Astro lauds KL Intellectual Property High Court’s landmark ruling on copyright infringement
PETALING JAYA:
The Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur has declared that the sale, offer for sale, distribution and/or supply of TV boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted works constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987, according to Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd.
The action in the Intellectual Property High Court was brought by Measat Broadcast Networks Sdn Bhd, the service provider for Astro, against a seller of ISDs preloaded with applications which act as gateways to websites or content servers streaming pirated content.
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Intellectual Property counsel often face the dilemma of when to file a patent application: as soon as possible, or wait and gather more support? Filing an application “early” helps to avoid anticipatory prior art but if the application is filed too early, the applicant may risk rejections during examination for lack of supportive evidence.
On the other hand, if the application is filed too late, the applicant may lose the priority date. This is especially problematic for biopharma industry applicants where on one hand, these data are often critical for securing a patent; on the other hand, the research and development cycle is long and generating experimental and clinical trial data require significant resources and time to obtain, and business and financial reasons can also render it difficult to predict when the data will become available. Frequently supporting data and related information are not available until af
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Lawmaker Yamada Explains Implications of Proposed Copyright Guidelines on Cosplay Income
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2021-01-29 13:45 EST by Kim Morrissy On the other hand, what does relate to the issue of derivative works is how creators can collect money in the age of mass reproduction over the internet. There are aspects of the current legal system that are out of step with the digital age.
After it was reported that the Japanese government is considering rules that will allow copyright holders to regulate
cosplayers for income earned from
cosplay activity, House of Councillors member Tarō Yamada appeared on Abema News to explain the implications of the potential laws on
From humble beginnings as a fan-made game by Jordan Scott to being picked up by Rooster Teeth and developed into an official video game for the RWBY franchise, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse is coming to hunt these creatures of destruction on Nintendo Switch starting May 13th. The port, handled by Aspyr,… March 25th, 2021
The long, storied history of Street Kart, previously known as Mari Mobility, a.k.a. MariCar, is a wild one, full of tourists dressed as Mario Kart characters darting around the streets of Tokyo, as well as numerous accidents. Last year, the Intellectual Property High Court ruled that MariCar must pay Nintendo 50 million yen due to “unfair competition and copyright infringement acts,” according to Nintendo.
Nintendo’s victory over MariCar finalized by Supreme Court of Japan Dec. 29, 2020 06:00 am JST Dec. 29, 2020 | 06:32 am JST TOKYO
Judge Katsuyuki Kizawa of the Supreme Court of Japan on Dec 25 dismissed an appeal by Mari Mobility Development Inc, regarding the popular tourist attraction once known as MariCar. As a result, their three-year legal battle with Nintendo has ended in favor of the video game giant.
The cause of the lawsuit is probably obvious without even knowing the backstory, as the service which allows people to drive go-karts around the streets of Tokyo and Osaka is only a couple letters off the hit racing game series Mario Kart. Further exacerbating matters was that MariCar once allowed customers to wear Nintendo-themed costumes while driving for an experience similar to the game.