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Brown v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Sports Law
The district court's dismissal of retired professional football player-plaintiff's action alleging that defendant violated section 43 of the Lanham...

Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
Judgment for plaintiff-recording companies in suit alleging defendant illegally downloaded and distributed music is affirmed, where the award to...

Gary Friedrich Enters., LLC v. Marvel Characters, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright infringement action brought by the creator of the comic book character Ghost Rider, the District Court's grant of summary judgment and...

Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Sports Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claim that defendant violated his right of publicity for using plaintiff's likeness and biographical...

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng

Education Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, International Trade, Media Law
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that the "first sale" doctrine provides a defense against a copyright infringement claim based on...

K-Tech Telecommunications, Inc. v. Time Warner Cable, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Media Law
In consolidated cases alleging direct patent infringement against defendant Time Warner and defendant DirecTV, involving patents on identifying...

Spinner v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In an "idea submission" suit in which plaintiff alleged defendant ABC used his ideas submitted in 1977 to create and develop the hit television series...

WNET v. Aereo, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In copyright infringement action, the district court properly denied plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction barring defendant from...

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Fung

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
Judgment for plaintiffs in suit alleging that the services offered and websites maintained by the defendants induced third parties to download...

Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
The "first sale" doctrine, which provides that the owner of a particular copy lawfully made under the Copyright Act, is entitled, without the...