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USA - April 2 2013
On Monday, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction against Aereo, Inc…
USA - July 20 2012
A federal court in New York has rejected a preliminary injunction motion brought by major U.S. broadcasters to stop Aereo, Inc. from providing realtime internet access to broadcast television programming without permission from the relevant copyright owners.
USA - May 25 2011
In October 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit confirmed in United States v. ASCAP (Application of Yahoo! & Real Networks) that websites that offer music downloads do not need licenses for the copyright public performance right, but need only secure licenses for reproduction and distribution rights.
USA - March 7 2011
In a closely watched case, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a preliminary injunction ordering ivi, Inc. (pronounced "ivy") to immediately stop retransmitting broadcast television programming over the Internet.
USA - March 4 2011
On March 2, 2011, the Copyright Office released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment on potential alternatives to, and mechanisms for phasing-out, the statutory licenses relating to the retransmission of broadcast programming by cable operators and satellite distributors set forth in Sections 111, 119, and 122 of the Copyright Act.
