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US v. Ternus

Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law
Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to transport in foreign commerce stolen goods valued at $5,000 or more, knowing the goods to have been stolen,...

TJS of N.Y., Inc. v. Smithtown

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action seeking an injunction and declaratory judgment to the effect that defendant-town's zoning ordinance did not give plaintiff adequate...

Russian Media Group, LLC v. Cable Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's action against defendant-cable television company claiming that it pirated Russian-language satellite television programming to enable...

Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a class action alleging copyright infringement, a circuit court's ruling vacating a settlement class certification order for lack of subject matter...

Media Techs. Licensing, LLC. v. Upper Deck Co.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law
In a patent infringement suit involving patents related to memorabilia cards, district court's conclusion that the patents are invalid for obviousness...

Maverick Recording Co. v. Harper

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a copyright infringement action based on unlawful file sharing, partial summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where: 1) the uncontroverted...

Flanigan's Enters., Inc. v. Fulton Cty., Ga.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an First Amendment challenge to an ordinance prohibiting the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol in adult entertainment establishments,...

Latin American Music Co. v. American Soc'y of Composers Authors & Publishers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In parties' dispute over the rights to a song, jury verdict in favor of the defendants is affirmed where: 1) district court did not err in instructing...

Stewart v. Rolling Stone LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action suit brought by "indie rock" musicians whose band names were included in an editorial in a Rolling Stone issue, claiming...

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Found., Inc. v. Buchel

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a dispute between an artist and a museum over the implementation and installation of a football-field sized artwork, judgment of the district court...