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Viacom International v. Google Inc.,

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

On remand from the Second Circuit, district court grants summary judgment in favor of Google and its YouTube platform on all copyright infringement

UMG Recordings Inc. v. Veoh Networks Inc.

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 28 2013

Ninth Circuit upholds DMCA safe harbor protection from copyright infringement liability for defendant video-sharing site Veoh, affirming grant of summary judgment in defendants’ favor

Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Barrydriller Content Systems, plc

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2013

California district court grants TV networks’ motion for preliminary injunction against internet streaming service, finding that, contrary to decisions by courts in the Second Circuit, streaming transmissions of copyrighted content likely infringed networks’ exclusive right to public performances

Intercollegiate Broadcasting Sys., Inc. v. Copyright Royalty Board

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 19 2012

On appeal of final determination by the Copyright Royalty Board of default royalty rates and terms applicable to internet-based webcasting of digitally recorded music, court of appeals vacates and remands the CRB’s determination, finding that CRB as constituted at the time of the determination violated Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution

American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Aereo, Inc

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 19 2012

District court denies motion of plaintiffs, producers, marketers, and distributors of broadcast television, to enjoin Aereo from continuing that potion of its services that allows subscribers to watch broadcast television content contemporaneously with broadcast, finding Aereo’s service did not constitute public performance of copyrighted content under Second Circuit’s Cablevision decision

The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2012

District court grants class certification to group of authors in copyright infringement action against Google, Inc. and recognizes standing of organizations asserting claims on behalf of members, concluding that Google’s plan to digitize millions of books raises common questions and entitles copyright holders to litigate on a group basis

Liberty Media Holdings, LLC v. Tabora

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 19 2012

District court in California dismisses copyright infringement action alleging Florida-based defendant unlawfully distributed plaintiff’s copyrighted adult movie over peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that defendant did not personally direct his activities to California

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. v. WTV Systems, Inc

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2011

District court grants plaintiff motion picture studios’ motion for preliminary injunction against operators of online video service, finding that plaintiffs had established likelihood of success on claims that service violated their exclusive rights to publicly perform their copyrighted works and caused irreparable harm, including loss of revenue and interference with licensing agreements

Capitol Records, Inc. v. MP3tunes, LLC, USDC S.D. New York, August 22, 2011

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 1 2011

In a copyright infringement action, defendant MP3tunes, which provides a service that allows users to search the internet for free song files and a service that allows the online personal storage of such song files, was determined to qualify for DMCA safe harbor protection except with respect to certain specific songs identified in DMCA takedown notices and not removed from user lockers

Disney Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Hotfile Corp., et al

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 27 2011

District court dismisses plaintiff motion picture companies’ claim for direct copyright infringement against defendant file-sharing site and its operator on defendants’ motion to dismiss, but allows plaintiffs’ claim for secondary infringement to stand against both corporate and individual defendants