all - Opinion Summaries

In re: Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property
In a civil case in which outright disclosure of attorney-client communications is sought under the crime-fraud exception: 1) both parties have a right...

Roger Miller Music, Inc. v. Sony/ATV Publ'g, LLC

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a copyright-infringement-and-ownership action against Sony over a renowned country-music singer and songwriter's songs, the court affirms a...

Christopher Phelps & Assocs., LLC v. Galloway

Construction, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a case brought by an architectural firm alleging copyright infringement for the construction of home using protected architectural plans, award of...

Thompkins v. Lil' Joe Records, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In case involving a rap artist who sold copyrights to works for future royalties to a recording company that went bankrupt, summary judgment for...

Brilliance Audio, Inc. v. Haights Cross Communications, Inc.

Commercial Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Trademark
In the context of the "first sale" exception in trademark law that provides a defense to claims of infringement, resale of a product does not fall...

Kahle v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Dismissal of a complaint brought by the builders of an "Internet library" is affirmed where Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003), forclosed their...

Positive Software Solutions v. New Century Mortgage Corp.

Contracts, Copyright, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In the context of the question of whether an arbitration award must be vacated for "evident partiality," 9 U.S.C. section 10(a)(2), due to an...

Chirco v. Crosswind Cmtys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Remedies
In a suit brought by real estate developers alleging that defendants had copied plaintiffs' architectural design for a "twelve-plex" condominium...

Wagner v. Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In case where plaintiff claims he and his children's trusts are contractually entitled to share in the profits earned from two motion pictures...

Pritchett v. Pound

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a dispute over the copyright ownership of two books, summary judgment and an award of attorney's fees for plaintiffs are affirmed where: 1) sole...