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Ninth Circuit to Consider the Impact of Viacom
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court might re-examine the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) copyright infringement safe harbor standards. The Ninth Circuit ruled last year in UMG…
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Unambiguously Enforcing the NLRA
The National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel issued a new memorandum regarding employee's social media usage -- the third memorandum within a year's time. In doing so, the General Counsel…
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Megaupload Challenges U.S. Indictment
In the latest twist in one of the largest Internet piracy actions brought by the U.S. Government to date, attorneys for Megaupload.com and its founder, Kim Dotcom, are challenging whether…
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A Case of Preemption
A ruling from the U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan last week decided an issue of first impression, and held that broadcasters' claims of state law unfair competition were preempted…
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Copyright Law 101: The Registration Requirement
The U.S. Copyright Act has certain formalities; one of the simplest and easiest to understand is the so-called “registration requirement.” This is an important requirement—it governs when a copyright owner…
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Copyright Law 101: The Registration Requirement
The U.S. Copyright Act has certain formalities; one of the simplest and easiest to understand is the so-called “registration requirement.” This is an important requirement—it governs when a copyright owner…
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Twitter in the Middle: Twitter Challenges Government Subpoena of “Occupy Wall Street” Account
Back in January 2012, the New York County District Attorney’s office sent Twitter a subpoena seeking e-mail addresses, tweets and other subscriber information of the account @destructuremal. The account belongs…
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A Bright Line to Follow for Fair Use in the Digital World
In the most significant analysis of the fair use doctrine in academia to be conducted in decades, Georgia Senior U.S. District Judge Orinda Evans issued a decision on Friday drawing…
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It Doesn’t Take the Entire Village
Victor Willis, a member of the 1970’s Disco group Village People, prevailed in California in a relatively high case concerning the termination of copyright assignments. Willis, the ersatz police officer,…
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It Doesn’t Take the Entire Village
Victor Willis, a member of the 1970’s Disco group Village People, prevailed in California in a relatively high case concerning the termination of copyright assignments. Willis, the ersatz police officer,…