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February 14, 2013
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right – But They Do Make For An Entertaining Lawsuit Threat
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When you see headlines about ThePirateBay being involved in a legal tussle, one place you don't expect to see them is in the position of the plaintiff in a copyright case. If a lawsuit threat issued by TPB this week
January 15, 2013
Judge: AFP, Washington Post Liable For Improper Use of Tweeted Photos
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The full case is far from over, but Judge Alison Nathan (Southern District of New York) has reportedly ruled that Agence France-Presse and The Washington Post infringed on the copyrights of photographer Daniel Morel
January 9, 2013
Does Congress Have a SOPA Hangover?
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Earlier this week over on Hillicon Valley, Jennifer Martinez penned an interesting piece about an apparent reticence on the part of many in Congress to introducing new legislation designed to curb online piracy, a h
January 7, 2013
The Vimeo Case: A Study in “Knowledge” and “Control”
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At the heart of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is the idea that Internet Service Providers should not be liable for infringements on copyright undertaken by third-party users of
December 27, 2012
The Long Saga of Jammie Thomas-Rasset; Will It Include a Trip to the U.S. Supreme Court?
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Way back in 2006, The yeezy pas cher Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a woman named Jammie Thomas-Rasset as a result of Thomas-Rasset's use of the Kazaa
December 17, 2012
Just In Time for Christmas: Judge Issues Ruling in Christmas Carol Copyright Case
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OK, OK, so "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" technically probably doesn't count as a "Christmas carol," but considering it one made for a nice, alliterative ending to the headline for this post, so I couldn't resist.
December 10, 2012
Tattoo Copyright Lawsuit Could Test Fair Use in an Unusual Context
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If you've ever played the fighting video game UFC Undisputed, then you may have personally "controlled" the alleged copyright violation that is the subject of this post. Chris Escobedo, a tattoo artist based in T
November 14, 2012
Memes and Marketing; Use With Caution
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In light of the popularity and rapid viral spread of various Internet memes, it's only natural that companies would seek to tap into this powerful modern spin on traditional "word of mouth marketing" by incorporatin
October 30, 2012
Faulkner Rights-Holder Gets Litigious
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Few American writers have left a literary legacy that is on par with that of air max 270 noir William Faulkner, the wordsmith behind such classics as The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom! and Lig
October 24, 2012
More Copyright Basics: Don’t Be Cheap, Be Thorough
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Let's say you run a company, possibly even one that might be the most valuable company in history, and you'd like to make use of scarpe basket jordan a particular copyrighted image in marketing one of your products.
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