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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
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.”
Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc.
- Loeb & Loeb LLP
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- USA
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- November 10 2010
In an unpublished opinion relating to claims of copyright infringement and idea submission, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order granting the defendants' motions for summary judgment, holding that: (a) plaintiff's implied contract claim is not barred by the statute of limitations; and (b) genuine issues of material fact exist as to joint authorship where the certificates of registration reflect plaintiff's sole authorship and the defendants claim joint authorship
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