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From Pages to Pixels: Unraveling the Hachette v. Internet Archive Copyright Conundrum

May 15, 2023 09:45 AM
Controlled Digital Lending Ruled Not a Fair Use in Internet Archive's "Open Library"
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Association of American Publishers Prevails in Federal Court

By Ben Niu
October 26, 2022 02:04 PM
The AAP Challenged a State Law That Would Force Them to Sell eBooks to Libraries.
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Settlement: The Final Frontier

September 02, 2022 11:27 AM
The Creators of a Notable Star Trek–Dr. Seuss Mashup Have Reached an Accord with the Author's Estate
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The Bell Strikes Again

June 27, 2022 03:37 PM
Author Keith Bell Files yet Another Lawsuit Against an Educational Entity
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Update on Encyclopaedia Iranica Case

April 25, 2022 10:05 AM
The Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation Has Filed an Answer to Columbia University's Latest Amended Complaint
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"Winning Isn't Normal" Author Loses Appeal

March 07, 2022 09:27 AM
5th Circuit Affirms Lower Court
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Do the Words "Copyright Suit" Ring a Bell?

February 28, 2022 09:52 AM
Dr. Keith Bell Has Filed Another Suit for an Unauthorized Use of His "Winning Isn't Normal" Passage
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Encyclopaedia Iranica Dispute Is Ongoing

October 11, 2021 09:06 AM
Columbia Has Further Refined Its Allegations and Requests for Relief Against the Encyclopedia Iranica Foundation in Second Amended Complaint
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises and the U.S.S. Enterprise

July 12, 2021 01:23 PM
Court of Appeals Concludes That Mash-Up Book Did Not Make Fair Use of the Dr. Seuss Estate's Copyrighted Works
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The Bell Stopped Ringing

May 10, 2021 01:03 PM
Court Decides That School District's Use of a Book Passage Is Fair Use
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Copyright is Elementary

July 08, 2019 12:00 PM
School Teacher Files Suit against Elementary School
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Winning May Not Be Normal, But Copyright Infringement Seems To Be

March 14, 2019 03:58 PM
On March 11, Dr. Keith Bell filed a complaint alleging copyright and trademark infringement against Stanford University and its former Senior Associate Athletic Director, Kevin Blue (jointly, the “Defendants”).
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ResearchGate Settles With Three Publishers

April 20, 2018 02:34 PM
Last year, a coalition of multiple publishers alleged infringement of millions of works by ResearchGate (a popular networking site for academics), with a few of those publishers even going so far as to file a lawsuit against them. This case continues, with a Munich court holding their first hearing just days ago.
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University of Miami Sued Over Professor PowerPoint Presentation

April 20, 2018 02:24 PM
To say that university professors regularly give presentations at conferences would be an understatement. It's an indispensable part of what they do. But when Dr. Kysha Harriell, Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director of Athletic Training at the University of Miami, gave a PowerPoint presentation at a 2017 conference organized by the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association (SEATA), she may have landed herself, her employer and the conference organizers in legal hot water.
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States’ Sovereign Immunity Challenged in Texas A&M Case

December 12, 2017 03:24 PM
Bynum v. Texas A&M Univ. Athletic Dept., 17-cv-00181 (S.D. Tex.)
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Scholarly Publishing Giants File Infringement Suit against ResearchGate

October 13, 2017 03:28 PM
Publishers Elsevier and the American Chemical Society have alleged that the popular academic networking site, ResearchGate, has committed copyright infringement by sharing copyrighted research papers with their users, according to an article at www.sciencemag.org. ResearchGate claims more than 13 million users who can use personal pages to upload and share material including published papers or book chapters. These uploads, now comprising millions of works, are usually only accessible by paid subscription.
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College Football Coach Sued Over Retweet

October 06, 2017 03:33 PM
Bell v. King’s College, et al., 17-cv-01725 (M.D. Penn.)
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Cap and Gown Competitor Website Too Close for Copyright Comfort

September 15, 2017 03:44 PM
Graduation Solutions, LLC v. Acadima, LLC, 17-cv-01342 (D. Conn)
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