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G&G Closed Circuit Events litigation overview

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Restaurant, bar, club and tavern owners around the United States need to make sure they are properly licensing boxing fights for commercial usage before broadcasting the fight in their establishments.  There are several...more

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Joe Hand Promotion unauthorized fight broadcast settlement insights

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Introduction - general overview - Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. is a company that holds exclusive rights to distribute pay-per-view (PPV) sporting events, such as boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) matches, to commercial...more

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Dish Network Scores Early Victory in Copyright Litigation

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After filing a number of lawsuits, Dish’s effort to combat the piracy of its satellite TV programming is starting to pay off. Just days ago, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a permanent...more

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Media pirates walk the plank: extraordinary remedies against copyright infringers in Canada

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In most jurisdictions, copyright owners often face numerous challenges when seeking to enforce their rights against media pirates. These challenges may include suffering ongoing harm pending judgment, the difficulty of...more

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Federal Court of Appeal approves website seizure and Anton Piller order against online copyright piracy platform

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On February 20, 2018, the Federal Court of Appeal issued its judgment in Bell Canada v Lackman (2018 FCA 42), declaring that an interim injunction authorising the shutdown and seizure of piracy websites and an Anton Piller...more

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What does Pay-Per-View mean for bar owners?

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Greenberg Glusker’s own Ricardo Cestero is quoted in today’s Law360 article “Bars Illegally Showing Boxing Face Wicked Legal Knockout.” Bars around the country are facing swift and often expensive lawsuits in connection...more

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