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Supreme Court Says State Sovereign Immunity for Copyright Infringement Prevails

By Casey Wareham
March 23, 2020 08:38 AM
SCOTUS Handed Down Its Opinion in Allen v. Cooper
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Third Time's (Hopefully) the Charm

By Casey Wareham
March 09, 2020 10:22 AM
The Georgia State Copyright Case Gets Another Ruling from the District Court
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Supreme Court to Hear First Fair Use Case in 25 Years

By Cami Stephenson
March 03, 2020 08:16 AM
The Saga of Oracle v. Google May Finally Get Resolved
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Liberty University Claims Fair Use in Copyright Suit

By Casey Wareham
February 24, 2020 11:31 AM
Liberty University Relies on Prior Case Law Regarding Fair Use of the Allegedly Infringed Work
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Plaintiff Challenges University's Reliance on Sovereign Immunity

By Casey Wareham
February 17, 2020 11:48 AM
Plaintiff’s Lawyers Respond to the University of Colorado’s Motion to Dismiss on Grounds of Sovereign Immunity
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Elementary School Fine Puts Public Performance Right in the Spotlight

By Casey Wareham
February 10, 2020 09:00 AM
Emerson Elementary's PTA Was Fined for Showing "The Lion King" at a Fundraiser
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What Do a Negligence Claim and a Copyright Infringement Claim Have in Common?

By Casey Wareham
February 04, 2020 02:54 PM
Former Student Alleges Copying by a Professor; Lawsuit Removed to Federal Court
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Publishers Sue to Stop Counterfeiting

By Casey Wareham
January 27, 2020 08:55 AM
McGraw Hill brings an Infringement Suit against Several Online Merchants
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What Constitutes the Law, and What Are the Boundaries of Copyrightability of the Law?

By Kristie Lam
January 21, 2020 04:11 PM
The Supreme Court Will Rule on the Copyrightability of Annotations to Georgia's State Code
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State-Owned University Claims Suit Must Be Dismissed

By Casey Wareham
January 13, 2020 10:51 AM
The University of Colorado Moves for Case to Be Dismissed under Principles of Sovereign Immunity
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me an Injunction

By Cami Stephenson
January 06, 2020 10:05 AM
A Sports Psychologist Files Suit against a University for Alleged Infringement of a Book Passage
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University Sued for Online Activities of Alumni Association

By Kristie Lam
December 16, 2019 09:31 AM
Photographer Sues University for Posts Made by the University's Alumni Association
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