Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/23/2012

In the same era Gerald Ford advised his fellow Americans that “our long national nightmare is over,” as he succeeded Richard Nixon as president, the California Legislation enacted the sloppily-drafted California Resale...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/16/2012

Table of Contents: - Greenspan v. Random House, Inc. - Scorpio Music S.A. v. Willis - Dash v. Mayweather...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/10/2012

Table of Contents - L.A. Printex Industries, Inc. v. Aeropostale, Inc. Ninth Circuit reverses district court’s grant of summary judgment in copyright action alleging that Aeropostale infringed upon registered...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/12/2012

Table of Contents: - Viacom International, Inc. v. Google, Inc. Second Circuit reverses summary judgment in favor of Google on Viacom’s copyright infringement claims, holding that DMCA requires online service...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/5/2012

District court grants defendants’ summary judgment motion in copyright infringement case alleging that the The Black Eyed Peas’ song I Gotta Feeling infringed plaintiff’s song, holding that I Gotta Feeling was not...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/30/2012

McGee v. Andre Benjamin 3000, USDC D. Massachusetts, March 20, 2012 District Court finds that plaintiff failed to establish probative similarities in the protectable elements of his treatment for an animated television...more

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/16/2012

Zuffa, LLC v. Justin.tv, Inc. District court grants in part and denies in part motion to dismiss non-copyright claims arising out of live streaming of UFC fight through defendant’s internet service, limiting plaintiff’s...more

by Howard Ullman on 3/1/2012

In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation, No. 09-cv-01967 CW (NC) (Feb. 27, 2012) (Cousins, M.J.). Parties sometimes exercise little thought in serving non-parties with document subpoenas,...more