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In the ongoing quest for verifiable ratings data from streaming giants like Amazon and Netflix, Amazon showrunner has Jonathan Shapiro provided a new guidepost.

“Our show is the most binged show in the history of Amazon,” the “Goliath” co-creator and showrunner recently revealed.

Shapiro (“The Practice,” “Boston Legal”), who is a former federal prosecutor who co-created the legal drama with David E. Kelley, made the comments during a keynote address at the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association’s Techtainment 3.0 conference at Loyola Law School.

After bringing Stephen King's creepy crime novel Mr. Mercedes to life on screen, the At&T Audience Network will continue to adapt the Bill Hodges trilogy (which also includes the books Finders Keepers and End of Watch) with a 10-episode second season that will begin filming in Charleston, South Carolina (the same town where the new Halloween movie will be filmed) this February:

Press Release: El Segundo, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017 – Leading up to the highly anticipated season finale tomorrow, Oct. 11 at 8pm Et/Pt, Audience Network is pleased to announce that it has picked up this year’s break out show, “Mr. Mercedes,” for a second season. Production for the 10 one-hour episodes is scheduled to begin in February of 2018 in Charleston, South Carolina with the premiere launching later in the year. The series is produced by Sonar Entertainment.

Returning for the second season will be television veterans David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies,...

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Intellectual property is our society's gold and companies will do everything they can to hold on to it.

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Intellectual property is our society's gold and companies will do everything they can to hold on to it.

So when a Stranger Things-themed bar popped up (it was literally a pop up) in Chicago this August, it was only a matter of time before Netflix's army of lawyers stormed the doors with legal mumbo

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Intellectual property is our society's gold and companies will do everything they can to hold on to it.

So when a Stranger Things-themed bar popped up (it was literally a pop up) in Chicago this August, it was only a matter of time before Netflix's army of lawyers stormed the doors with legal mumbo

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ICM Partners has expanded their media rights and publications divisions and promoted Rich Green to head media rights, the company announced Wednesday. The announced expansion also includes the promotion of Lia Chan, Hillary Jacobson, Heather Karpas, and Zoe Sandler to agent, with Will Watkins joining the media rights division from the firm’s Motion Picture Literary Department. Chan will work in media rights while Jacobson, Karpas and Sandler will work in publications. “Intellectual property is the lifeblood of media in all formats,” said ICM Partners’ board members Sloan Harris, Esther Newberg, and Kevin Crotty. “With Rich at the helm of our media.

ICM Partners has upped Rich Green to Head of Media Rights, expanded the department and promoted four agents across Media Rights and Publications Departments. The announcement was made by Sloan Harris and Esther Newberg, Board Members and Co-Heads of ICM Partners' Publishing Department, and Kevin Crotty, Board Member and Partner. "Intellectual property is the lifeblood of media in all formats, said Harris, Newberg, and Crotty in a joint statement. “With Rich at the helm of…...

Monetisation and IP strategies were key topics at the Marche Next panel ‘Silicon Valley and Beyond: Global Pioneers in Vr.’Morgan Bouchet, head of Vr and Innovation at telecom giant Orange, discussed the company’s new content strand which soft-launched in December, with a goal to create and distribute Vr and Ar content, some of which will include the ability to interact with other users via social engagement and avatars.Bouchet also said it is of interest for the mobile brand to

Monetisation and IP strategies were key topics at the Marche Next panel ‘Silicon Valley and Beyond: Global Pioneers in Vr.’

Morgan Bouchet, head of Vr and Innovation at telecom giant Orange, discussed the company’s new content strand which soft-launched in December, with a goal to create and distribute Vr and Ar content, some of which will include the ability to interact with other users via social engagement and avatars.

Bouchet also said...

(Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Silicon Valley season 4 by answering one simple question: what was the most awkward moment?) “So, do you like movies?” Like most of the characters on Silicon Valley, Dinesh has never been known as a lady’s man. When a Satanist hacker who speaks in a sarcastic […]

The post ‘Silicon Valley’ Review: The Most Awkward Moment in ‘Intellectual Property’ appeared first on /Film.

