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  1. Socially Aware Blog

    Second Circuit Clarifies “Repeat Infringer” Policy Requirement for DMCA Copyright Safe Harbors

    By J. Alexander Lawrence, Abigail Colella

    Congress enacted the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) nearly two decades ago seeking to balance the needs of two factions: Content creators, who were struggling to protect their intellectual property…

  2. ILN IP Insider

    New Copyright Office Regulations Require Websites to Re-Register for DMCA Safe Harbor Protection

    By Ashima A. Dayal of Davis+Gilbert LLP, Sara L. Edelman of Davis+Gilbert LLP, Gary A. Kibel of Davis+Gilbert LLP

    BOTTOM LINE Website operators and other online service providers must re-register their DMCA designated agents using the Copyright Office’s new online filing system by December 31, 2017 to avoid losing…

  3. Franchise Law Update

    Are You Prepared? Major Changes Coming to U.S. Copyright Database

    By John Gotaskie

    Contributed by Mark G. McCreary & Kevin P. Dermody One of the major benefits of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is that website owners can gain the protection of the…

  4. Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright

    UPCOMING CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BENEFIT FROM DMCA SAFE HARBOR: CONSIDER THESE KEY STEPS

    By DLA Piper

    By: Jeffrey D. Aronson, Jim Halpert, Victoria Lee, Mark C. Lehberg, Eduardo J. Blanco If you maintain a website or service where you make content available to others, you probably…

  5. IP Intelligence

    Renew It or Lose It: New Rules Set for DMCA Safe Harbor Protection

    By Craig Cupid

    Effective December 1, 2016, nearly five years after issuing an initial notice of proposed rules, the U.S. Copyright Office will be implementing new rules intended to govern the designation and…

  6. Fashion & Apparel Law Blog

    Don’t Lose Your DMCA Safe Harbor Protection!

    By James Gatto, Kayla Page

    The U.S. Copyright Office’s new electronic system for copyright-agent registration and maintenance goes into effect on December 1, 2016, and with it comes new rules. Beginning December 1, all online…

  7. Intellectual Property Law Blog

    Don’t Lose Your DMCA Safe Harbor Protection!

    By James Gatto

    The U.S. Copyright Office’s new electronic system for copyright-agent registration and maintenance goes into effect on December 1, 2016, and with it comes new rules. Beginning December 1, all online…

  8. Intellectual Property

    More Signs the DMCA isn’t enough for anyone

    By Zosha Millman

    A number of musicians signed on a letter to overhaul the DMCA and change the way Youtube shares their music. Get in line. While their complaints lie more with Google…

  9. Broadcast Law Blog

    Copyright Office Reviews Section 512 Safe Harbor for Online User-Generated Content – The Differing Perceptions of Musicians and Other Copyright Holders and Online Service Providers on the Notice and Take-Down Process

    By David Oxenford

    Both the popular and media trade press has been full of reports in the last few weeks about musicians and other artists petitioning the Copyright Office to hold YouTube and…

  10. Global IP & Technology Law Blog

    Don’t Rely on Your Parents to do Your DMCA Work

    By Squire Patton Boggs

    Do you remember hearing the phrase "don't rely on your parents to do your dirty work"?  The district judge in a recent DMCA case may have had this principle in mind…