Category: Disney
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French consumer rights group urges Disney+ to compensate customers for switching off 4K following InterDigital injunctionsÂ
While Disney+ switched 4K back on again using a workaround in Germany, the streaming giant has not done the same in its other markets, including France.
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InterDigital brings damages claim against Disney in Germany, building additional pressure to take license
Multiple injunctions have not yet persuaded Disney to take a video patent license from InterDigital, but the streamer is now facing an increasingly diversified enforcement strategy.
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Brazilian judge grants IBEX merits-based PI against Disney over HEVC patent: threatens Disney+ suspension through app stores, device manufacturers
A Rio de Janeiro judge has found that Disney’s HEVC encoders infringe one of IBEX’s patents and has ordered compliance within 15 days, or it will face a rare order directed at app stores and device makers to suspend Disney+ in Brazil.
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BREAKING: InterDigital wins sixth straight injunction against Disney — UPC Dusseldorf LD
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD has found that Disney+ infringes an amended InterDigital patent on device-to-device media casting, extending InterDigital’s unbroken run of six wins against Disney to a new front.
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InterDigital expands UPC litigation against Disney, says VP9 workaround still infringes its patents
InterDigital has filed new claims at the UPC targeting Disney’s use of VP9 for 4K streaming, arguing the codec still infringes its patents despite seven injunctions already won worldwide.
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New Munich FRAND guidelines contemplate range from €0.49 to €1.05 per streaming service subscriber as monthly aggregate royalty burden
The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber’s FRAND guidelines discuss reasonable SEP royalty burdens for standard and premium subscriptions to streaming services.
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Brazilian court-appointed expert finds Disney’s HEVC encoders infringe IBEX patent but rules it non-essential, sidesteps FRAND question
A Rio de Janeiro court expert concluded Disney’s encoders infringe an IBEX video patent tied to Access Advance’s VDP campaign, but found the patent covers encoding rather than decoding, so it falls outside HEVC’s essential patent scope and, with it, any FRAND fight.
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Disney switches 4K UHD back on in Germany, but concern over VP9 SEPs lingersÂ
Disney+ has found a workaround allowing it to reintroduce 4K Ultra High Definition features in certain devices following a second InterDigital injunction, but the solution does not address a specific High Dynamic Range quality feature, and would leave it exposed if it faced actions over other multimedia technologies that InterDigital owns.
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Disney switches off 4K UHD and HDR in Germany, possibly other markets due to InterDigital’s UPC injunction
Disney continues to degrade the quality of its streaming offerings in Germany just to comply with InterDigital’s video patent injunctions.
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Dusseldorf UPC follows Mannheim on NDA-related issue in InterDigital v. Disney
The Dusseldorf Local Division followed the Mannheim Local Division’s approach to confidentiality disputes in FRAND litigation, holding that Disney must bear the consequences of refusing to permit disclosure of licensing negotiations conducted under an NDA.Â