Another one of our favorite shows is back this week, as the whole of Master of None’s Season 2 hits Netflix, and one of the most hopeful new series of the year, Amazon’s I Love Dick, makes its leap from pilot to full first season the same day. There’s also the end of the first season of Riverdale, more Fargo and Better Call Saul, a must-see installment of Saturday Night Live, reason to check out the new sitcom Great News, and why we’re paying attention to the MTV Movie Awards this year.

To help you keep track of the most important programs over the next seven days, here’s our guide to everything worth watching, whether it’s on broadcast, cable, or streaming for May 7–13 (all times Eastern):

SUNDAY2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards (MTV, 8pm)

Yeah, it’s MTV, and yes they still have awards like “Best Kiss,” but...

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Sometimes I’m not here to tell you what went wrong with a story. Not what I usually do, but sometimes a story just gets the law right. Doesn’t stop me from writing about it. I can have as much fun explaining why the law works the way it was portrayed in a story as I can explaining why the law doesn’t work the way it was portrayed in a story. In fact, I can have more fun. When I write about why a story is right, no one gets mad at me.

Champions v2 #7 is one of those stories that got it right. For those who haven’t read it, the new Champions comic tells the adventures of some teenaged Marvel super heroes who teamed up after they became disillusioned with the behavior of the adult Marvel super heroes. Particularly their behavior in Civil War II.

In a move to both protect and profit from her daughter’s name, Victoria Beckham registered “Harper Beckham” as trademarked property with the U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office. The former Spice Girl also filed the same papers for her three sons, Brooklyn Beckham, 18, Romeo Beckham, 14, and Cruz Beckham, 12. But while the three boys have started to establish their own professional careers […]

Source: uInterview

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The Japanese government has announced it will make it easier to film in public places, something that has been a barrier for international productions wanting to shoot in the country.

The Strategic Program for the Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property 2017 will streamline the process for applications to shoot in areas like the famous Scramble Crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya and make it possible to close major highways.

The current system requires productions to get permission from numerous organizations and is often cited as a reason so few Hollywood movies shoot in Japan, along with the lack of tax...

David Ellison first created Skydance Productions for his own 2005 directorial debut When All Else Fails, but Skydance Media really started making waves in 2010 when it teamed up with Paramount Pictures for the Coen Brothers Western True Grit.

It went on to become the highest grossing Western ever and cemented the relationship between Skydance Media with Paramount who teamed-up for World War Z, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and other franchises like Star Trek and 2014’s Terminator: Genisys. (Obviously, some of those movies did better than others.)

For his new science fiction movie Life, based on an idea that Ellison came up with, he’s teamed with Sony Pictures, bringing together a cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson as part of the crew of the International Space Station who must examine a sample of life that’s been brought back from Mars.

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Leah Remini's scientology docuseries has been picked up for season two.

The actress' expose, Scientology and the Aftermath, was renewed with an expanded second season at A&E, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Wednesday. 

Watch: Leah Remini Talks About 'Repercussions to Speaking Out' After Leaving Scientology

"The way the organization has responded without taking responsibility for what they do to people, I need to continue," Remini, who left the Church of Scientology four years ago, told THR, "It would be another [scenario] if they stopped trying to discredit everyone's stories and said, 'If you don't like it, don't be part of Scientology.'"

The first season of Scientology and the Aftermath focused on allegations of abuse and misconduct by the Church, and while the organization hasn't taken any formal legal action against the series, Scientology reps haven't been shy about expressing their disapproval.

Already in preproduction, season two of the docuseries will consist of 10 episodes, and is reportedly...

UK initiative sees Google and Bing working with rights holders.

A new UK initiative which aims to reduce the availability of pirated films, music and TV through search engines has been launched.

Google and Bing, the Motion Picture Association, the Alliance for Intellectual Property (representing a wide range of rights holders) and BPI (the trade body for the UK music industry) have signed up to the agreement.

