Fair UseAppeals Court: DVD-Copying Kaleidescape Device IllegalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 13, 2009 - 3:35am.
Judge Declares RealNetworks' DVD-Copying Software IllegalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 11:48am.
Judge Rejects 'Fair Use' Defense in Tenenbaum File-Sharing CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 27, 2009 - 9:43am.
Boston
- U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner has rejected an accused file-swappers
motion to argue 'fair use' of the copyrighted songs he allegedly shared on a
peer-to-peer network, according to the Recording Industry vs. The People blog.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | RIAA | Copyright | Fair Use | Charles Nesson | Joel Tenenbaum |
McCain, GOP Apologize for Use of Jackson Browne SongAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2009 - 10:19am.
Santa Monica,
Calif. - Singer-songwriter
Jackson Browne has settled a lawsuit he filed against the Ohio Republican
Party, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Senator John McCain over the
use of his song "Running On Empty" without permission in a campaign
ad. "We apologize that a portion of the Jackson Browne song 'Running On
Empty' was used without permission," reads a statement from McCain and the
other defendants.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | Music | Copyright | Fair Use | Politics | John McCain | Jackson Browne |
MediaSentry Evidence In, 'Fair Use' Defense Out in P2P CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2009 - 12:16pm.
Duluth, Minn. - A federal judge has denied accused
file-swapper Jammie Thomas' request to disallow evidence from MediaSentry, the
firm hired by record labels to track activity on file-sharing networks and
gather evidence on suspected copyright infringers, CNET News.com reported.
RealNetworks CEO Testifies in RealDVD Disc-Copying CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2009 - 8:18am.
Don Henley Sues Republican Over Songs in Campaign VideosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 20, 2009 - 9:41am.
San Bruno, Calif.
- Musician Don Henley, a member of the Eagles, has filed a copyright
infringement suit against Charles DeVore, a Republican running for the U.S.
Senate in California,
for using his songs in campaign videos without permission, CNET News.com
reported.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | Music | Copyright | Fair Use | First Amendment | Don Henley | Charles DeVore |
Warner Music Targets User-Generated Videos on VimeoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2009 - 12:59pm.
San Francisco
- Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has expanded its campaign to rid user-generated videos of
its copyrighted music beyond YouTube (NASD: GOOG) to Vimeo, where the wife of a ZDNet
columnist saw her video slideshow of friends drinking removed under a Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice. The reporter believes the
music in the video to be a "fair use" of Warner's content. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) noted that a recent court ruling
stipulated that copyright owners must consider fair use before sending DMCA
takedown notices, or face charges of misrepresentation under the DMCA.
Associated Press Plans to Pursue News Aggregation SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2009 - 12:00pm.
Mountain View,
Calif. - The Associated Press
plans to aggressively pursue websites that feature its news content without the
proper licenses, the organization's board announced on Monday. "We can no
longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under some very
misguided, unfounded legal theories," AP chairman Dean Singleton said at
the meeting, according to an AP story.
Case Against McCain Over Use of Browne Song AdvancesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2009 - 11:27am.
Los Angeles
- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has lost a bid to have his name removed from a
lawsuit filed by songwriter Jackson Browne against him and the Republican
National Committee, over their use of Browne's song "Running on
Empty" in a presidential campaign ad. U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary
Klausner said that, despite McCain's contention that he had no involvement in
developing the ad, and had not even seen it before the lawsuit, "once an agency
relationship is established, the principal is liable for the acts of her agent,
even if the principal does not expressly authorize or instruct her agent to
take any action."
tags: Advertising | Law | Lawsuits | Copyright | Fair Use | Politics | John McCain | Jackson Browne |
McCain Campaign Claims "Fair Use" of Jackson Browne SongAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2008 - 11:54am.
Los Angeles - Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has responded to a lawsuit from singer Jackson Browne, alleging copyright infringement for unauthorized use of his song "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad, by making a claim of "fair use," Wired.com reports. Google Appeals German Image Search Copyright RulingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2008 - 9:40am.
Berlin - Google (NASD: GOOG) has appealed a pair of court losses in Germany that found that its Image Search service, which indexes thumbnail images of pictures from across the Web, violates the image owners' copyrights, the Associated Press reported. YouTube Rejects McCain Request on Removed VideosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2008 - 8:56am.
tags: Video | Law | Google | YouTube | DMCA | Copyright | Fair Use | Washington | Politics | John McCain |
Google Loses German Copyright Lawsuits Over Image ThumbnailsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2008 - 10:18am.
Hamburg, Germany - Google (NASD: GOOG) has lost two copyright lawsuits in Germany, where courts have ruled that the thumbnails of larger images the company creates for its Image Search engine violate copyrights, Bloomberg reported. Yoko Ono, EMI Withdraw Copyright Suit Against FilmmakersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 7, 2008 - 8:17am.
Stanford, Calif. - Major record label EMI and recording artist Yoko Ono have withdrawn all copyright infringement claims against Premise Media, the producers of a documentary called "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" that uses a 15-second clip of a John Lennon song. Web Retailers Ask Court to Declare 30-Second Samples 'Fair Use'Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 19, 2008 - 9:00am.
Washington - The Digital Media Association (DiMA), a trade group that represents webcasters and online retailers like Apple and Amazon, on Friday asked a federal court to rule that online retailers' use of 30-second music preview clips are "fair use," and not subject to royalty payments. Judge: "Harry Potter Lexicon" Infringes Rowling's CopyrightsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2008 - 12:09pm.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Copyright | Fair Use | Publishing | Books | Harry Potter | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter Lexicon |
Judge: Copyright Owners Must Weigh "Fair Use" in ComplaintsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2008 - 9:45am.
Facing Lawsuit, Redlasso Suspends Web Video Clip ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2008 - 8:56am.
NBC Universal, Fox Sue Web Video Clip Service RedlassoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 24, 2008 - 9:45am.
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