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EBay Seller Survives Summary Judgment In DMCA Case
SEATTLE — A plaintiff who wishes to resell two copyrighted computer programs on the online auction site eBay is protected from copyright infringement allegations by Autodesk, the maker of Auto-CAD, by way of the first-sale doctrine, a federal judge held May 21 (Timothy S. Vernor v. Autodesk Inc., No. C07-1189RAJ, W.D. Wash.). . . .
Motion To Dismiss Accused File-Sharer’s Counterclaims Denied
TAMPA, Fla. — In a May 6 order, a Florida judge ruled that he would not dismiss the counterclaims of a woman accused of copyright infringement through her use of an online peer-to-peer (P2P) network, denying a motion by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) that had been filed the day before (Atlantic Recording Corp., et al. v. Eva Boyer, No. 8:08-cv-00147-RAL-EAJ, M.D. Fla.). . . .