The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an award of attorney’s fees by the district court was reversible…
Copyright Infringement
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (New York) held that the ISP website owner who had a DMCA…
The Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 15-375 (Supreme Court, June 2016) (Available Here), held…
By Darren Spielman Uncategorized
In the recent case of Tomaydo-Tomahhdo v Vozary (case No. 15-3179, Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals, Oct. 2015)(Opinion Available Here),…
By Darren Spielman Uncategorized
The BWP Media case highlights the importance of having certain requirements in connection with the operation of a website to…
By Darren Spielman Uncategorized
The Supreme Court, in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 1962 (2014), (available here), held that the defense of…
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff’s economic losses were not enough to establish personal jurisdiction under…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a criminal copyright infringement case found that “willfully” under the Copyright Act required…
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that speculative evidence was not enough to show a genuine issue of material…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that unprotectable elements of a song, when considered together, are not enough to…