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US Senate bill would extend unprecedented copyright protection to fashion designs

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2010

On August 5, 2010, US Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, introduced S. 3728, the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act

Bill designed to protect innovative fashion designs reintroduced in Congress

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 2 2011

On July 13, 2011, US Representative Bob Goodlatte, R-VA, introduced H.R. 2511, the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act

eBay reseller denied protections of first sale doctrine

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2012

The US District Court for the Northern District of California recently issued a decision in Adobe Systems Inc. v. Hoops Enterprise LLC, denying an eBay reseller of copyrighted works the protections of the first sale doctrine

Alleged copyright pirate Megaupload cites lack of jurisdiction in incredible attempt to dismiss federal charges

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 31 2012

A major ruling looms in the highprofile copyright piracy case against Megaupload Limited, the Internet filehosting empire whose websites were shutdown and whose domain names were seized by the US Department of Justice in January following the indictment and arrest of the companys owners in connection with their alleged operation of an organization dedicated to copyright infringement

US federal court denies alleged copyright pirate Megaupload’s motion to dismiss federal charges

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 18 2012

The foreign corporation behind the alleged piracy website Megaupload.com recently failed in its bid to have criminal copyright charges dismissed on the grounds that it lacked a US mailing address and therefore could not be properly served service of process

Fashion design bill reintroduced in Congress

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

On September 12, 2012, U. S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-NY, introduced S.3523, the Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012

The new copyright alert system: another weapon in the arsenal of copyright owners

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 21 2013

Following the lead of several other countries, including New Zealand, France, South Korea, and Ireland, the United States has now implemented a

Owners of alleged copyright pirate Megaupload dealt a blow by New Zealand appeals court in ongoing extradition battle

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • New Zealand, USA
  • -
  • March 4 2013

A New Zealand court of appeals has handed the US Government a major victory in its ongoing battle to extradite the owners of the foreign corporation

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

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Who owns Superman? Copyright lawsuit over Superman comics continues

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 12 2012

Litigation is ongoing in California federal courts between the heirs of Joe Shuster, the co-creator of the famous Superman comic book, and DC Comics, the division of Warner Bros. that held the rights to the Superman comics for more than 60 years