State court ruling creates new uncertainty for DMCA safe harbors *

USA - April 25 2013
A New York state court has ruled that a DMCA safe harbor does not protect internet services from claims they infringe pre-1972 sound recordings. The…

Co-authors: Allie Diamond.

---

Supreme Court interprets copyright first sale doctrine *

USA - April 4 2013
On March 19, 2013, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., holding that the copyright "first…

Co-authors: Carmen Lo.

---

Congress takes action to allow unlocking of mobile phones *

USA - March 28 2013
With criticism of a recent U.S. Copyright Office rulemaking growing, members of Congress have introduced legislation to allow consumers to unlock and…

Co-authors: Carmen Lo.

---

Supreme Court applies first sale doctrine to foreign-made copyrighted goods *

USA - March 27 2013
The Supreme Court ruled in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. that copyright law does not prohibit the unauthorized importation and sale of…

Co-authors: Jayashree Mitra, Christopher Glancy.

---

Second Circuit clarifies DMCA safe harbor in Viacom v. YouTube *

USA - April 20 2012
In a much anticipated decision, the Second Circuit has clarified the contours of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) safe harbor for website operators that allow users to post content to their sites.

Co-authors: Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme, Christopher Glancy.

---