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Quirk v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.,

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2013

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

Responding to museums’ concerns, Supreme Court applies first sale doctrine regardless of geography in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

  • Sullivan & Worcester LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 8 2013

In a result strongly advocated by United States museums, the Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has extended the "first sale"

Want to “unlock” that new mobile phone? The rules have changed.

  • Duane Morris LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

It's a little-known fact that the Librarian of Congress has the power to determine if you can "unlock" your mobile phonePDA in order to change the

U.S. Supreme Court applies “first sale” copyright doctrine to allow import and sale of gray goods

  • Carlton Fields PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 26 2013

On March 19, the United States Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 WL 1104736, held that the "first sale" doctrine, as

Revenge porn: "Is Anyone Up" on copyright law?

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 20 2011

Here’s something you probably don’t want fixed in a tangible medium of expression: revenge porn

When is a work "original" under the Copyright Act?

  • Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados
  • -
  • Spain
  • -
  • August 24 2011

The Copyright Act protects human creations only when these are “original” that is, when they meet the requirement of originality

Copyright law amendments shut down litigation options for proprietary drug owners

  • Watermark Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 1 2011

Following approval of the Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Copyright) Bill 2011 by the Senate, Australian consumers and health professionals will have more ready access to generic drugs, but proprietary drug companies will have fewer options in the twilight years of patent protection for shutting down access to Australian markets by generic medicines

Implied licenses in software licensing

  • Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2010

In Numbers Licensing LLC v. bVisual USA Inc. 91 U.S.P.Q.2d 1946 (E.D. Wash. July 15, 2009), the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington addressed the implied license defense in the software licensing context

Reminder: annual minimum fee statements for streaming due to SoundExchange by January 31, 2012

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 27 2012

Certain stations must also file proxy paperwork and additional fee to avoid usage reporting for the year

The Supreme Court holds that the first-sale doctrine applies to copyrighted work lawfully manufactured abroad and subsequently sold in the United States

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2013

On March 19, 2013, in a case closely followed by buyers and sellers alike, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit’s decision that the