4/3/2008 12:53:59 PM EST Posted by Eric E BensenAssociate, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
In Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. WB Music Corp ., the Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendant Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Inc. in Bridgeport's c ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/16/2008 6:18:08 PM EST Posted by Alan L. Friel and Nathan MeyerPartner, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, Los Angeles; and Associate, Russ, August & Kabat, Los Angeles, respectively
An area of concern for website providers, promotions operators, sponsors, and others that permit third par ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/3/2008 12:59:34 PM EST Posted by Eric E BensenAssociate, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
In Cambridge Literary Properties, Ltd. v. Goebel Porzellenfabrik G.m.b.H. , the First Circuit ruled that the Copyright Act's three-year statute of limitations appli ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/15/2008 9:45:57 AM EST
Section 201(c) of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows later editions of collective works to be reissued. The U.S. Supreme Court interpreted § 201(c) in 2001, and the Ninth Circuit ret ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/15/2008 2:23:56 PM EST
Even careful drafting of a software license can be stripped of its protections by a court. In some cases, United States courts have declared that standard software licenses must be inte ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/16/2008 9:55:28 AM EST Posted by Mary LaFranceProfessor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Like the Supreme Court’s decision in New York Times v. Tasini , 533 U.S. 483 (2001), Greenberg v. National Geographic Society , 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 13832 (June 30, 20 ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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8/28/2008 3:02:05 PM EST Posted by Eric E BensenAssociate, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
Leadsinger manufactured a microphone that televised lyrics to songs and enabled consumers to sing along with the lyrics. BMG issued Leadsinger compulsory mechanical licenses to its musi ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/3/2008 12:57:58 PM EST
The Copyright Act's restrictions on untrammeled speech have co-existed for centuries with the First Amendment's command that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the fre ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/3/2008 12:58:40 PM EST Posted by Mary LaFranceProfessor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
The Supreme Court's decision in eBay v. MercExchange changed the pla ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/3/2008 12:52:27 PM EST Posted by Eric E BensenAssociate, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
In Darden v. Peters , the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that the Copyright Office did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Darden&rsq ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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4/3/2008 12:55:33 PM EST
Of all the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, the most fiendish to interpret have been those added in 1998 by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Within the DMCA ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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