7th Circuit affirms early dismissal based on fair use in South Park parody case *

USA - June 14 2012
A “South Park” parody of a popular viral video was such an obvious fair use that a judge was correct to promptly dismiss a copyright infringement claim against the show without putting its creators through burdensome discovery, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

Co-authors: Jeff Glasser, Dan Laidman.

9th Circuit: California idea-submission claims not preempted by Copyright Act *

USA - June 1 2011
The 9th Circuit giveth and the 9th Circuit taketh away.

Co-authors: Anna R. Buono .

9th Circuit significantly revises its opinion in Hilton v. Hallmark Cards - court clarifies scope of "transformative-use" defense to right-of-publicity claims that target expressive works *

USA - May 19 2010
On March 23, 2010, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit amended its opinion in Hilton v Hallmark Cards.

Co-authors: Kelli L. Sager, Karen A. Henry.