Mediaset has filed a formal complaint with Italy’s market watchdog Consob accusing shareholder Vivendi of leaking information with a view to disrupting its corporate restructuring plans, according to a Reuters report. A note to clients from investment bankers Deutsche Bank said: “Mediaset has asked Consob to demand Vivendi makes a public statement clarifying its position […]
Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) – the trade association for the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific – and cable and satellite television operator TrueVisions hosted a Digital Content Anti-Piracy Summit which was held at the Ministry of Commerce Building in Nonthaburi. The anti-piracy […]
A number of advocacy groups have jumped into the Comcast/TiVo patent battle. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is examining the previous preliminary verdicts made by the ITC’s presiding administrative law judge’s summary determination, which favoured TiVo. That preliminary decision has to be examined by the full ITC and a final determination made. However, a […]
YouTube set to end targeted ads on videos that are primarily watched by children, according to reports. The decision comes on the back of a case by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which has fined YouTube owner Google for violating child privacy laws. According to the Washington Post, FTC said Google collected data from […]
YouTube is in the process of remedying a site error after its algorithm falsely identified personal videos of robot battles – similar to the likes of those seen in BBC show Robot Wars – as ‘animal cruelty’ and ‘cock fighting’. Channels posting robot combat videos saw their content removed and received a notice from YouTube […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has obtained a permanent injunction from the Federal Court in Canada against Vader Streams, a major purveyor of unauthorised film and television content. ACE achieved full suspension of Vader Streams’ operations, and […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, three premises in the Republic of Ireland have been ordered to pay damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally. Bridge Bar was ordered to pay €14,688; Joshua Tree Bar failed to adhere to settlement terms and was ordered to pay €17,500; and River Lane […]
In July 2019, investigators from UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) and UK law enforcement agencies attended sixteen premises across the UK serving Cease and Desist notices to individuals suspected of supplying illegal sports streaming content. The initiative was a collaboration between the Premier League and FACT aimed at preventing the […]
Back in June TiVo claimed a victory in its long battle with Comcast over key patents following an initial decision by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) which favoured TiVo. The ITC in its preliminary decision found that Comcast had violated several of TiVo’s key technology patents. An earlier decision (in November 2017) also by […]
A class action lawsuit has been revived by the US Ninth Circuit Appeals Court against the National Football League (NFL), its 32 member teams and DirecTV (now renamed ‘Now TV’) and its ‘Sunday Ticket’ package. Class actions rarely succeed in any meaningful way, and this particular attempt has already been thrown out once by a […]