Mea culpa: U.S. Copyright Office clarifies definition of "compilation" under Copyright Act *

USA - October 22 2012
The U.S. Copyright Office recently published a little-noticed, yet potentially far-reaching, "Statement of Policy; Registration of Compilations" in the Federal Register ("Statement"), restricting the definition of "compilation" under Section 103 of the Copyright Act ("Act") to selections and arrangements of elements that result in a work of authorship falling within Section 102(a) of the Act.

Co-authors: Justin Jones Rodriguez.

A sea change in the safe harbor *

USA - May 16 2012
To the delight of content owners everywhere, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first court in the country to rule that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can be liable for copyright infringement even if they comply with the “takedown” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Co-authors: Whitney R. Cale.