by wellerbe | Sep 17, 2011 | Cases, Commentary
In its recent ruling in Shropshire v. Canning, the Northern District of California denied defendant Aubrey Canning’s motions to dismiss plaintiff Elmo Shropshire’s claims against him for copyright infringement. Yes, that Elmo Shropshire—also known as Dr. Elmo, the...
by nsims | Mar 3, 2009 | Cases
The Supreme Court has granted cert in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick, a case arising from settlement negotiations following New York Times v. Tasini. In Tasini (full decision), the court determined that freelancers who had not explicitly licensed electronic publication...