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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear File-Sharing Appeal

Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the woman whom the recording industry martyred with a $222,000 damages award after several trials for stealing music online, has reached the end of her legal rope. The U.S. Supreme Court on Mar. 18...more

Federal District Court Allows Data Breach Class Action to Proceed Based On Risk Of Future Harm

On October 11, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California held that the plaintiffs in a consolidated data breach class action have plead sufficient harm to satisfy Article III’s injury-in-fact requirement...more

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Data Breach Class Action Involving Stolen Laptops

Addressing a purported class action filed after laptops containing health care patients’ private data were stolen, the Eleventh Circuit recently issued one of its more consumer-friendly class action decisions, Resnick v....more

Supreme Court Grants Enhanced Access to Justice for Victims of Cyberbullies

On September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in AB v Bragg Communications Inc., an important constitutional case at the intersection of defamation law and children’s rights. A.B., the...more

Update: $675,000 Jury Verdict Against Music File-Sharer Upheld

As previously discussed on this blog, last year the First Circuit held that the jury verdict for $675,000 in statutory damages against graduate student and file sharer Joel Tenenbaum should not have been reduced to $67,500 by...more

"Suggestion" of Mootness or, alternatively, Motion for Remand in AMP v. USPTO

One of the interesting and unresolved issues in the Association for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office case ("Myriad") involves whether the Federal Circuit, or any U.S. court, has jurisdiction to hear the...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - January 20, 2012

Table of Contents: •Golan v. Holder U.S. Supreme Court affirms decision of Tenth Circuit holding that federal law restoring copyright protection to foreign works previously in the public domain does not violate...more

IP Academy Newsletter- October 2011

Federal Circuit Reverses District Court Decision and Rules that Isolated DNA Sequences Are Patent-Eligible Subject Matter In a recent decision, Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office et al.,...more

The Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al., v. Napolitano

Reply To Opposition To Emergency Motion For Injunctive Relief

EPIC Pursues Lawsuit Against Homeland Security, Urges Court to Suspend Body Scanner Program Today, EPIC filed a reply in its case against the Department of Homeland Security, EPIC v. DHS,10-1157. EPIC had previously filed...more

Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, Inc. v. Honorable Thomas Wingate and Commonwealth of Kentucky et al.,

Motion For Intermediate Relief

EFF, (CDT), and the (ACLU) urged a Kentucky Court of Appeals in November of 2008 to vacate a lower court's order authorizing the seizure of more than 100 Internet domain names associated with websites operating around the...more

Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, Inc. v. Honorable Thomas Wingate and Commonwealth of Kentucky et al.,

Petition For Original Proceeding Pursuant To CR 76.36

EFF, (CDT), and the (ACLU) urged a Kentucky Court of Appeals in November of 2008 to vacate a lower court's order authorizing the seizure of more than 100 Internet domain names associated with websites operating around the...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Minute Order Tentatively Denying the Motion for Preliminary Injunction & Dissolving the Injunction by Dynadot

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. LTD & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co. LTD v. WikiLeaks, et al

Order Denying Motion For Preliminary Injunction; Dissolving Permanent Injunction; And Setting Briefing & Hearing Schedule

A federal district court judge in San Francisco today rescinded a controversial order that disabled the "wikileaks.org" domain name which had -- until two weeks ago -- pointed to Wikileaks, a website designed to give...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Plaintiffs' Brief in Opposition to Multiple Applications & Motions by Proposed Amici and/or Requests to Intervene

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Daniel Mathews' Memorandum of Points & Authorities in Opposition to the Temporary Restraining Order, Proposed Preliminary...

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief in Support of Application for Preliminary Injunction re: Response to the Reporters Committee et...

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Brief of Amici Curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al.

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Notice of Motion and Motion For Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae; Memorandum of Points & Authorities In Support Thereof

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Motion of Public Citizen & California First Amendment Coalition To Intervene as Defendants or, in the alternative, To Appear...

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Motion to Intervene & Supporting Memorandum of Points & Authorities

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Brief of Intervenors/Amici Curiae Public Citizen & California First Amendment Coalition in Opposition to Injunctive Relief...

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; Dynadot, LLC ; and Does 1-10

(Proposed) Answer and Cross-Complaint in Intervention

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; and Does 1-10

Request for Dismissal of Defendant Dynadot, LLC

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; Dynadot, LLC ; and Does 1-10

Order Granting Permanent Injunction

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, & Julius Baer Bank & Trust Co, LTD v Wikileaks; Wikileaks.org; Dynadot, LLC ; and Does 1-10

Amended Temporary Restraining Order & Order To Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction

On 2-6-08, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern, for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents...more