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Featured Cases
- The Author's Guild et al v. Google Inc.Plaintiffs The Author's Guide. Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles and Daniel Hoffman sued Google Inc. for reproducing a digital copy of plaintiffs' works without the copyright holders' permission and in violation of the authors' rights under the copyright laws.New York Southern District CourtCopyrightFiled: September 20, 2005Plaintiff: The Author's Guild, The Author's Guild, The Author's Guild, The Author's Guild, The Author's Guild and others... Defendant: Google Inc., Google Inc., Google Inc., Google Inc., Google Inc.Last Docket Report Change Found: January 14, 2009
- Columbia Pictures Industries Inc v. BunnellPlaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants for copyright infringement. Plaintiffs allege that defendants knowingly enable, encourage, induce and profit from massive online piracy of plaintiffs' copyright works through the operation of their TorrentSpy website.California Central District CourtFiled: February 23, 2006Plaintiff: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc, Disney Enterprises Inc, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Tristar Pictures Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others...; Defendant: Justin Bunnell, Forrest Parker, Wes Parker, Valence Media LLC, DoesLast Docket Report Change Found: January 13, 2009
- Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated et al v. MillerPlaintiffs allege that defendant Norman Miller d/b/a Excel Test Preparation operates a copy shop near the University of Michigan that allows students to reproduce their own coursepack, which includes journals articles and excerpts from books. Plaintiffs further allege that defendant does not arrange for permission to copy the materials in the coursepacks from the Copyright Clearance Center, INc.Michigan Eastern District CourtCopyrightFiled: June 28, 2007Plaintiff: Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated, Elsevier, Incorporated, Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Sage Publications, Incorporated, John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated; Defendant: Norman Miller, Excel Research Group, LLCLast Docket Report Change Found: January 13, 2009
- Gatehouse Media Massachusetts I, Inc. v. The New York Times Co.Massachusetts District CourtPlaintiffFiled: December 22, 2008Plaintiff: Gatehouse Media Massachusetts I, Inc.; Defendant: The New York Times Co.Last Docket Report Change Found: January 13, 2009
- Shloss v. JoyceCalifornia Northern District CourtCopyrightFiled: January 25, 2007Plaintiff: Carol Loeb Shloss, Carol Loeb Shloss, Carol Loeb Shloss, Carol Loeb Shloss, Carol Loeb Shloss and others... Defendant: Stephen James JoyceLast Docket Report Change Found: January 13, 2009
Dockets
- Smith v. Sumner et alNevada District CourtCopyrightsFiled: January 14, 2009Plaintiff: Roy Daniel Clyde Smith; Defendant: Gordon Matthew Sumner, Kathryn Schenker, Stewart Copeland
- BSN Medical, Inc. v. Parker Medical Associates et alNorth Carolina Western District CourtCopyrightsFiled: January 12, 2009Plaintiff: BSN Medical, Inc.; Defendant: Parker Medical Associates, A. Bruce Parker
- FDV Artfolio LLC v. Woods and Willow USA LLCOklahoma Western District CourtCopyrightsFiled: January 12, 2009Plaintiff: FDV Artfolio LLC; Defendant: Woods and Willow USA LLC
- IO Group, Inc. v. Laperna et alNevada District CourtCopyrightsFiled: January 12, 2009Plaintiff: IO Group, Inc.; Defendant: Mark Laperna, Sylvester Young, John Shafer
- Mighty Underdog Music et al v. Mideca, LLC et alConnecticut District CourtCopyrightsFiled: January 12, 2009Plaintiff: Mighty Underdog Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal-Polygram Intl Publishing Inc; Defendant: Mideca, LLC, Stephanie C. Angelina, Debra T. Angelina
Legislation
pl110-435 /show">H. R. 7084P. L. 110-435 - Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (09/25/2008) - S. 3464 - International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 (09/10/2008)
/show">H. R. 6845 - Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (09/09/2008) pl110-403/show">S. 3325 P. L. 110-403 - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008 (07/24/2008) - H. R. 6530 - Trade Enforcement Act of 2008 (07/17/2008)
- pl110-434/show">H. R. 6531
P. L. 110-434 - Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 (07/17/2008) - H. R. 5889 - Orphan Works Act of 2008 (04/24/2008)
- S. 2913 - Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (04/24/2008)
- S. 2591 - . . .to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games . . . (02/04/2008)
- S. 2500 - Performance Rights Act (12/18/2007)
- H. R. 4789 - Performance Rights Act (12/18/2007)
- S. 2447 - To make a technical correction to section 119 of title 17 (12/11/2007)
- H. R. 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 (12/05/2007)
- H. R. 4128 - Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007 (11/08/2007)
- S. 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 (11/07/2007)
Regulations
- Copyright Office - Proposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies; Correction
Copyright Office, Library of CongressProposed RuleExemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies; Correction,666 [E9-61] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM... - Copyright Royalty Board - Notice - Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings for a New Subscription Service
Copyright Royalty Board, Library of CongressNoticeDigital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings for a New Subscription Service,319-320 [E8-30974] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board [Docket No. 2009-2 CRB New... - Copyright Royalty Board - Notice - Digital Performance in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings
Copyright Royalty Board, Library of CongressNoticeDigital Performance in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings,318-319 [E8-30972] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board [Docket No. 2009-1 CRB Webcasting III] Digital Performance in Sound... - Copyright Royalty Board - Proposed Rule - Notice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License
Copyright Royalty Board, Library of CongressProposed RuleNotice and Recordkeeping for Use of Sound Recordings Under Statutory License,79727-79734 [E8-30976] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board 37 CFR Part 370 [Docket No. RM 2008-7] Notice and... - Copyright Office - Proposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
Copyright Office, Library of CongressProposed RuleExemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies,79425-79428 [E8-30799] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM...
