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Copyright Trolls

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

A New Supreme Court Case Could Take a Toll on Copyright Trolls

We have seen a noticeable uptick in lawsuits commenced by “copyright trolls” in recent years, including against businesses in the manufacturing space. The Supreme Court is currently considering a case that could have a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Blueprint Blooper: Floor Plan Copyright Infringement Requires Virtually Identical Copying

Addressing whether a home builder’s floor plans infringed the plaintiff’s architectural copyrights, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s entry of summary judgment against the plaintiff,...more

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Copyright Small Claims Court Established as Part of Spending and COVID-19 Relief Package

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Included in the $2.3 trillion spending and coronavirus pandemic relief package signed Sunday, December 27th, by President Trump was the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, an alternative dispute...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

No Copyright Case Too Small: Content Creators Rejoice or Casual Infringers Beware?

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An office jokester emails a funny meme she copied off Google to a colleague. A tourist snaps a picture of a painting in an art gallery and posts it to his travel blog. A teacher prints copies of a recently published Internet...more

Smart & Biggar

The Trolls have arrived: Suspicious trademark applications on the rise

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In the wake of the 2014 announcement that the Canadian Trademarks Act would undergo significant overhaul, there was much speculation about how the changes would impact the behaviour of those filing trademark applications in...more

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ISPs That Ignore Notices From “Copyright Trolls” Risk Losing DMCA Safe Harbor Protections

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Representing copyright owners attempting to enforce online infringement is often routine, but can sometimes prove challenging. This tends to be the case when a content owner is trying to address large scale infringement of...more

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D.C. Circuit Limits Discovery and Joinder for Downloading "Swarms"

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AF Holdings v. Does et al. - Deciding a case that involves issues of discovery and joinder, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit addressed issues presented by so-called “copyright trolls” who subpoenaed...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Norwich Orders and Copyright Trolls

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The decision of the Federal Court in Voltage Pictures LLC v John Doe and Jane Doe, 2014 FC 161, provides insight into the collision of Norwich Orders, means used to identify unknown infringers, and the growing business model...more

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A Far Cry from the Same Injury: Judge Rebuffs Class Action Against Copyright “Settlement Fraud”

Ever since the entertainment industry figured out how to use IP addresses to bring copyright infringement lawsuits against illegal downloaders, defendants and critics have been calling these plaintiffs “trolls”. But...more

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