The Copyright Act provides that an action for copyright infringement must be commenced “within three years after the claim accrued.” 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). The Supreme Court has not analyzed when copyright claims accrue under...more
The entertainment industry has transformed itself in recent years through the adoption of new technologies and is pioneering a variety of exciting new creative avenues. Below we predict what 2023 will bring, ranging from the...more
Ninth Circuit: Website Moderators May Be Agents of ISPs -
Why it matters: On April 7, 2017, the Ninth Circuit revived a copyright infringement case filed by a paparazzi group against social media platform LiveJournal that...more
6/2/2017
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
DMCA ,
Entertainment Industry ,
FCC ,
First Amendment ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Netflix ,
Photographs ,
Social Media ,
Sound Recording Copyrights
Be Reasonable: The U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review the Standard for Awarding Attorneys' Fees to the Prevailing Party in Copyright Infringement Suits -
Why it matters: On January 15, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court...more
2/10/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Author's Guild v Google ,
Cable Operators ,
Certiorari ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Cox Communications ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
Film Industry ,
FilmOn X ,
Google Books ,
Grants ,
Internet Streaming ,
Prevailing Party ,
Public Interest ,
Right of Publicity ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Willful Infringement