Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 23 Feb 2017
New York Appellate Court reverses dismissal of action against Lifetime for alleged violations of Plaintiff’s statutory right to privacy, finding that…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 30 Sep 2015
District court grants defendants' motion to dismiss invasion of privacy claims, holding that defendants' film "The Wolf of Wall Street" did not use…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 6 Apr 2015
District court rejects Video Privacy Protection Act claim against video streaming provider Hulu, finding insufficient evidence that Hulu knowingly…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 18 Aug 2014
Seventh Circuit affirms district court's dismissal of software company's reverse-confusion trademark suit, where defendant's Batman film, The Dark…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 9 Jun 2014
Ninth Circuit affirms grant of partial summary judgment in favor of Adobe Systems Inc., holding that first sale doctrine was not available as defense…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 29 Jan 2014
In declaratory judgment action seeking joint authorship of work, Third Circuit holds that joint authorship claim under Copyright Act accrues, for…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 19 Sep 2012
Ninth Circuit affirms district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s right of privacy and right of publicity claims as untimely, holding that statements published on websites are not “republished” under the single-publication rule unless the statement itself is substantively altered or added to or the website is directed to a new audience.
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 15 Sep 2010
The Ninth Circuit, reconciling earlier precedent, held that to determine whether a transferee of software is a licensee (and not an owner), a court must consider whether the copyright owner specifies that a user is granted a license; whether the copyright owner significantly restricts the user’s ability to transfer the software; and whether the copyright owner imposes notable use restrictions.
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 9 Jun 2010
District court holds that plaintiff adequately pleaded copyright infringement against defendant software publisher and contributory copyright infringement against defendant social networking website Facebook, where the defendant publisher distributed his allegedly infringing software through Facebook, and Facebook failed to remove the software from its website after receiving notice of the......
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 6 Jan 2010
In copyright infringement suit against hardware and software distributor, its CEO, and General Counsel, thedistrict court denies plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on issue of infringement, and grants defendants’motion for summary judgment on issues of statutory damages, attorney’s fees, and vicarious liability.