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A Disturbance in the Force? The Second Circuit Clarifies (and Narrows the Application of) the Law of Copyright Preemption
Though it probably has nothing to with a high count of Midi-Chlorians, Hayden Christensen—the actor that played Darth Vader in the Episodes 2 and 3 of George Lucas’s Star Wars…
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Facebook Implements California Consumer Privacy Protections In Rolling Out Its New App Center
As part of the strategic rollout of its new App Center, Facebook wrote a letter (the “Letter”) [See the full letter from Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer] to California’s Attorney General Kamala…
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Hold Your Flow! Yoga Sequences Not Copyrightable
By Tarsha Luke
That signature yoga routine you coined, taking your students from cobra to downward dog to warrior pose—all in one fluid movement? No longer will you be able to prevent other…
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Hold Your Flow! Yoga Sequences Not Copyrightable
By Tarsha Luke
That signature yoga routine you coined, taking your students from cobra to downward dog to warrior pose—all in one fluid movement? No longer will you be able to prevent other…
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Louis’ Hangover
A federal judge has dismissed Louis Vuitton Malletier SA's trademark infringement suit against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. over the studio's use of a knockoff bag in "The Hangover Part II.” …
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Google Takes Action Against MP3 Conversion Sites
By Noah Vittor
Google fired a warning shot across the world of Internet piracy by threatening legal action against conversion giant YouTube-MP3.org as well as Music-Clips.net and potentially other websites. As reported by torrentfreak.com,…
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Supreme Court Invalidates FCC Indecency Rulings, Dodges Major First Amendment Question
The Supreme Court today struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s findings of liability against two broadcasters that aired “fleeting” profanity and nudity on primetime television. But in invalidating the sanctions…
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Facebook Settlement Made Public
The details of last month’s $10 million settlement between Facebook, Inc. and five Facebook users were finally made public this weekend after the release of court documents. Facebook will donate…
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Authors Guild v. Google: Defining Issues of Associational Standing and Adequacy in Class Certification
A new post on one of our sister blogs, the Class Action Defense Blog, explains Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. from a class action perspective.
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Federal Judge Dislikes Facebook as a Method for Service
A federal judge in the Southern District of New York has denied a request by Chase bank to serve process through a Facebook account. Initially, Chase hired a private investigator…