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Check-in here for your source of copyright news and discussion. Choose from articles below to read up-to-date summaries of some of copyright's latest quandaries.

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The Uncredited Clinic: A Case of Copyright Infringement at Howard University

By Sydney Thomas
July 10, 2023 03:10 PM
Alma Mater Unlawfully Uses Work of Accomplished Alum
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Copyright Case Ends in Settlement

By Sydney Thomas
July 03, 2023 08:37 AM
Photographer and School have Reached a Settlement in their Dispute Concerning the Unauthorized Use of an Image
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From Pages to Pixels: Unraveling the Hachette v. Internet Archive Copyright Conundrum

By Amy Kurtzweil
May 15, 2023 09:45 AM
Controlled Digital Lending Ruled Not a Fair Use in Internet Archive's "Open Library"
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The Secret's Out: Springdale School District Allegedly Infringed Marenem Inc.'s "Secret Stories"

By Sydney Thomas
May 01, 2023 02:52 PM
Company Files Complaint After Discovering Arkansas School District's Copying and Distribution of Their Materials
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Schoolroom Scuffle to Copyright Kerfuffle: Of Logos and Lawsuits

April 24, 2023 03:49 PM
St. John's Central Academy Accused of Copyright Infringement After Ex-Valedictorian Candidate Seeks Compensation Over Poached Logo
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Wrap Up: Pepperdine Case Dismissed

By Sydney Thomas
March 23, 2023 03:19 PM
Legal Proceedings Between Pepperdine University and Dr. McGucken Come to an End
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Rug Wars: Rival Retailers Clash in Educational Copyright Dispute

February 23, 2023 11:34 AM
Educational Resource Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Against Contending Distribution Company for the Unauthorized Selling of "Infringing Rugs"
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This University is for the Kids, not for the Copyright Owner

By Sydney Thomas
February 07, 2023 02:15 PM
Researcher Alleges that University has Infringed Her Copyright in Materials Related to a Grant-Funded Youth Program
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Moral Rights Case Ends in Settlement

By Ethan Schow
January 23, 2023 02:25 PM
Artist and College have Reached a Settlement in their Dispute Concerning Copyright and Moral Rights in an Abstract Sculptural Installation
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New Filings in Elementary School Teacher Case

By Ethan Schow
December 14, 2022 10:11 AM
Teacher, School Board, and Elementary Principal Association Continue to Trade Arguments and Motions
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Out with the Old and in with the New?

By Tricia Evans
December 05, 2022 08:44 AM
University Files Complaint against Former Employee over Cybersecurity Software
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Another Roundup of Completed Cases

By Ethan Schow
November 18, 2022 01:35 PM
Tying up loose ends on a few more cases that have come to an end
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