, however, the transition has come at a steep cost. From physical formats like CDs and DVDs to digital streaming over satellite, fiber-optic networks, 5G, and Wi-Fi, the rapid technological advancements have brought unmatched convenience to viewers.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Finally today, Advanced Television reports that, according to a recent survey, rising energy and consumer prices are putting the squeeze on customers, with an increasing number of them turning to piracy to save money. 3: Survey: Video Game Piracy Set to Rise.

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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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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. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: A&E Sues Reelz Over Alleged ‘Live PD’ Knockoff ‘On Patrol: Live’.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Effectively a Single Source For All Articles Both Skai and AlphaTV news are owned by broadcaster Alpha Satellite Television SA and in their reports, both state that the trial judges rejected the notion that the defendant’s viewing of pirate IPTV streams was anything other than a serious matter.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

million) in overall damages.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 13, 2024

Dominique Wilkins is an NBA Hall of Fame basketball player known for his acrobatic slam dunks and, after retirement, for his commentary during televised Hawks games. Wilkins also suffers from diabetes and has been an advocate for the treatment of the disease and its symptoms.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

According to the indictment, the defendants reproduced tens of thousands of copyrighted television shows without authorization, and distributed the illicit content to a vast audience of paid subscribers across the United States. ” U.S. Attorney Jason M.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2021

According to the anti-piracy group, Millington created and built a software package that enabled illegal access to BT Sport, Sky, Netflix and other subscription television content. Software Developer Sentenced to Prison. The criminal prosecution of Millington was brought as a private action by FACT with some very big numbers attached.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

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

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2025

The service provides unauthorized access to live sports streams, television channels, and on-demand movies and television shows to its customers for a monthly subscription,” USTR wrote. . “MagisTV is one of the worlds most popular IPTV services and operates primarily in Latin America.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier this week ruled in favor of Viacom in a trademark fight over the media conglomerate’s Floribama Shore reality television show. MGFB, the company that filed the appeal, owns the “FLORA-BAMA” trademark and owns and operates the Flora-Bama Lounge on the border of Florida and Alabama.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2024

American distribution company Dynamic Television scooped up worldwide rights. One interesting side story is the fact that the “rights” to the Pirate Bay series are now being ‘sold’ As mentioned earlier, Dynamic Television has the global distribution rights but they have yet to announce any international deals.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 24, 2021

The lawsuit alleged that Nitro TV offered subscription packages consisting of thousands of “live and title-curated television channels” available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the United States and abroad.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

During his trial it was determined that Renren Yingshi and related services offered 32,824 unauthorized film and television works to an estimated 6.83 Liang Yongping was handed a 3.5-year year prison sentence for copyright infringement and a fine of 1.5 million yuan, around US$235,000. million members. and Wuhan Kuaiyixing Technology Co.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

The video depicted its award as the well-known Emmy statuette with a coronavirus replacing the atom in the holder’s hands: The Television Academies, who own the IP rights to the statuette, targeted the video with a DMCA notice to YouTube, which YouTube honored. Goodman counternoticed. Indeed, I think this is a good example of a satire).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

The defendant was offering an internet protocol television (“IPTV”) service to business clients (e.g., network operators, hotels and stadiums). The IPTV service included TV programs created and broadcasted by the Claimant.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Jones starred in the television series, The Legend of Jesse James, and movies including 3 in the Attic and Wild in the Streets. The case stems from a suit brought by the partner of Christopher Jones, an actor in the 1960s, who was referenced in the film Once Upon a Time. in Hollywood (the film), written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

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