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Venable LLP

Stemming the Tide: Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Victory Brings Changes to Copyright Evidentiary Burden

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A United Kingdom High Court recently ruled in favor of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran (Sheeran) in a contentious copyright infringement case over his 2017 song, Shape of You (“Shape”). The Court granted Sheeran’s claim for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Patentees Bear the Burden of Proof of Infringement in DJ Actions Brought by Licensee

A patentee bears the burden of proving infringement when a licensee seeks a declaratory judgment of non-infringement, the U.S. Supreme Court has held. The ruling reversed the Federal Circuit and clarified declaratory...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

California Court Finds in Favor of Microsoft, Upholds Costs of Performance

On December 18, 2012, the California Court of Appeal ruled that receipts from the right to replicate software are sourced as sales “other than tangible personal property.” In reversing the trial court, the Court of Appeal...more

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