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Alf v. The Buffalo News, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Media Law
Summary judgment to defendant-newspaper on plaintiff's defamation claims arising out of articles published concerning a federal investigation, related...

ONY, Inc. v. Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint alleging that defendants' article, and the distribution of selections from it, violates the Lanham Act and...

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...

Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLC

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent, Media Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit alleging infringement of its '545 patent involving a method for distributing copyrighted products over the Internet...

In re Martinez

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Media Law
Petition for writ of habeas corpus to require the Warden to give petitioner the book The Silver Crown, that he ordered, which was confiscated by...

Kelly-Brown v. Winfrey

Intellectual Property, Trademark, Media Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' complaint alleging defendants infringed plaintiffs' trademark on the phrase"Own Your Power", is: 1) vacated 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...

Righthaven LLC v. Hoehn

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
Dismissal of two copyright infringement suits is:1) affirmed in part, where agreements assigning plaintiff the bare right to sue for infringement of...

Fink v. Time Warner Cable

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Media Law
The district court did not err in dismissing plaintiffs' putative class action complaint, where the allegations, which raise claims related to...

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...