The voluntary ‘code’ will aim to speed up the demotion of sites hosting illegal content and will see increased technical consultation and information sharing, for example in improving autocomplete suggestions.

The goal is to make it much less likely that users are presented with pirated film, TV or music when using search engines.

The agreement follows a series of government-chaired roundtables involving the Intellectual Property Office (Ipo), the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) and Ofcom.

The agreement is in addition to current anti-piracy measures, including court ordered...

Following the recent news that Mary-Louise Parker has joined the cast of Sonar Entertainment’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes, the complete core cast for the At&T Audience Network series has now been announced with production on the show underway in South Carolina.

Mr. Mercedes will debut sometime this year on DirecTV’s Audience Network. We have the official press release with the full core cast list below, and we’ll be sure to keep you updated on this series as more information is revealed.

Press Release: El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 30, 2017 — At&T* Audience Network has cast for its new original series, “Mr. Mercedes.” The new series from Sonar Entertainment will premiere 10 hour-long episodes, which are currently in production in Charleston, South Carolina.

TV veterans David E. Kelley (“Boston Legal,” “Ally McBeal,” “The Practice”) has written the adaptation, while Jack Bender (“Lost,” “Under the Dome,” “Game of Thrones”) will direct.

The nominees for the SXSW 2017 Gaming Awards are in and, unsurprisingly, it’s Overwatch and Naughty Dog’s action-adventure sequel Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End that lead the pack. The latter scooped up eight nominations in total, including Excellence in Design and Most Memorable Character (Nathan Drake), not to mention that coveted Game of the Year accolade.

Per SXSW’s official site, that title is reserved for “the game that exemplifies overall excellence and creates a distinct gaming experience across all platforms and genres.” Uncharted 4 will be going up against Dishonored 2, Doom, Overwatch and Respawn’s Titanfall 2 for top honors in two months’ time. Other noteworthy nominations include Inside, which got the nod for Excellence in Design. Indeed Playdead’s enthralling adventure game was named Game of the Year during Wgtc’s own end-of-year coverage, and though Inside missed out on the Goty category this time around, we’re...

The government has released the Productivity Commission.s final report into Australia.s intellectual property arrangements — the result of a 12-month inquiry. However, Screen Producers Australia (Spa), among others, have lambasted its recommendations as both .reckless. and a threat to local content.

The report said current IP arrangements .fall short in many ways. and various improvements are required. One of those areas was copyright protection, the scope of which the commmission argued was presently too broad.

.Australia.s copyright arrangements are skewed too far in favour of copyright owners to the detriment of consumers and intermediate users,. according to the report.

The commission has recommended a principles-based 'fair use' exception, similar to that which exists in the Us. It argued this would allow Australia.s copyright arrangements to adapt to .new circumstances, technologies and uses over time..

.Australia.s [current] exceptions are too narrow and prescriptive, do not reflect the way...

After spending over a decade making Pirates of the Caribbean movies and others with Johnny Depp, director Gore Verbinski has returned to the genre for which he first got attention with 2002’s The Ring…. Horror!

His new psychological thriller, A Cure for Wellness, stars Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) as Lockhart, a young finance executive who is assigned by the partners of his company to retrieve their missing CEO, who has gone to Switzerland to receive treatment from the waters under an ancient castle in the Alps. And he has decided not to return, which is a problem since they’re about to close a big deal that requires his presence. Lockhart travels to the castle, only to learn that cell phones and electronics don’t work there, and when he is injured in a near-deadly car crash, he finds himself trapped there as all sorts of weird visions commence.

With just four days left until the first Star Wars spin-off Rogue One hits theaters, the next big Star Wars movie, Star Wars 8, is just a mere 368 days away from arriving in theaters. Production wrapped back in July, but we haven't had any indication yet about when the first trailer for Star Wars 8 will arrive. If one of the film's stars has his way, there wouldn't be any trailers released at all for this highly-anticipated sequel, but, thankfully, it's not up to him.

