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Murphy v. Eddie Murphy Prod., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In plaintiff's suit against the famous television and a motion film entertainer, Eddie Murphy, and others, claiming that defendants used copyrighted...

Recording Indus. Assn. of Am. v. Library of Cong.

Administrative Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In the Recording Industry Association of America's petition for review of the Copyright Royalty Board's decision instituting a 1.5 percent per month...

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Am. Buddha

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action in which the district court dismissed the action for lack of personal jurisdiction, the Second Circuit certifies...

Benay v. Warner Bros. Entm't, Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In an action alleging copyright infringement under federal law and breach of contract under California law based on defendants' alleged...

Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Dist. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, International Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's counsel's appeal from an order by the district court sanctioning him for his five-year bad faith pursuit of a frivolous copyright...

Thomsen v. Famous Dave's of Am., Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In an action alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract arising out of defendants' alleged misappropriation of plaintiff's restaurant...

Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In an action for copyright infringement and related state claims based on defendants' use of plaintiffs' materials in developing a television show...

Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/InteractiveCorp

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action, the dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed where: 1) although 17 U.S.C....

R.C. Olmstead, Inc. v. CU Interface, LLC

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Sanctions, Trade Secrets
In a copyright and trade secret infringement suit brought by a provider of credit union software against the developer of a competing credit union...

Salinger v. Colting

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies
In an action by the estate of J.D. Salinger claiming copyright infringement and unfair competition based on the publication of a novel derivative of...