Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sues Oscarwatch.com for trademark...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has sued the operator of the website oscarwatch.com for trademark infringement based on the use of "Oscar" in the website's address. AMPAS...
View ArticlePreliminary injunction against Google image search's display of copyrighted...
In a lengthy and tech-heavy opinion [Update (12/4): the court has released an amended opinion, available here], the Ninth Circuit this week reversed a preliminary injunction against Google restricting...
View ArticleSixth Circuit affirms copyright infringement award against karaoke disc maker
In a decision today, the Sixth Circuit affirmed an award of $806,000 in statutory damages plus attorney fees in a copyright case. The case was brought by a copyright holder against a manufacturer of...
View ArticleNinth Circuit: Karaoke is audiovisual work, so not fully covered by § 115...
In a decision yesterday, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a complaint for declaratory judgment by a karaoke device manufacturer without leave to amend for failure to state a...
View ArticleEleventh Circuit: Laches presumed not to apply in copyright case filed during...
In a decision last week, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court decision granting summary judgment in a copyright infringement action. The central disagreement...
View ArticleFourth Circuit: Plagiarism detection service is fair use of students'...
In a recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the court decided that the anti-plagiarism service provided by iParadigms at turnitin.com, did not constitute copyright...
View ArticleMVS Filewrapper® Blog: New and Useful - July 8, 2013
· The Federal Circuit in Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLCheld that the district court erred in holding that the subject matter of U.S. Patent No. 7,346,545 ('545) is not a "process" within the...
View ArticleMVS Filewrapper® Blog: The Role of DVRs in Copyright Infringement
In Fox Broadcasting v. Dish Network, Fox Broadcasting Company ("Fox") appealed a ruling by the District Court of Central District of California that Fox did not demonstrate a likelihood of success on...
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