3 Count: Unfunny Pandora

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1: Pandora Is “Scrambling” for “Meritless” Defences to “Bury” Comedians in “Exorbitant Legal Costs,” Says Latest Filing in Comedy Streaming Lawsuit

First off, today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Pandora has filed a motion to dismiss its ongoing case against a group of comedians. The company claims that it had an implied license from the comedians to stream their works, even if they did not have all the required licenses.

The comedians filed the lawsuit alleging that, while Pandora had a license for the audio of their performances, they never secured a license for written versions, which is required when streaming music. However, Pandora argues that they either had an implied license from the comedians or that the labels licensing the work had passed along the necessary rights.

However, the comedians argue that the plain language of the license defeats that second argument. They likewise say that the written portion has no implied license. Both sides have filed for summary judgment, hoping to decide the case before heading to a potential trial.

2: Pirate IPTV Raid: 150+ Encoders, STBs, and Servers Seized, Operators Arrested

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) in Taiwan executed a raid against a suspected pirate IPTV provider, seizing nearly 280 items.

The CIB raided the provider, which was hidden inside a seemingly abandoned house. They allege that the service provided various local and international TV stations unlawfully via set-top boxes sold to customers.

In addition to seizing the equipment, the CIB arrested at least two suspected operators. The seized goods, including 72 signal encoders and another 72 set-top boxes. The CIB said they were alerted to the location after discovering sales of the app used by consumers to access the service.

3: AEW Issued Copyright Strike Against Will Ospreay for Sharing AEW All Match Clip

Finally today, Subhojeet Mukherjee at Ringside News reports that All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held its All In pay-per-view event this weekend. However, in the aftermath, one of their wrestlers had a video he uploaded to X (formerly Twitter) removed for an alleged copyright violation.

During the event, Will Osreay defeated MJF to reclaim the International Championship. However, when he shared a clip of the match’s ending on X, the clip was removed due to a copyright notice filed by “Donald Stevens.”

Though it is not confirmed, there are rumors that Donald Stevens is a fake name for Aubrey Edwards, a referee and official at AEW. Nonetheless, it isn’t clear who sent the takedown notice and if AEW authorized it.

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