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Final Chapter for an Infringement Suit

April 07, 2020 08:10 AM
The University of Colorado Was Found to Have Sovereign Immunity from Copyright Infringement Suits
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Supreme Court Says State Sovereign Immunity for Copyright Infringement Prevails

March 23, 2020 08:38 AM
SCOTUS Handed Down Its Opinion in Allen v. Cooper
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Plaintiff Challenges University's Reliance on Sovereign Immunity

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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State-Owned University Claims Suit Must Be Dismissed

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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University Sued for Online Activities of Alumni Association

December 16, 2019 09:31 AM
Photographer Sues University for Posts Made by the University's Alumni Association
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University Magazine Leads to Infringement Suit

December 02, 2019 02:45 PM
Photographer Continues to Claim Copyright Infringement from a University
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Fair Use Boldly Goes Where No Fair Use Has Gone Before

November 25, 2019 02:24 PM
Dr. Seuss Enterprise Files Complaint against ComicMix LLC
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International Infringement

November 11, 2019 12:00 PM
Educational Group Sued for Website Content
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Pipelined to Court

November 04, 2019 12:00 PM
University Sued for Photo on Website
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University Sued Over Tweet

September 23, 2019 12:00 PM
Photographer Files Suite against University for Posting His Image on Twitter
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Syracuse Responds and the CASE Act Marches On

September 16, 2019 12:00 PM
University Gives Its Response to Infringement Claim
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Hooked on Another Copyright Case

June 10, 2019 03:48 PM
North Carolina Facing Infringement Liability in Pirate Ship Lawsuit
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Syracuse University Sued over Images of Basketball Team

May 17, 2019 03:50 PM
Photographer Files Suit against Syracuse University
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Alleged Infringement Makes for a Less than "Funky Friday"

May 06, 2019 03:53 PM
University Brought to Court over James Brown Photo
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A Supreme Court Review and an Update on an Abbey

April 19, 2019 03:54 PM
Copyright Case Handed Down by the Supreme Court on March 4 This Year Is Already Having an Effect on Copyright Cases in the Lower Courts
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What do a Brewery, an Abbey, and a University Have in Common? According to Artist's Complaint, Copyright Infringement.

August 24, 2018 04:38 PM
Pro se plaintiff, Cynthia Foss (“Foss”), is a Massachusetts-based artist. On July 11, 2018, Foss filed suit in The Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against a number of defendants including Northeastern University (“Northeastern”). Foss alleges in her Complaint that she created a “photographic-illustrative” work of a local abbey refectory “commissioned by the Defendant Spencer [Brewery] and [St. Joseph’s] Abbey . . . .” Foss claims to have “retained all intellectual property rights” in the work, referred to in the pleading as “Refectory Long Stained Glass Wall.”
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Is that free stock photo really free?

June 12, 2018 04:40 PM
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. v. Higbee et al - Case No. 2:18-CV-03353
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Sage Sued for Infringing Photographer's Copyright

May 25, 2018 02:16 PM
Prokos v. Sage Publications Inc., et al. Case No. 1:18-cv-04194-AT (S.D.N.Y. 2018).
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