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ivi TV: transmission in the second degree or theft in the first?

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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October 12 2010

ivi, Inc.’s new service, offering live television broadcasts on computers and mobile devices may soon be a thing of the past

Software company Hottrix has a few tricks up its sleeve in its copyright battle with Hershey

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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September 21 2010

Got Milk?

Copyright infringement in the world of celebrity blogging: X17, inc. v. Hollywood.com, LLC

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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December 14 2010

On November 5, 2010, X17, Inc., a paparazzi photo agency, filed suit against Hollywood.com, LLC, owner, operator, and publisher of a series of popular celebrity fan sites and blogs, including www.hollywood.com and www.worldofjustin.com (dedicated to all things Justin Timberlake

Insurer and television producer battle over coverage for infringing show

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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July 13 2010

FremantleMedia, the producer of the reality show American Inventor, has asked the Central District of California to dismiss a counterclaim accusing it of fraud and negligent misrepresentation during mediation

US Supreme Court deadlocks in Costco first-sale doctrine case

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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December 22 2010

On December 13, the US Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on the question of whether the first-sale doctrine of copyright law applies to genuine goods that are manufactured and sold overseas, but later imported into the United States without the authorization of the copyright owner

Citing copyright misuse doctrine, court holds that watchmaker cannot rely on copyright to stop importation of gray market watches into United States

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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December 13 2011

A recent decision by a California federal district court could make it more difficult for copyright owners to prevent the unauthorized importation of gray market goods into the United States

Plaintiff appeals dismissal in Bratz dolls case claiming reversible error

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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May 25 2012

New York artist and advertising designer Bernard Belair has appealed the decision of the District Court for the Southern District of New York granting summary judgment for non-infringement in favor of defendant MGA Entertainment, Inc

Kelsey Grammer, producers of BET’s “The Game” flagged for alleged copyright infringement

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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February 28 2012

An aspiring scriptwriter has again accused the producers of the BET television series “The Game”including Kelsey Grammer, series creator Mara Brock Akil, and a unit of CBS Broadcasting Inc.of violating federal copyright law by using a script she had written for an episode of the show without compensation

Second Circuit reverses YouTube decision in part: DMCA safe harbor might not apply

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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April 6 2012

In a decision with important implications for both content owners and online service providers concerning the availability of safe harbor protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512), the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated in part, reversed in part, remanded in part, and affirmed in part the summary judgment order of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued in favor of the defendant YouTube, Inc. in the case Viacom Int’l, Inc., Football Ass’n Premier League Ltd. v. YouTube, Inc., (No. 07 Civ. 2103, 2010 WL 2532404 (S.D.N.Y. 2010

Weighing-in on copyright infringement: NBC wins summary judgment in The Biggest Loser copyright infringement suit

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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March 1 2011

On February 22, 2011, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York threw out a copyright infringement suit regarding NBC's popular reality series The Biggest Loser

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