Copyright Office
- Website Updates - Correction: Copyright Office to Examine "Phantom Signal" Phenomenon under Definition of "Cable System"
On December 12, 2007, the Copyright Office published in the Federal Register a notice of inquiry in Docket No. 2007-11, Definition of Cable System. The notice contained an error in the 2nd sentence of the 2nd paragraph of the "Address" section. The...
Copyright Law Review Articles
- SSRN Copyright Search - The Secret Life of Patents, by Jason Mazzone
Brooklyn Law School and Brooklyn Law School (January 14, 2009) - SSRN Copyright Search - Israeli Fair Use from an American Perspective, by Neil W. Netanel
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law (January 14, 2009) - SSRN Copyright Search - Patenting Games: Or, Baker v. Selden Revisited, by Shubha Ghosh
University of Wisconsin Law School (January 13, 2009) - SSRN Copyright Search - The Law, Culture, and Economics of Fashion, by C. Scott Hemphill
Columbia University - Law School and Harvard University - Harvard Law School (January 13, 2009) - SSRN Copyright Search - Of Oceans, Islands, and Inland Water - How Much Room for Exceptions and Limitations Under the Three Step-Test?, by Annette Kur
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property Competition and Tax Law (January 13, 2009)
Copyright News
- YouTube fights copyright battle with silence - National Post
CollegeOTRYouTube fights copyright battle with silence
National Post, Canada -33 minutes ago
If the video you're trying to watch on YouTube isn't playing any sound, chances are it isn't your speakers that are busted - it's more likely that copyright ...
Users, not labels, silence YouTube music videosCNET News
YouTube Seeks out Copyright ViolationsOverclockers Club
YouTube Full Of Creepy, Soundless Music VideosWashington Post TG Daily -Lawdit Commercial Solicitors all 38 news articles - Judge Allows Webcast Of Music Copyright Court Hearing - Mediapost.com
p2pnet.netJudge Allows Webcast Of Music Copyright Court Hearing
Mediapost.com, NY -1 hour ago
A federal judge will allow a Webcast of a hearing next Thursday in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the record industry against Boston University ...
MA judge OKs streaming of music-swapping hearingThe Associated Press
Webcam to cover music suitBoston Globe
Downloading arguments to be streamedTurn to 10.com WHDH-TV -Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) all 35 news articles - Psystar Claims It's An Apple Customer - InformationWeek
MacworldPsystar Claims It's An Apple Customer
InformationWeek, NY -20 hours ago
Psystar is now asking the judge overseeing the case to declare Apple's Mac OS copyrights invalid. In court filings, Apple has said it believes Psystar is ...
Clone Maker Psystar Won't Give Up Suit Against AppleCRN
Psystar: We bought Mac OS fair and squareCNET News
Legal tussles between Apple and Psystar continueArs Technica OS News -ZDNet all 82 news articles - Congress looks to update copyright laws for a digital world - CNET NewsCongress looks to update copyright laws for a digital world
CNET News, CA -13 hours ago
WASHINGTON--While the Supreme Court has asked the Justice Department to consider the copyright implications behind digital video recording services offered ... - Annals of Copyright Law: Stripper Edition - Conde Nast Portfolio
E! OnlineAnnals of Copyright Law: Stripper Edition
Conde Nast Portfolio, NY -21 hours ago
That would explain its latest copyright-infringement fight, against an Austin, Texas, strip club that has been holding a weekly "Stripper Idol" contest for ...
"Stripper Idol" Not So AmericanE! Online
'American Idol' sues Austin strip clubDallas Morning News
American Idol Suing Over Imitation Competition At Strip ClubCityNews Sify -Newsday all 412 news articles
Copyright Blog Posts
- Motion to vacate default granted, without opposition, in SONY BMG Music v. Stade, Rochester, NY, case
In SONY BMG Music v. Stade, a Rochester, New York, case, against a student who had been studying abroad in Croatia at the time of service of the summons and complaint, the RIAA has changed its position. After first forcing the defendant's lawyer to...by Recording Industry vs The People - Genachowski to head FCC?
It was reported by the Washington Post that President-elect Obama is likely to appoint Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission. This appears to bode well for a forward-looking internet policy, since Genachowski is credited...by Recording Industry vs The People - Clay Shirky Predicts Media for 2009
Shirkey has a few specifics and a few generalities in his "Year Ahead in the Media" piece on guardian.co.uk. Nothing hugely surprising - more newspapers will stop printing, magazines (specifically specialty publications) belong online, DRM for...by Copyfight - let the remixes continue
...here. Then this morning I saw the link to the IndabaMusic site, which is running a contest around the clip. There are now about 20 remixes available, and more than 100 in the works. You can see those here. All of the remixes in the...by Lessig Blog - Court Requires Copyright Plaintiff to Include Allegedly Infringing Work in Complaint
... , Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Dec. 9, 2008) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Plaintiff filed an amended complaint including a copyright claim, after Judge Shadur orally granted defendant's motion to dismiss its original copyright and related state law claims. The...by Chicago IP Litigation Blog
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