Communications & Media Law, Art, Entertainment & Sports Law, Civil Remedies

The Second Circuit’s Aereo Math: One Copy + One Subscriber ≠ Public Performance

by Jessica Lehrman | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 5/21/2013

Last week—the week of May 12, 2013—proved to be an eventful week for Aereo. On May 14, 2013, the controversial broadcast television streaming service filed a motion for summary judgment in the Southern District of...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 11, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/12/2013

- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., USCA Second Circuit, April 1, 2013: Second Circuit affirms district court’s denial of plaintiffs’ request for preliminary injunction prohibiting defendant, Aereo,...more

A Private Matter: Second Circuit Rules that Aereo’s TV Streaming Service is Not an Infringing Public Performance

by Madeleine Rodriguez | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 4/12/2013

Private PublicIn an industry where technology is constantly evolving and racing to keep up with consumer habits, a recent court ruling came down to one basic component: antennas....more

Manson v John Doe - Damages For Anonymous Online Defamation

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/1/2013

The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Manson v John Doe (2013 ONSC 628) offers an opportunity to reflect on both the procedures and outcomes of pursuing court actions for anonymous online defamation....more

Think About Copyright Registration for That New Website Before You Even Hire the Web Developer

by Evan Pappas on 1/2/2013

Many businesses fail to recognize that their original website content is valuable intellectual property and fail to take steps to adequately protect that content from being stolen or misused by a competitor. With little cost...more

THQ Goes Down

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 12/28/2012

As 2012 winds down and we all recover from what I’m sure was a wonderful Festivus celebration (I know I’m still feeling the effects of a particularly bloody Feats of Strength and an overly ambitious Airing of Grievances...more

Beauty Queen Pays $5M for Calling Miss USA Contest ‘Rigged’

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 12/26/2012

A beauty queen who said the Miss USA contest was fixed must pay the pageant $5 million for defamation. Miss Pennsylvania USA, Sheena Monnin, said on Facebook and on the “Today” show that the five Miss USA finalists were...more

Court Tackles Copyright Issue of "Throwback" NFL Uniforms in Video Games

by Seth Reagan | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/28/2012

Many video game creators go to great lengths to ensure that their games are highly realistic. Weapons, sound effects, uniforms, athletic abilities, locations, logos and other details are often copied from the real world and...more

An Introduction to Copyright Law

by Good Attorneys At Law, PA on 11/6/2012

Copyright law is a body of federal law that protects “original works of expression” such as songs, musical compositions, photographs, and books, etc. created by musicians, DJs, artists and authors. Copyright law, in summary,...more

IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 9, -- September 2012

by McDermott Will & Emery on 9/28/2012

In This Issue: Patents: ..En Banc Court Deeply Divided on Divided Infringement ..Entire Market Value Rule–R.I.P.? ..Lack of Enablement Snares Patent’s Open-Ended Claim Scope ..Concentration Range...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- September 27, 2012

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 9/28/2012

Table of Contents: - Diller v. Barry Driller, Inc.: District court preliminarily enjoins creator of internet site BarryDriller.com from continuing to use the name “Barry Driller” to market an internet streaming...more

An Update: The Cost Of An Illegal Download

by Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 9/21/2012

As you may recall, we asked the question in a recent blog post “Are You Willing to Pay $22,500 to Download A Song?” Well, we now ask “Are you willing to pay $9250 to download a song?” ...more

Panties: 1, Fair Use Doctrine: 0

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 9/19/2012

Picture a sexy young bride, reclining sensuously on the nuptial bed. Smiling seductively, she lifts her wedding dress — a stretch white mini — to give her new husband a glimpse of the lingerie covering her private parts....more

Music Law Weekly Case Update for Music Industry Executives -- September 13, 2012

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 9/14/2012

Table of Contents: Capitol Records Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset - Circuit court reinstates $222,000 statutory damages award against defendant, individual, for willful infringement related to her downloading and making...more

$222K Verdict in File-Sharing Case Headed for Supreme Court

by Lawyers.com on 9/13/2012

You might remember KaZaA, a file-sharing site that allowed users to share music. Jammie Thomas-Rasset likely remembers it, and vividly. She was the first person to challenge the recording industry when it began coming after...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- September 7, 2012

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 9/10/2012

Table of Contents: - Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. - Ninth Circuit affirms grant of summary judgment in copyright action alleging that defendants infringed plaintiff’s interests in a book and two screenplays...more

Dueling Beauty Queens

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 7/18/2012

Over the weekend I was shopping for a full-length gown to wear to a charity event in August. I found a beautiful green Badgley Mischka gown. It was even on sale, much to my delight. So I may have been feeling like a beauty...more

Supreme Court Reaches Decisions in Copyright Cases

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 7/16/2012

On July 12, 2012 the Supreme Court of Canada released decisions in five appeals on copyright cases. Each of the appeals stem from the Federal Court of Appeal’s judicial review of the Copyright Board of Canada decisions on...more

Three Point Shot - June 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/28/2012

In This Issue: - Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Says “Yep” to Copyright Infringement Suit...1 - Former Gold Medalist Can’t Clear Olympic Ad Hurdle...2 - Delay of Game in Former Coach’s NCAA Lawsuit...3...more

Warner Bros. Dropkicks Louis Vuitton’s Lawsuit Over The Hangover: Part II

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 6/21/2012

Louis Vuitton has been busy practicing all kinds of legal kung fu in court lately. First, it unleashed a Chuck Norris-like flurry of legal roundhouse kicks to the dome upon hundreds of counterfeiters in the form of...more

Text Message Complaint Against Sports Team Highlights Risks Associated with Using New Media to Interact with Fans

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 6/4/2012

Most major sports teams invite fans to receive text message alerts about breaking news, player trades, scores, etc. Teams often use these services to collect information about their fans and to promote products and events....more

Jackson Walker VIA Media postcard - May 2012

by Jackson Walker on 5/31/2012

In This Issue: - Bob Latham Bulletin: Paul Simon & The Take Down Debate: As the tension between content creators and online service providers continues, it is worth getting some perspective on the debate by harkening...more

Jackson Walker VIA Media postcard - April 2012

by Jackson Walker on 5/2/2012

In This Issue: - Paul Watler's Perspective A Million to None in Texas Defamation Rulings — The same red-flag words may yield vastly different results in defamation litigation. Two recent Texas rulings serve as...more

Music Royalty Settlement Announced on Mechanical Royalties - Not A Decision on Webcasting Rates

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/13/2012

The broadcast and music trade press brought news of a settlement between music companies and digital media services regrading digital music royalties. Some press reports jumped to the conclusion that the decision had...more

'Bama Gridiron IP Epic Up On Appeal

by Dana Brody-Brown | Lewis and Roca LLP on 3/2/2012

Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit heard arguments on Appeal from a 2009 decision by the Northern District of Alabama in University of Alabama Board of Trustees v. New Life Art Inc. In...more

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