EDISK AGREES WITH NOVA AND PRIMA, THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PIRATES CONTINUES

11. 9. 2024 Following a recent settlement agreement with the operators of the Fastshare.cloud storage service, the Commercial Television Association has managed to reach an agreement with the operators of eDisk and Sledujteto. The Association of Commercial Television (ACTV) has reached a significant settlement with the operators of eDisk and Sledujteto. eDisk and Fine Horizon Holdings Corp Limited… Continue reading EDISK AGREES WITH NOVA AND PRIMA, THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PIRATES CONTINUES

REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT

20. 6. 2024 Private TV stations have achieved groundbreaking preliminary rulings. Major operators have had to cut off access to several file-sharing repositories. Customers of several operators, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, and O2, are experiencing problems loading the Datoid, eDisk, and SledujteTo internet storage sites. Under standard conditions, these sites are unavailable for most clients, but this is not… Continue reading REPOSITORIES UNDER FIRE. NOVA AND PRIMA CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGALLY SHARED CONTENT

COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS PROPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ON ČT

13. 5. 2024 Sponsorship of only longer programmes, limited number and length of sponsorship messages, limitations on product placement and advertising on ČT sport, and zero advertising online are some of the ideas of commercial broadcasters about changes in the placement of commercial messages on Česká televize (Czech Television, ČT). Pavel Kubina, a long-time media lawyer, is a… Continue reading COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS PROPOSE MORE RESTRICTIONS ON SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING ON ČT

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN THE ANTI-PIRACY FIGHT

1. 12. 2023 The High Court in Olomouc has upheld the preliminary ruling issued by the Regional Court in Brno on a petition by the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV), requiring the operators of the eDisk.cz and Sledujteto.cz repositories not to allow the uploading and downloading of copyright-protected works of Nova and Prima TV Groups. The court thus… Continue reading ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN THE ANTI-PIRACY FIGHT

DELOITTE: ONE IN THREE SHARING STREAMING SUBSCRIPTIONS

12. 10. 2023 One in three people with streaming subscriptions are sharing their accounts with other households. Deloitte’s 2023 Digital Consumer Trends research shows one in four users (25%) are sharing the cost of an SVOD platform they use, rising to 34% for 16-24-year-olds; More than half (57%) of respondents who share a paid SVOD service say they… Continue reading DELOITTE: ONE IN THREE SHARING STREAMING SUBSCRIPTIONS

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPOSES, DRAWS AND COPIES. AND LAWSUITS ARE COMING

7. 4. 2023 Consider two music industry approaches to artificial intelligence (AI). One is taken by Giles Martin, son of Sir George Martin, producer of the Beatles. Last year, he used AI to remix the Beetles’ famous 1966 album Revolver. It learned from the original mono recording what all the band members’ instruments sounded like (John Lennon’s guitar,… Continue reading ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPOSES, DRAWS AND COPIES. AND LAWSUITS ARE COMING

HELLSPY IS DEFINITELY OUT. REFUND USERS

7. 3. 2023 Hellspy, an internet platform for data sharing on the internet, has decided to close its operations as of next month. This is in direct response to the amendment to the Copyright Act, which has been in force since the beginning of this year. The creators have informed users of the service in an email, saying… Continue reading HELLSPY IS DEFINITELY OUT. REFUND USERS