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Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Point, Counterpoint on Wireless Device Unblocking
Derek Khana, the de facto spokesperson for cellphone unlocking, recently published a position piece in Forbes, offering a compelling counter argument to a recent editorial in the Hill in which…
DuetsBlog
“Frankenstein” Class Action Suit Against YouTube Dies in Court…For Now
- Ryan Francis, Law Student, William Mitchell Law School vs. Is he alive? Not really, but the Manhattan Second District Court recently referenced the Frankenstein monster in The…
IP Intelligence
Potential Bad News for UGC Music Sites: Pre-1972 Tracks May Not Be Covered By the DMCA’s Safe Harbor
Co-authored by: Julian Darwall When you think of “Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly, “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry, and “My Girl” by the Temptations, you think classic, iconic, rock…
SDNY Blog
On Remand, Judge Stanton Again Rejects Copyright Claims Against YouTube
In an opinion Thursday, Judge Stanton granted YouTube summary judgment in a high-stakes copyright infringement case in which the plaintiff, Viacom, claims YouTube unlawfully allows Viacom's copyrighted videos to be…
Boston Business Litigation
The Implications and Backlash Surrounding the DMCA Cell Phone Unlock Ban
In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, decided to remove the unlocking of cell phones exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The act went into effect on…
Intellectual Property News.com
Unlocking Game Systems, Tablets, DVD Rips All Violate DMCA, Copyright Office Says
IPNews® - The U.S. Copyright Office issued its latest triennial exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on Thursday, saying that copying DVD clips for fair use is allowed under…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: LXBN October 12, 2012
With over 440 million views on YouTube, the Korean pop song, Gangnam Style, has taken the world by storm. Dan Harris talks about the cross-cultural phenomenon in his post today. …
Inside Global Tech
N.Y. Court Holds that DMCA Safe Harbor Applies to Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
Recently, in UMG Recordings v. Escape Media Group, a New York state court held that the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) may provide the operator…
IP Intelligence
Twitter Transparency Report Reveals a Curious U.S. Government
On the same day that a New York court decision requiring Twitter to produce user information went public, the company released its first ever Transparency Report. Going forward, this report…
Intellectual Property Law
Is The Internet Safe For Google?
By David M. Kohane, David S. Gold
In two closely-watched cases with potentially broad implications for the way businesses and individuals use the Internet, Google, Inc. suffered setbacks in the continuing battle over responsibility for intellectual property…