While we'll have to wait another year to see Adam Driver return as the villainous Kylo Ren, fans will be able to see him on the big screen in Martin Scorsese's Silence, which opens in limited release on December 23 before expanding nationwide next month. CinemaBlend caught up with the actor while he was promoting that movie, and they asked him whether or not he would enjoy...

Lucasfilm and Disney have yet to officially announce the title of Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII, but a rumored title has surfaced from the Avs Forum. They came across an intriguing trademark filing that may have revealed the title.

The title in question is Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. It was recently submitted to the European Union Intellectual Property Office, and the filing covers a ton of different items including toys, games, clothing, and more. If you want to read everything that it covers you can. 

It's obvious that something very big is happening with this title, and there's a good chance that it could be for Episode VIII. The title seems to fit in line with where the new saga trilogy started with The Force Awakens. Forces of Destiny seems to move that concept forward.

Again, this is just a rumor because Lucasfilm hasn't officially announced anything yet.

Here at Lrm, we're always trying to give voice to the most passionate and most articulate fans in the world. Here's a submission from longtime reader/commenter UnBoxing Jon. Check it out, and let us know what you think:

Over the last few days, websites have been reporting on a European Union Intellectual Property Office filing dated August 12, 2016 for "Star Wars Forces of Destiny" for use on everything from lunch boxes to scrapers for skis.  Naturally the internet went wild with speculation that the new title for Star Wars: Episode VIII had been discovered.

Except Forces of Destiny doesn't seem quite right, does it?  Let's talk about why not.

Other than sounding like a Star Wars themed glam rock concept album, "Forces of Destiny" breaks the essential rule of Star Wars.  There is only one Force.  Singular.  In the first act of Star Wars: A New Hope, Obi Wan Kenobi...

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story finally hitting theaters this week, all eyes are on the very first ever Star Wars standalone from Disney and Lucasfilm. However, with Star Wars: Episode VIII coming out in just about a year, fans are just as eager for any kind of information related to that movie, like an official title for example. Well, in a roundabout way, Disney may have revealed the title for Star Wars 8.

Avs Forum is reporting that Lucasfilm has filed a trademark to the European Union Intellectual Property Office that very well could reveal the title for Star Wars: Episode VIII. According to the report, assuming this trademark is actually the secret title for the follow-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the title would be Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. The title was included in the trademark filing among a massive list of about 2,000 words, consisting of clothing,...

With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s theatrical release so very close, the legions of fans of that galaxy far, far away will soon turn their attention to director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and some fresh new rumors relating to the film have already begun to pervade the web. Up to this point we’ve all been referring to the movie as Star Wars: Episode VIII, but now, thanks to a recent trademark filing at the European Union Intellectual Property Office, we may finally have an official title: Star Wars: Forces of Destiny.

First off, it’s important to point out that these titles don’t always relate to a studio’s big screen projects, and more often than not the actual movie will wind up being called something completely different – that said, on occasion they have panned out, and...

Chances are that we won't get any Star Wars Episode VIII details until after the spotlight has been taken off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but Avs Forum has come across a very interesting trademark filing which may very well reveal the movie's title. Chances are that Disney and Lucasfilm are a little more careful than this, but it was submitted today to European Union Intellectual Property Office and covers a lot of different items. In fact, that list is over 2000 words and covers everything from toys to clothing.  So, what is the title they've registered? Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. It's a title which certainly fits after The Force Awakens, and with Rogue One right around the corner, the timing is definitely interesting. For now, it's obviously best to take this with a pinch of salt, but what do you guys think about this title? Directed by Rian Johnson,...

The companies are developing four European-based films starting with Ol Parker’s take on the story of London concert promoter and con artist Roy Tempest.

The slate includes Fallen Idol, a remake of the 1948 Carol Reed / Graham Greene crime noir, and airship disaster story Hindenburg.

The three are being developed in association with long-term Parkes+MacDonald Productions partner ImageNation Abu Dhabi. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce each title, with Parkes+MacDonald president of production Evan Hayes serving as executive producer.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel writer Parker (pictured) is adapting Great Pretender from Tempest’s autobiography. Intellectual Property Group’s Joel Gotler is on board as an executive producer.

