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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Take Care Before You Share: How Copyright Registration Can Turn Nothing Into Something

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A recent lawsuit against actor and comedian Marlon Wayans underscores the practical value created by  securing a copyright registration early and the associated risk doing so creates for a third-party user....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Decide Damages Period Under Copyright Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to consider whether a copyright plaintiff’s timely claim under the discovery rule is subject to retrospective relief for infringement occurring more than three years before...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Photographers’ Challenge to Copyright “Server Test” Implicates Critical Internet Functions

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On August 28, 2023, two photographers filed a petition for rehearing en banc, urging the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its recent decision in Hunley v. Instagram, which held that Instagram could not be held liable for secondary...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Seeing Starz: No Damages Bar in Copyright Discovery Rule Case

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The US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a motion to dismiss copyright infringement claims as barred by the statute of limitations, affirming the copyright owner’s right to sue even...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Best Practices for Using Third-Party Content on Your Company’s Website

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Does your company’s website include or link to third-party content? If so, there are potential legal issues that may arise under copyright law and website terms of use that can be minimized or avoided by implementing some...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Licensing Agent Has Standing to Bring Copyright Infringement Suit - Minden Pictures, Inc. v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Addressing the issue of whether a photograph licensing agent has standing to bring an infringement suit under the Copyright Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court decision, concluding...more

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The Complications of Copyrighted Images in the Yellow Pages - Yellow Pages Photos, Inc. v. Ziplocal, LP

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Reviewing a spectrum of copyright-related issues following the conclusion of a jury trial, the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court, concluding that willful copyright infringement...more

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Copyright Strategies for Start-Up Companies

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As a leader of a start-up company, you are probably aware of the importance of protecting your company’s innovative products, services and technologies through patent filings. If you are savvy, you are also aware of the...more

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OSPs: Are You Sure You Are Safely Within the DMCA Safe Harbor?

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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), signed into law October 28, 1998, added Section 512 to the US Copyright Act limiting the liability of online service providers for copyright infringement. Basically, the law...more

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