all - Opinion Summaries

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...

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...

Educational Media Co. v. Swecker

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In an action brought by college newspapers alleging that two of Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board's regulations restricting alcohol...

Latimer v. Roaring Toyz, Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a copyright infringement action by a professional photographer against multiple defendants regarding the distribution and publication of...

News & Observer Publ'g. Co. v. Raleigh-Durham Airport Auth.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In newspaper publishers' First Amendment challenge to a public airport's total ban on newspaper racks inside its terminals, grant of summary judgment...

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...

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...