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Quirk v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.,

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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April 11 2013

District court grants motions for summary judgment dismissing copyright and implied contract claims alleging that defendants copied plaintiff’s novel

Davis v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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August 4 2010

Court holds that the author of two action-mystery books about a modern-day warrior and protector named Ely Stone failed to state a claim for copyright infringement against ABC, the producers of “Eli Stone,” a comedy-drama television series about an attorney named Eli Stone, finding that the common elements between the two works are not protectible

Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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October 20 2010

In a copyright infringement action, the court rejected the defendant’s request for a jury instruction that states “statutory damages must bear a reasonable relationship to the harm suffered by each plaintiff.”

Cassese v. Fox Broadcasting Company

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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August 18 2010

Court of appeal affirms in part and reverses in part trial court’s dismissal of breach of implied contract and breach of confidence claims relating to Fox’s reality television show “So You Think You Can Dance?”

Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. v. UMG Recordings, Inc.

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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September 22 2010

In copyright infringement action relating to several Bob Marley recordings, court holds that the recordings are works made for hire and that defendant record company owns the renewal copyrights rather than plaintiffs who are heirs of Bob Marley

No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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February 23 2011

In rock band’s right of publicity action, court finds videogame publisher’s use of band members’ likenesses to not have been transformative and affirms denial of anti-SLAPP motion

Sofa Entertainment, Inc. v. Dodger Productions, Inc

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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July 21 2010

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that the display of a seven-second video clip from the Ed Sullivan Show during performances of the musical Jersey Boys was non-infringing fair use

Jules Jordan Video, Inc. v. 144942 Canada Inc

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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August 25 2010

Ninth Circuit holds that adult filmmaker’s right of publicity claim under California state law is preempted by the federal Copyright Act and that the district court erred in entering judgment as a matter of law that plaintiff employee lacked standing to sue for infringement under the “work for hire” doctrine where plaintiff employer and plaintiff employee were one and the same

Righthaven, LLC v. Majorwager.com, Inc.

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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November 4 2010

In a copyright infringement action, court rejects defendant’s motion to dismiss, finding that plaintiff did not own the copyright at the time of the infringement

Gilbert v. New Line Productions, Inc., USDC C.D. California, August 13, 2010

Loeb & Loeb LLP
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USA
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September 1 2010

Court grants defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s copyright infringement claim, holding that defendants’ screenplays for the movie “Monster-In-Law” are not substantially similar to plaintiff’s screenplays “When Mom Is the Other Woman.”

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