The story takes place in the early 1960s when Tempest faked a UK tour of America’s biggest soul acts like The Temptations to The Ronettes using ordinary people masquerading as the singers.

Patrick Radden...

Need For Speed publisher EA could well be gearing-up to announce a new entry in the series if a recent trademark registration is anything to go by.

As per VG247, a trademark for one Need For Speed Arena has been spotted over on the European Union Intellectual Property Office website, although little else can be gleaned from the page other than a name.

The ‘Goods and Services’ section of the profile does, however, confirm that it relates to “computer game software,” with further mention being made of an “on-line computer game” among its intended services.

Assuming Need For Speed Arena is in fact a future title being published by EA, there’s no telling whether it’s intended to be a main series release or something else entirely. There’s every chance that this could be some sort of mobile title featuring a multiplayer component, but we likely won’t...

The Busan festival’s market offering reported a strong increase in attendees this year.

Busan’s Asian Film Market closed today (Oct 11) with organisers reporting an increase in participation with 742 companies from 47 countries, up from last year’s 535 companies from 42 countries.

Korean sales companies such as Contents Panda, Cj Entertainment and M-line Distribution reported heightened interest in titles such as Train To Busan [pictured], Asura: The City Of Madness and Busan International Film Festival (Biff) opening film A Quiet Dream, although they were not yet ready to announce deals at time of writing.

The Asian Film Market’s Entertainment Intellectual Property (E-ip) Market saw first-time exhibitors such as Kadokawa Corporation, web comics publisher Dcon E&M and Kyobobook (Macaroon).

All in all, a total 157 companies from 24 countries opened sales booths, with 42 companies from 13 countries presenting 63 films in 68 market screenings. 50 of the titles were market premieres in Busan.

Buyers attending the E-ip Market included Chinese companies such as Alibaba...

As Kim Kardashian West deals with the aftermath of her frightening Paris ordeal, what will actually happen with her stolen jewels? According to one expert, they may already be on the black market. "What happens next is that these thieves will bring the diamonds and jewelry to somebody they already have lined up before they did this job - a fence," according to jewelry theft expert and co-author of Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, Scott Selby. "What happens after that is the fence will take apart this jewelry, so that loses value - and now you have all these separate stones.

As Kim Kardashian West deals with the aftermath of her frightening Paris ordeal, what will actually happen with her stolen jewels?

According to one expert, they may already be on the black market.

"What happens next is that these thieves will bring the diamonds and jewelry to somebody they already have lined up before they did this job – a fence," according to jewelry theft expert and co-author of Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, Scott Selby. "What happens after that is the fence will take apart this jewelry, so that loses value – and now you have all these separate stones.

As Kim Kardashian West deals with the aftermath of her frightening Paris ordeal, what will actually happen with her stolen jewels? According to one expert, they may already be on the black market. "What happens next is that these thieves will bring the diamonds and jewelry to somebody they already have lined up before they did this job - a fence," according to jewelry theft expert and co-author of Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History, Scott Selby. "What happens after that is the fence will take apart this jewelry, so that loses value - and now you have all these separate stones.

A couple of years ago, we had reported that filmmaker J.P. Dutta had announced that he would soon be making a sequel to the 1997 film Border. In fact Dutta had claimed that he would not be making just Border 2, but in fact would also be making Border 3 & 4. However, now we hear that the presenter of Border, Bharat Shah has filed a legal case against Dutta claiming that his company is the world right controllers and are lawful owners of all the copyrights in respect to the feature film Border. Commenting on the same, Bharat Shah says, "Yes we have issued a legal notice to J.P. Dutta since there is already a case against him pending in the High Court that we had filed earlier for non-payment." Detailing the case Shah adds, "Border that released in 1997 went on to become a superhit and Dutta was supposed to share a part...

