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EMI Christian Music Grp., Inc. et al. v. MP3tunes, LLC

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a copyright infringement action brought by record companies and music publishers against internet music services that allowed users to search for...

TCA Television Corp. v. McCollum

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action for copyright infringement brought by successors-in-interest of the estates of William 'Bud' Abbott and Lou Costello against the author...

Smith v. Barnesandnoble.com, LLC

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In a suit alleging direct and contributory copyright infringement by defendant Barnesandnoble.com, which, under license, uploads books and book...

De Fontbrune v. Wofsy

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Judgement Enforcement, International Law
In an action seeking to protect plaintiff's copyright in photographs of Pablo Picasso's artworks, and to enforce a French judgment of two million...

Cortes-Ramos v. Sony Corporation of America

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In a suit alleging contract and intellectual property claims against a variety of companies affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment, concerning an...

Direct Technologies, LLC v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Trade Dress, Copyright, Cyberspace Law
In a copyright infringement and trade secret case arising out of a contract for plaintiff to produce a USB flash drive shaped like a 'PlumbBob' a...

Loomis v. Cornish

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Entertainment Law
In a copyright infringement action, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants is affirmed where plaintiff failed to put forth...

Leonard v. Stemtech Int'l Inc.

Copyright, Remedies, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action, arising after defendant, a nutritional supplements company, used plaintiff's photographs of stem cells on its...

Friedman v. Live Nation Merchandise, Inc.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright action, arising from defendant's infringement of plaintiff's photos of the hip hop group Run-DMC for use on t-shirts and a calendar,...

Capitol Records, LLC v. Vimeo, LLC

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In an action brought by sound recording copyright owner plaintiffs alleging infringement by defendant's internet video streaming and sharing service,...