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BYU Continues Participation in DCMA Rulemaking
January 25, 2021 10:53 AM
BYU's comment calls for expanded educational exemption
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Yesh, it's Another Copyright Suit
By Ethan Schow
January 19, 2021 02:33 PM
Yesh Music has filed suit against William Penn University.
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Copyright and COVID?
By Blake Anderson
January 14, 2021 10:21 AM
Copyright legislation part of 5000+ page omnibus bill
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The Case for Infringement Continues
By Blake Anderson
December 16, 2020 09:28 AM
Defendants respond to Doyle Estate's allegations of infringement
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The DMCA Goes South for the Winter
By Ethan Schow
December 07, 2020 10:23 AM
Copyright holder sues Florida college over alleged failure to comply with DMCA takedown requests.
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Nursing an Infringement Claim
By Blake Anderson
November 23, 2020 10:52 AM
A nurse training program alleges infringement against new competitor
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Court Determines Scope of Sovereign Immunity Waiver
By Ethan Schow
November 17, 2020 04:40 PM
Nebraska Department of Education did not waive its sovereign immunity with respect to software company's copyright claims.
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Landmark Copyright Case
By Blake Anderson
November 11, 2020 08:44 AM
After a decade of ligation, Oracle v. Google nears resolution
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The "Bell" Tolls for Texas School District
By Ethan Schow
November 02, 2020 09:00 AM
Sports psychologist launches suit for alleged violation of the copyright in his motivational passage.
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University Denies Infringement Allegations from Former Employee
By Blake Anderson
October 26, 2020 09:27 AM
Drexel University Claims that Former Employee is not the Copyright Holder for Academic Courses
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BYU Participates in DMCA Rulemaking
October 19, 2020 01:14 PM
BYU continues its commitment to advocating for the copyright interests of educational institutions
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Will They All Live Happily Ever After?
By Ethan Schow
October 12, 2020 09:01 AM
Former student sues the Regents of the University of California for, among other things, professor's alleged copyright infringement.
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GSU Prevails in Long-Running Fair Use Fight
By Ethan Schow
October 06, 2020 02:30 PM
The trial court has issued a final order in this seminal educational copyright case, with litigation spanning more than a decade.
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The "Best" Settlement
By Ethan Schow
September 28, 2020 09:10 AM
Through mediation, student and music college have settled their dispute, which involved copyright, defamation, fraud, and other claims.
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Columbia University and Encyclopedia Foundation Continue Faceoff
By Ethan Schow
September 28, 2020 08:51 AM
Both sides claim the legacy and intellectual property rights associated with the Encyclopaedia Iranica.
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Texas A&M Athletic Department Severed from Long-Lasting Copyright Case
September 16, 2020 12:44 PM
Sports writer's claims against all defendants but one have been dismissed.
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Ongoing Textbook Counterfeiting Case Sheds Defendants as Publishers Settle
By Ethan Schow
September 08, 2020 03:30 PM
The publishers that brought the suit have voluntarily dismissed claims against a long trail of individual defendants as they have reached settlement agreements over time.
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Photographer's Motion for Partial Summary Judgement is Not a Slam Dunk
By Ethan Schow
August 31, 2020 04:32 PM
James Bass's motion in his dispute with Syracuse University was granted in (very limited) part and denied in part.
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