With a view to only clarify the false, incorrect and misleading statements made by Rajeev from Rajtaru studios published on 9th September 2016 edition of Mumbai Mirror under the heading “Aankhen Sequel in a legal soup – Producer Gaurang Doshi has been slapped with a Contempt of Court Order; cast member’s served notices”

It is necessary to clarify on behalf of my client that:

Firstly, there is no contempt of court order against my client , there is only a show cause notice issued by the Hon`ble Court which my client shall be replying to.

Secondly, the statement that legal notice have been sent to the director and to the actors also seems to be false to the best of the acknowledge of my client.

Thirdly, the statement that my client`s previous counsel Chirag Modi had informed the court on August 9th , 2016 that his client had nothing to do with Aankhen 2, is also absolutely false.

Just yesterday, there were reports stating that the Aankhen sequel had run into legal trouble with producer Gaurang Doshi being slapped with a Contempt of Court order and also that the cast members of the film had been served notices. Now clarifying on the same Gaurang Doshi's legal counsel states, "Firstly, there is no contempt of court order against my client, there is only a show cause notice issued by the Hon`ble Court which my client shall be replying to. Secondly, the statement that legal notice have been sent to the director and to the actors also seems to be false to the best of the acknowledge of my client. Thirdly, the statement that my client`s previous counsel Chirag Modi had informed the court on August 9, 2016 that his client had nothing to do with Aankhen 2, is also absolutely false. In fact, the matter was not even heard...

Liane Moriarty (Photo credit: Nic Walker)

Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon have joined forces to option the film rights to Sydney novelist Liane Moriarty.s Truly Madly Guilty..

The actors are clearly high on Moriarty, having already turned the author's Big Little Lies into a series for HBO that is currently in post.

The show was adapted by David E. Kelley, directed by Dallas Buyers Club's Jean-Marc Vallee and stars Witherspoon, Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz and Alexander Skaarsgard..

Witherspoon and Kidman will produce Truly Madly Guilty with Australian Bruna Papandrea (soon to hit Sydney for an in-conversation event hosted by Screen Nsw), who runs Witherspoon's Pacific Standard banner, and Per Saari, who oversees Kidman's Blossom Films..

Pacific Standard is known for its focus on adaptations, with Witherspoon having previously produced Cheryl Strayed's.Wild, directed by Vallee, and Gillian Flynn's.Gone Girl, which was directed by David Fincher.

It takes a special kind of patience to conquer the challenges of being a teacher. You're faced with temper tantrums, bullying, utter refusals to acknowledge reality - oh, and you have to deal with the kids, too. A recent Reddit thread invited teachers to spill the details on the most absurd things they've heard from their students' parents, and it's going to take a little bit more than a few apples to make up for the madness. 1. "This girl didn't study and skipped most of the questions on a test. Mom came in to argue about her daughter's failing grade...

It takes a special kind of patience to conquer the challenges of being a teacher. You're faced with temper tantrums, bullying, utter refusals to acknowledge reality - oh, and you have to deal with the kids, too. A recent Reddit thread invited teachers to spill the details on the most absurd things they've heard from their students' parents, and it's going to take a little bit more than a few apples to make up for the madness. 1. "This girl didn't study and skipped most of the questions on a test. Mom came in to argue about her daughter's failing grade...

If you’ve ever wanted to get into the world of cosplay or build your own props, you should definitely check out Do3D.com. Their models are incredibly accurate and they range from full Iron Man suits to Overwatch props and guns. Cosplayers who have previously worked with Pepakura and Eva foam know how long working on a high-quality costume can take, so this not only saves time but ensures that many of those beginner mistakes are minimized and, depending on the costume, cheaper!

What’s great about Do3D is that once you buy the IP (Intellectual Property), you don’t even need to have your own 3D printer. There are numerous sites that offer services to print your .Stl files, and they ship right to you. Now is a great time to check this site out and start scoping out any potential Halloween costumes. You can find...

