Copyright Violations

                   

Recent Ninth Circuit UCL competitor decision: Sybersound Records, Inc. v. UAV Corp.

uclpractitioner.com     14-Jul-2008          

In Sybersound Records, Inc. v. UAV Corp., 517 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2008), the Ninth Circuit construed the UCL in the context of a competitor action. The plaintiff, a producer of karaoke records, alleged that the defendant, a...                    

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VeRO takedown — but not the usual way

likelihoodofconfusion.com     08-Jul-2008          

“A home-based seller of handmade crafts has won a trademark lawsuit by default against an artwork licensing giant,” reports AuctionBytes: Jennifer Heist makes handmade collectible fabric crafts, such as checkbook covers, photo...                    

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Google Keeps The Code, Viacom Gets Access To 12TB YouTube Data

eddblogonline.blogspot.com     07-Jul-2008   743 related          

“Media giant Viacom’s copyright violation case against Google took a new twist in a ruling that could have serious privacy implications.”San Francisco -- Rejecting privacy concerns, a federal judge has ordered Google to...                    

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Three IP disputes in the news

newmarksdoor.typepad.com     07-Jul-2008          

One: "The Motion Picture Association of America said Friday intellectual-property holders should have the right to collect damages, perhaps as much as $150,000 per copyright violation, without having to prove infringement."...                    

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RIAA 'Making Available' Argument: File Sharers 'Freeload'

dmusic.com     02-Jul-2008   4 related          

The Recording Industry Association of America on Monday urged a federal judge to leave intact a $222,000 jury verdict against Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota mother of two who has become a public symbol of the RIAA's litigation...                    

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Belgian publishers, fresh from victory against Google, turn on EU

arstechnica.com     01-Jul-2008   9 related          

By John Timmer | Published: July 01, 2008 - 12:48PM CT Belgian newspapers back on Google, but stay out of Google News In early 2007, the Belgian press trade group Copiepresse won a court victory over Google News, which it...                    

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David Swanson, "Torture Is Over (if we want it)," Democrats.com, June 11, 2008. (World Report)

progressivebloggers.ca     29-Jun-2008          

from Charles Coughlan Chairman John Conyers' reasons not to impeach Bush or Cheney do not even include an assertion that they have not committed impeachable offenses or crimes. How could they, when Conyers is selling a book...                    

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Scholarly article on "making available"

recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com     26-Jun-2008   1 related          

Wired.com is hosting a scholarly article on the "making available" issue, entitled "Future Shock and the Copyright Act of 1976: Is Merely Making a Copyrighted Work Available for Digital Transmission a Violation of § 106(3)?...                    

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10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer

eguru.info     26-Jun-2008          

For many years, the Internet was the “final frontier,” operating largely unregulated — in part because of the jurisdictional nightmare involved in trying to enforce laws when communications crossed not just state lines but also...                    

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Associated Press goes after bloggers for copyright violation

mensnewsdaily.com     25-Jun-2008   3 related          

The Associated Press (AP) news agency has come under fire from the blogging community after issuing a number of DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown notices against bloggers who have used extracts from AP articles....                    

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