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Copyright Claims Tossed By Nevada Federal Judge
LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on April 23 dismissed an infringement counterclaim, saying there was no written transfer of a copyright from one company to another (Nashrollah Gashtili, et al. v. JB...
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2nd Circuit Vacates Copyright Holding In Light Of Supreme Court Ruling
NEW YORK - Acting on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 23 reversed course, holding that the first sale doctrine is available to a copyright...
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Magistrate Won't Quash Subpoena Of Online Streaming Firm's Google AdWords...
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The plaintiff broadcasters in a copyright infringement lawsuit have sufficiently shown that discovery information sought via a subpoena on Google Inc. is relevant to their claims...
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6th Circuit Affirms: Widow Lacks Standing In Copyright Dispute
CINCINNATI - A widow's efforts to set aside a default judgment entered in a copyright infringement action in which she was not a party were unsuccessful on May 1, when the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of...
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2nd Circuit Reverses, Says Court Applied Wrong Fair Use Standard
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge erred in rejecting a fair use defense to copyright infringement allegations levied against a famous artist by a French photographer, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of...
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Trade Dress Claims Not Preempted By Copyright Act, Tennessee Judge Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A defendant was denied dismissal of federal trademark and trade dress infringement allegations on April 25, when a Tennessee federal judge found that neither claim is preempted by...
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IBM Denied Summary Judgment In New York Copyright Case
NEW YORK - An effort by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to obtain dismissal of breach of contract counterclaims was thwarted April 25 by a New York federal judge (International Business...
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N.Y. Panel Finds No Safe Harbor For Pre-1972 Works In Grooveshark Copyright Case
NEW YORK - A New York appellate panel on April 23 found that the safe harbor from copyright infringement afforded to online service providers by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) does not...
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YouTube Protected By Safe Harbor In Viacom Suit, New York Federal Judge Rules
NEW YORK - A group of copyright holders, headed by Viacom International Inc., failed to establish that YouTube Inc. violated the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) related to...
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Jury Finds Former Executive Guilty Of Computer Fraud, Trade Secrets Violations
SAN FRANCISCO - Five years after the original indictment was filed against David Nosal, a California federal jury on April 24 found the former Korn/Ferry International executive guilty of six criminal...
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Theme Similarity Is Not Copyright Infringement, Elton John Says Of Hit 'Nikita'
Case: Guy Hobbs v. Elton John, et al., No. 12-3652, 7th Cir.; See 3/18/13, Page 37....(read more)
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Textbook Publisher Says Infringement Damages For Photos Awarded In Error
Case: Louis Psihoyos v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 12-5069, 2nd Cir....(read more)
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File Sharer: Jury Should Rule On What Is 'Just' Award For Downloading 30 Songs
Case: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al. v. Joel Tenenbaum, No. 12-2146, 1st Cir.; See 4/15/13, Page 44....(read more)
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Adobe: Ruling On Copyright, Trademark Defenses Was Incorrect
Case: Adobe Systems Incorporated v. Joshua Christenson, et al., No. 12-17371, 9th Cir....(read more)
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No Likelihood Of Confusion In Bob Marley Shirts, Accused Infringer Says
Case: Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd., et al. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc., et al., Nos. 12-17502, 12-17519, 12-17595, 13-15407 and 13-15473, 9th Cir....(read more)
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Arbitrator Improperly Awarded Pretzel Shop To Franchisor, Store Operators Argue
Case: Wetzel's Pretzels, LLC v. Tito Johnson, et al., No. 12-56716, 9th Cir....(read more)
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Website Content Patent Holders Say Induced Infringement Ruling Not Ripe For...
Case: Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, No. 12-786, U.S. Sup.; 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1820; See 1/22/13, Page 42....(read more)
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Patent Holder: Ruling On Lack Of Inequitable Conduct Does Not Warrant Review
Case: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, et al. v. 1st Media, LLC, No. 12-1086, U.S. Sup.; 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1922; See 4/1/13, Page 48....(read more)
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Judge Gives Preliminary Approval To $7.2 Million Defective Drywall Settlement
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana federal judge on April 24 gave preliminary approval for a $7.2 million settlement to fund remediation costs of Florida condo units affected by defective drywall (In re:...
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Federal Judge Issues Order Regarding Defective Drywall Settlements
NEW ORLEANS - The federal judge in Louisiana presiding over the massive Chinese-manufactured defective drywall litigation issued an order on March 27 instructing plaintiffs to register to participate...
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