July 2015

  • TV-Streaming Service Provider May Seek Compulsory Copyright Licenses

    TV-Streaming Service Provider May Seek Compulsory Copyright Licenses

    Anthony Cartee

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    TV-Streaming Service Provider May Seek Compulsory Copyright Licenses TV-Streaming Service Provider May Seek Compulsory Copyright Licenses – In what may be considered a surprise decision, a federal judge ruled that online television streaming service, FilmOn Air X, may be treated as a cable company by allowing it the same compulsory copyright licenses that broadcast companies receive. FilmOn offers content from cable companies like Fox, NBC, and the like. FilmOn captures broadcast television signals and transmits them to its users through the internet, enabling them to watch on their web-enabled devises. Multiple cable companies sued FilmOn based on the premise that… Read More

  • Amazon Faces Trademark Infringement Claim

    Amazon Faces Trademark Infringement Claim

    Anthony Cartee

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    Amazon Faces Trademark Infringement Claim Amazon Faces Trademark Infringement Claim – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that internet-based retail giant Amazon.com could be misleading consumers by displaying a watchmaker’s competing products when users search for its watches (read the full opinion here). Multi Time Machine Inc. (“MTM”), a luxury, military style watchmaker, brought a trademark infringement claim asserting Amazon violated its trademarks by displaying a rival brand’s products when customers searched for “MTM” watches. This case, which came on appeal after Amazon won a motion for summary judgment in the District Court, is unique in that… Read More