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Supreme Court upholds extension of copyright protection to works by foreign artists previously in public domain

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 9 2012

In Golan v. Holder, the Supreme Court recently held that the removal of certain works from the public domain by Congress does not infringe free speech rights under the First Amendment

Second Circuit partially vacates the district court's order in Viacom v. YouTube

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 24 2012

In the ongoing, high-stakes case between Viacom and YouTube, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to YouTube on the grounds that YouTube is entitled to infringement liability protection pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA