by mjhealy | Jan 18, 2011 | Commentary
The recent UMG v. Augusto decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provided consumer copyright advocates with plenty of reasons to celebrate. But before popping the last bottle of champagne, it would be prudent to wait and see the extent to which, if at all, the...
by jhevey | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
On Black Friday, a day known to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the U.S. government seized the Web addresses of over 70 websites involved in alleged counterfeit good sales and copyright infringement. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
by lkoskey | Sep 27, 2010 | Commentary
A bi-partisan group of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by the Chairman Patrick Leahy, recently introduced a bill that would increase the government’s power to battle online violators of copyright laws. The bill, officially dubbed The Combating...
by davidalansimon | Apr 21, 2010 | Commentary, MTTLR Journal |
If Jesus told you to sue for copyright infringement to protect the purity of your religion, would you? At least one person has answered “yes.” If someone stole your “secret” religious text and criticized it on the internet, would you sue them for copyright...
by Travis Rimando | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases
The topic of music royalties has come up time and again in 2009, from the introduction of the Performance Rights Act, currently making its way through Congress, to various digital performance royalty rate disputes, from Internet broadcasts to satellite radio. To end...
