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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...

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...

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

Commercial Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In plaintiffs' suit against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Warner), claiming that Warner's practice of allocating the same share of the licensing...

DirecTV, Inc. v. Barczewski

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Media Law, Remedies
In DirecTV's suit against defendants for intercepting encrypted signals from DirecTV's satellite system without authorization and for furnishing...

Arizona v. Harkins Amusement Enters.

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Entertainment Law, Health Law
In an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) action claiming discriminatory accommodations at defendant's movie theaters, dismissal of the action is...

Arista Records LLC v. Doe 3

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In Doe defendant's appeal from a denial of their motion to quash a subpoena served on an Internet service provider seeking the identities of people...

Bryant v. Media Right Prods., Inc.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies
In a copyright infringement action based on the copying and sale of plaintiffs' music albums without authorization, judgment for plaintiffs is...

ClearPlay, Inc. v. Abecassis

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Patent
In a patent license agreement dispute, arising from an underlying patent infringement suit involving patents related to systems for filtering...

US v. Stevens

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
The Third Circuit's reversal of defendant's conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 48 for selling videos depicting dogfighting is affirmed where section...

Wampler v. Southwestern Bell Tel. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Entertainment Law
In an antitrust action on behalf of a putative class of all residents of multiple dwelling units (MDUs) in five states who were limited to voice,...