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GSU Prevails in Long-Running Fair Use Fight

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

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

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

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

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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Mediation Resolves Photograph Copyright Dispute

August 24, 2020 11:29 AM
Southwestern University and Photographer Settle Their Copyright Infringement Case Through Mediation
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Tweet Image Case Settles

August 17, 2020 08:52 AM
Columbia University and Professional Photographer Have Settled Their Dispute over Columbia's Use of a Photograph in a Tweet
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Conflicting Copyright Claims Give GI Doctor Sour Stomach

August 10, 2020 08:53 AM
Doctor's Gastroenterology Certification Study Guide Targeted by Competing Copyright Claims
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Nondramatic Performance

August 05, 2020 03:45 PM
A nondramatic performance is one in which a song is not woven into and does not carry forward a plot or story and is not rendered with costumes, scenery, or visual representations from the musical play from which the song was taken. A dramatic performance, by contrast, is one in which a song is woven into and carries forward a plot or story, or is rendered with costumes, scenery, or visual representations from the musical play from which the song was taken. See Al Kohn & Bob Kohn, Kohn On Music Licensing. 1324-25 (Aspen Law & Business 4th ed. 2010).
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Author Sues Publisher and Digital Distribution Platforms for Breach of Contract and Copyright Infringement

July 31, 2020 03:58 PM
Bestselling Book Has Been Made Available through E-lending and Subscription Services, Undercutting Author's Royalties
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University Prevails in Copyright Suit

July 31, 2020 03:44 PM
Sports Psychologist's Claim against Liberty University Dismissed with Prejudice
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