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The Bitcoin Identity Crisis: Currency or Property?
The confusion over Bitcoin grows in the latest lawsuit brought in a California bankruptcy court by Trustee Mark Kasolas against Marc Lowe, a former employee of HashFast Technologies LLC. The…
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9/11 Photo Fair Use Case, North Jersey Media Group v. Fox News, Settles on First Day of Trial
Fox News and North Jersey Media Group have announced they have settled their copyright dispute over the use of the iconic photo taken in the aftermath of 9/11, “Raising the…
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The Hatchery and BakerHostetler to host round table discussion: “The Future of Content and Publishing”
BakerHostetler, in partnership with The Hatchery, is co-hosting the second in a series of roundtable events on February 25, 2016. The “Future of Content and Publishing” will bring together leaders…
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Copyright, Content, and Platforms – This Week’s Odds and Ends
By Eric Hiatt
Copyright Office May Get $15 Million Budget Increase for 2017 The increase—about twenty-five percent over this year’s budget—could help towards the Copyright Office’s goal of making registration and other transactions…
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1 in 5,000: How John Doe Defeated Porn Producer Malibu Media
Litigation-friendly pornography producer Malibu Media has suffered a rare loss, which may spell trouble as it proceeds with more cases. According to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Malibu Media has…
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Author’s Family Gets an Early Christmas Gift and Wins Back Rights to Song
Back in October, the Second Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling that the heirs of John Frederick Coots, the author of the song “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” could…
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Pharmaceutical Life Cycle Management: Navigating the New IP, FDA and Antitrust Terrain
Efforts to extend the life cycle of pharmaceutical products frequently involve innovations and improvements in product design, formulation, route of administration and treatment indications. In addition, negotiation of agreements with…
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Copyright and Social Media: A place for comment, sharing, and fair use?
In the coming days, a trial is set to begin in the Southern District of New York in the case of North Jersey Media Group Inc. v. Jeanine Pirro. The…
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Buzzfeed Sued for Copyright Infringement
By Jessie Kuhn
News and entertainment website BuzzFeed, Inc., known for its quizzes and listicles, was hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit last week in California district court. Photographer Jennifer Rondinelli Reilly sued…
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Copyright, Content, and Platforms – This Week’s Odds and Ends
Copyrights in Tattoos? Can tattoos be copyrighted? That will be the central question in a new lawsuit filed by Solid Oak Sketches, which brought a copyright infringement claim against Take…