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Threats fly in format war

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19TV and Freemantle traded bitter accusations of breach of contract over ITVEs The X-Factor ripping off several aspects of the syndicated format of Pop Idol. 19TV and Freemantle jointly own the Pop Idol rights, which the latter could lose if the accusations were upheld in court. A major difference between the two search a singer shows is that each X-Factor judge would be the manager for the finalists in the under25, over25 and group categories.

Motion picture & video production, Patents & copyrights, Television programs, Intellectual property, Television production companies, 19TV

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Celador fined after sued by Arief

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Celador has been found guilty of depriving its licensing agreement with Arief and fined by the high court after it failed to vindicate itself before the court.

Alliances, partnerships, Indonesia, Licensing/Sales Agreements, Licensing agreements, Company licensing agreement, United Kingdom. High Court of Justice, Licencing agreements, Celador, Arief Jaya C.V.

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