Intellectual property is a tricky thing in Hollywood. It’s really all the studios want to make, whether it’s an adaptation of a well-known video game, a remake, a comic book property, a popular, best-selling book or some form of branded entertainment. I.P. drives Hollywood and informs nearly all of its decisions. But as 2016 has […]

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Remember that ridiculously addictive Gwent card game that every Npc in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt seemed to be obsessed with playing? Well, developer CD Projekt Red clearly loves it just as much as its fans, as they’re seemingly in the process of creating a spinoff title for it.

As spotted by website NerdLeaks (via VideoGamer), a trademark has been filed with “class 9 and 41 into the European Union Intellectual Property Office” which pertains to the video game and software categories and includes what is presumed to be the game’s official logo (below).

The switch from epic fantasy-rpg to slow-paced card game may seem like a bizarre genre change for CD Projekt, but card games are all the rage right now. The likes of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft and Jagex’s recent RuneScape spin-off Chronicle: RuneScape Legends have found great success, so there’s no reason why a standalone...

Anti-piracy body is set to lose 50% of its funding within six months.

The UK’s leading trade body working to combat piracy – the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) – faces an uncertain future following the decision of one of its largest members to withdraw its support.

The Motion Picture Association (Mpa), which represents the international interests of the six major Hollywood studios, recently informed Fact that it will not be renewing its membership in six months’ time, bringing to an end a 30-year relationship between the two bodies.

The Mpa’s contribution to Fact represents 50% of the organisation’s total budget, with the remaining 50% made up from members including the UK Cinema Association, the Film Distributors’ Association and broadcasters such as ITV.

Speaking to Screen, Stan McCoy, the Mpa’s president and managing director for Emea, explained that it had withdrawn its funding from Fact as part of a wider strategy to focus its operations in regional hubs rather...

It's the wedding dress that wowed the world, but now Alexander McQueen - the designer that created Princess Kate's famous bridal gown - is being sued for alleged breach of copyright. Christine Kendall, a bridal designer in Hertfordshire, has accused the label of using her sketches as inspiration for Kate's satin-and-lace bridal dress. According to Britain's The Sunday Times, Kendall is suing Alexander McQueen with a claim filed at the Intellectual Property Enterprise in London. Kendall alleges that the dress copied aspects of her own designs, which she says she sent to the palace prior to the royal wedding. With...

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It's Kylie v. Kylie! Kylie Jenner and Kylie Minogue are currently embroiled in a legal battle over the trademark of the name "Kylie." Last August, Jenner, 18, filed a U.S. trademark application for the term "Kylie," seeking protection for the term in connection with advertising services, reports the World Intellectual Property Review. On Feb. 22, Kdb, an Australian-based business representing Minogue, 47, filed a notice of opposition to Jenner's application. In court documents obtained by the New York Post's Page Six, Kdb claimed approval of Jenner's application will confuse audiences and dilute Minogue's brand. The company also points out the fact that...

It's Kylie v. Kylie!

Kylie Jenner and Kylie Minogue are currently embroiled in a legal battle over the trademark of the name "Kylie."

Last August, Jenner, 18, filed a U.S. trademark application for the term "Kylie," seeking protection for the term in connection with advertising services, reports the World Intellectual Property Review.

On Feb. 22, Kdb, an Australian-based business representing Minogue, 47, filed a notice of opposition to Jenner's application.

In court documents obtained by the New York Post's Page Six, Kdb claimed approval of Jenner's application will confuse audiences and dilute Minogue's brand.

The company also points out the fact that...

SAG-aftra has issued a strong statement of support for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances that President Obama sent to the Senate today for approval. The treaty is the result of a long-running multinational effort to grant full, worldwide recognition of audiovisual performers’ rights. "SAG-aftra's elected leadership and staff, as well as representatives from our industry partners and delegates from around the…...

Eli Holzman, who executive produced the Emmy-winning Undercover Boss in his role as president of Studio Lambert USA and All3Media America, is launching a television, feature film, and mobile content company backed by a trio of private equity investors including former on-screen Undercover Bosses, Sheldon Yellen of Belfor and Michael Rubin of Kynetic. On the startup, named The Intellectual Property Corporation (Ipc), Holzman has teamed with his longtime producing partner, A…...