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IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 19, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/22/2013

- Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi, Inc., USDC S.D. New York, March 30, 2013 ..District court grants summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Capitol Records on its copyright claims against ReDigi, online “reseller” of...more

FCC Grants Charter Waiver of Set-Top Box Integration Ban for Downloadable Security

by Paul Glist, Paul B. Hudson | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/19/2013

On April 18, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau granted Charter Communications a two-year waiver of the “integration ban” requirement (that most leased set-top boxes include CableCARDs), in order...more

Capital Records v. ReDigi, Inc.: New York District Court Determines that First Sale Doctrine does NOT apply to Digital Media. Did...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/12/2013

On March 30, 2013, only 11 days after the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley to extend the first sale doctrine to foreign made goods, a United States District Court in the Southern District of New...more

The Copyright Alert System – Copyright Infringement and The Educational Approach

by Joseph DiCioccio | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 4/11/2013

There have been many attempts over the last few years to address online copyright infringement. The most recent effort is the Copyright Alert System (“CAS”), which was rolled out in February 2013 as a system created to...more

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

In Capital Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 12 Civ. 95, (Mar. 30, 2013) (“Capital Records v. ReDigi”) Judge Sullivan of the Southern District of New York held that the copyright “first sale doctrine is limited to ‘material...more

The Interplay Between Digital Media and the First Sale Doctrine

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/3/2013

The first sale doctrine allows owners of copies of copyrighted works (e.g. used books, CDs, DVDs) to resell their copies without restriction, and it is this distinction between sales and licenses that has made the licensing...more

Television and Movie Content Sold through Website is not Communications Services

by Javier Siervo | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 3/15/2013

An online provider of television and movie content is not responsible for collecting 5-percent Virginia communications tax imposed on communications services. The Code of Virginia defines communications services, in pertinent...more

by David Hayes | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/6/2013

In This Publication: - I. Introduction - II. Rights Implicated By Transmission And Use Of Works On The Internet A. The Right of Reproduction - 1. The Ubiquitous Nature of "Copies" on the Internet...more

Online, But Off Song-Beverly: California Supreme Court in a Narrow Ruling Finds That Song-Beverly Does Not Apply to Retailers...

by Caitlin Ross, Stephanie Sheridan | Sedgwick LLP on 2/14/2013

In at least one specific type of transaction, California retailers can now breathe a little easier. In Apple Inc. v. Superior Court (Krescent), No. S199384 (Cal. Feb. 4, 2013), the California Supreme Court found that Section...more

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IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 19, 2013

FCC Grants Charter Waiver of Set-Top Box Integration Ban for Downloadable Security

Capital Records v. ReDigi, Inc.: New York District Court Determines that First Sale Doctrine does NOT apply to Digital Media. Did...

The Copyright Alert System – Copyright Infringement and The Educational Approach

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

The Interplay Between Digital Media and the First Sale Doctrine

Television and Movie Content Sold through Website is not Communications Services

Advanced Copyright Issues on the Internet - Updated March 2013

Online, But Off Song-Beverly: California Supreme Court in a Narrow Ruling Finds That Song-Beverly Does Not Apply to Retailers...

California Supreme Court: Online Retailers May Require Personal Info for Electronic Downloads

California Supreme Court Holds Online Download Purchase Transactions Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

Hopper Copyright Litigation Takes Center Stage at the Consumer Electronics Show

Will the Supreme Court Review Copyright Damages in Music Downloading Case?

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