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Now Available for Publishers: Group Copyright Registration of Online News Content

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For years, publishers have been without a cost-effective way to register the full content of news media websites. The U.S. Copyright Office recently addressed this need by creating a new "group" registration for online news...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Absolute Lowest Possible Statutory Damages Award Ordered for Infringing a Viral and Potentially Lucrative Photo of Trump

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You may have heard: infringing a viral photo of the current President of the United States will only cost you $750. Setting aside whether that valuation was at all related to the subject matter of the photo, let’s talk about...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Online Publishers Beware: An iPhone Snap May Go Viral, but Unauthorized Commercial Use is Still Not Fair Use

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When nuptials are celebrated at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, the newlyweds may be in for a surprise when the owner drops by to provide a photo op for the wedding party. Such an act in 2017 yielded a snapshot of...more

Hogan Lovells

IPunkt | IP auf den Punkt gebracht - Oktober 2018

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Datenschutzgrundverordnung stark im Zeichen des Datenschutzes. Viele Unternehmen hatten die Mammut-Aufgabe, die relevanten Anforderungen des Datenschutzes an die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten umzusetzen. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Journalism Organization Petitions for Resolution of the Copyright Application v. Registration Debate

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The registration requirement in the Copyright Act is a well-known subject of debate, and the Eleventh Circuit recently joined the fray by siding with the registration approach camp. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eleventh Circuit Joins Split Court Decisions on Registration Precondition for Copyright Suits

Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act generally requires copyright registration, or a refusal of registration, before a copyright action may be filed. This has led to a variety of decisions from the Circuit and District Courts...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Release of Earnings Call Audio Recording Qualifies As Fair Use News Reporting - The Swatch Group Management Services Ltd. v....

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has concluded that when a copyrighted work itself is considered to be news, dissemination of that work for public information purposes can be regarded as news reporting and...more

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