Back in 2014, the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) arrested Callum Haywood for bypassing UK pirate site blockade. Haywood undergone interrogation but was later released on bail. He also agreed to voluntarily give up a number of sites, although this did not stop the police from pursuing the case. Read more
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Colour Planet sued Safaricom over exclusive trademark rights
Mobile payments solutions provider Colour Planet arraigns leading mobile network operator Safaricom over copyright infringement of its trademark through its latest product Okoa Stima. Read more
Oracle: Rimini Street copyright trial to push through in September
On Tuesday, Oracle Corp claims for $200 million damages and injunction, and filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Rimini Street Inc., and its Chief Executive Seth Ravin, which would go to trial in September. Read more
Dwayne Walker charged Jay Z over Roc-A-Fella logo
On Monday, a Bronx New York designer, Dwayne Walker, sued Jay Z in lieu of fees from Roc-A-Fella Records logo; pursuing jurisprudence of a federal justice tantamount to $7 million litigation. Read more
Gauntia and Pradhan press for legal notice against Coca Cola
On Sunday, the televised remix version of the utmost widespread recorded track in the history of Odisha, specifically “Rangabati”, received legal warnings after it was publicized on MTV Channel’s Coke Studio Channel 44. Read more
Facebook’s video business venture plagued by copyright infringement
Facebook is proud to announce that their video views are skyrocketing. However, this growth has bred a serious copyright infringement problem, and rights holders complain that the company is not doing much to stop it.
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