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The High Court allows BT and Talk Talk to have their say on the Digitial Economy Act 2010
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 20 2011
The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has extended the deadline for written submissions to its inquiry into the protection of intellectual property rights online until 23 March 2011 following the decision of the High Court to allow BT and Talk Talk to apply for judicial review of certain parts of the Digital Economy Act 2010 (the Act
The Man in the White Suit was “too easy to find”, Morgan J decides
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- November 18 2010
A recent Chancery Division case has held that the identity of popular television character "The Stig" was too easy to find and as such refused to grant an interim injunction to prevent the publication of an autobiography by Ben Collins entitled "The Man in the White Suit" which threatened to reveal that Ben Collins was, in fact, The Stig
UEFA broadcasting case kicked to the ECJ
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- May 5 2010
A second case relating to football bodies protecting their exclusive rights to broadcast football games to subscribers in individual EU countries against the use of foreign satellite decoder cards, has been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by the High Court
Digital Economy Act 2010 tries to tackle tangled infringement web
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- April 30 2010
The Digital Economy Act 2010 (the Act), enacted April 8 2010, imbues the Secretary of State and (by extension) the Office of Communications (Ofcom) with new powers to regulate and intervene in several areas regarding digital media
Pixar in the spotlight following allegations of trade mark infringement
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- USA
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- January 28 2010
Luxo AS (Luxo), the Norwegian lighting company which makes the desktop lamp that inspired the Pixar logo, has filed a complaint suing Pixar and the Walt Disney Company for trade mark infringement
Premier League tackles YouTube away from home
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- September 11 2009
The clash between old and new forms of media is increasingly coming to the forefront of intellectual property law, with the Internet blurring hitherto clear distinctions in both legislation and precedent
Battle of the books
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- United Kingdom, USA
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- July 3 2009
Two disputes involving high profile novels have recently brought copyright infringement to the fore in the international media
James Bond fails to keep Dr No captive
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- European Union, Germany
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- July 3 2009
There was good news for international super villains across the world recently as one of their number, Dr No, saw the rights to his name released from the clutches of James Bond and awarded to a German media group
Woody Allen receives $5 million settlement for use of his image for one week
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- USA
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- June 3 2009
The insurers of American Apparel have settled a dispute between the US clothing retailer and actor and director, Woody Allen, by agreeing to pay Allen $5 million for the unauthorised use of his image in an advertising campaign
High-profile music disputes create feedback
- Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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- USA
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- May 6 2009
In recent months the music industry has seen high-profile intellectual property cases gain significant media attention, with a leading rock band and a guitar manufacturer involved in separate disputes
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