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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

Toeing the Line: Ohio’s Internet Sweepstakes Cafes

by Law Offices of Gregory S. Robey on 8/8/2012

Internet Sweepstakes Cafés have been active throughout Ohio since 2010. These establishments offer customers the opportunity to play slot-style computer games online. Potential winnings include more Internet time and...more

Department of Justice Enters Historic Agreement with Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker

by Jeff Ifrah on 7/31/2012

Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars, and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that Poker Stars will acquire Full Tilt Poker’s assets in a transaction that ends the DOJ’s civil forfeiture case against Full Tilt. Both Full...more

Grandma Robbed by Nazis - Grandson Sues Spain to Recover Stolen Paintings

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/2/2010

In August, 2009, the Ninth Circuit decided en banc by 9-2 that a California resident Claude Cassirer can sue Spain to recover his grandmother's oil painting "Rue Saint-Honore, apres-midi, effet de pluie," painted by the...more

New Law Expected to Add Teeth to Current Counterfeiting Laws

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/17/2008

Recognizing that the increase in willful violations of U.S. counterfeiting laws pose a serious threat to the economy, both chambers of Congress finally passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual...more

"The Copyright Act: It’s a law, dude" (remarks and analysis regarding criminal enforcement of the Copyright Act)

by Ronald Coleman on 8/28/2008

A post from my LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® blog in which I take issue with the view of at least one major light in the copyright world about whether it is ever appropriate to utilize the criminal law to enforce copyright....more

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