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Aereo wins another round in its battle with copyright owners

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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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

Broadcasters found unlikely to succeed in suit against internet television streaming service

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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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

ASCAP asks Supreme Court to review music download case

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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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

Court orders ivi TV to stop retransmitting TV programming via the Internet

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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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

Copyright Office seeks comment on alternatives to cable and satellite statutory copyright licenses

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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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

Ninth Circuit rules that promotional CDs are owned by recipient, may be sold

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 12 2011

In a ruling that could have significant implications for companies that distribute copyrighted merchandise for promotional purposes, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that compact discs distributed to music critics and DJs for promotional purposes only are owned by the recipient and may be resold or otherwise transferred without the copyright owner's consent pursuant to the "first sale" doctrine of the Copyright Act and the Unordered Merchandise Statute

Commencement of CRB rate proceeding for music downloads

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 7 2011

The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has announced the commencement of the proceeding to determine the copyright royalties owed to music publishers under the "mechanical license" for music downloads for the term 2013 through 2017

Copyright Royalty Board sets webcasting rates for 2011-2015

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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December 15 2010

On December 14, 2010, the Copyright Royalty Board set rates for the section 114 statutory license for public performance of sound recordings by means of webcasting and the corresponding section 112 statutory license for the creation of ephemeral copies for the period 2011-2015

Copyright Office request for comments regarding pre-1972 sound recordings

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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December 7 2010

On November 3, 2010, the Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register that could lead to legislation increasing the cost of streaming sound recordings created before 1972

Court orders FilmOn.com to stop internet retransmissions of broadcast TV programming

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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November 24 2010

Television broadcasters won a preliminary victory on Monday as a federal judge in New York issued a temporary restraining order against FilmOn.com, a company that streams broadcast television signals over the Internet to its subscribers' mobile devices such as phones and tablet computers