The availability of images in the digital/Internet environment has made the jobs of publishers and graphic designers easier in some ways, but also increases their legal exposure and makes rights clearance more important. Because…more
In Viacom v. YouTube, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently rendered a decision in what could have been a watershed copyright case, involving the intersection between user-generated content and the…more
D.C. magistrate holds in copyright file-sharing case that IP address owners may no longer anonymously file motions to quash disclosure subpoenas. By filing motions on the public docket, the defendants' subscriber information…more
The Second Circuit defines the scope of the copyright term "performance" in the digital environment. The case is significant because it appears to be shaped by the technology of the Yahoo and RealNetwork delivery platforms…more
Article about the requirement of harm to the copyright owner as a fair balance with user rights in the copyright fair use calculus…more
The Sixth Circuit bypassed a mandatory arbitration clause in a contract that parties had agreed upon…more
In Nova Wines, Inc. v. Adler Fells Winery LLC et al, No. C06-06149 MHP, a California federal district court held, on a motion for preliminary injunction, that Nova’s use of photographic images of Marilyn Monroe on wine bottles…more
The Supreme Court's opinion in MGM v. Grokster (2005)…more
The Ninth Circuit's opinion in MGM v. Grokster (2005)…more
Supreme Court upholds extending copyright term of protection to life plus 70 years…more
In a signficant First Amendment case, the Supreme Court upheld the legality of virtual child pornography…more
A summary of the UCITA legislation and why it may not protect consumers in some situations…more
A summary of the Supreme Court's opinion in the Tasini case…more
An analysis of when games of chance become illegal gambling…more
A summary of the Second Circuit's opinion in the Tasini case, which later went to the Supreme Court…more
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