Skip to main content
Copyright Licensing Office

Sovereign Immunity

data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Cases Update

Ewerton Barroso
By Ewerton Barroso
January 08, 2024 03:50 PM
One Case Ongoing and Two Cases Settled
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

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
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

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
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

What Does Closure Look Like?

By Blake Anderson
March 29, 2021 11:23 AM
This Week We Examine the Conclusion of Three Previously Reported Cases.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Court Determines Scope of Sovereign Immunity Waiver

By Ethan Schow
November 17, 2020 04:40 PM
Nebraska Department of Education Did Not Waive Its Sovereign Immunity with Respect to Software Company's Copyright Claims
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

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
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Copyright Claim Against University of Minnesota Voluntarily Dismissed

By Ethan Schow
June 24, 2020 09:57 AM
Following the Supreme Court's Decision in Allen v. Cooper, Yesh Music and the University of Minnesota Have Voluntarily Dismissed Their Copyright Dispute
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Nebraska Department of Education and Data Management Company Continue Copyright Battle

By Ethan Schow
June 08, 2020 09:16 AM
Update on eScholar LLC and the Nebraska Department of Education Case
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

State Department of Education Hit With Allegations of Infringement

By Cami Stephenson
April 13, 2020 10:23 AM
Company Claims Department Infringed Proprietary Educational Data Management Software
3 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Final Chapter for an Infringement Suit

By Casey Wareham
April 07, 2020 08:10 AM
The University of Colorado Was Found to Have Sovereign Immunity from Copyright Infringement Suits
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

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
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

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
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

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
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

University Asks Court to Stay Infringement Suit Until SCOTUS Decision

By Casey Wareham
December 13, 2019 01:20 PM
The University of Minnesota Asks for Stay of Case Citing Pending SCOTUS Decision in Allen v. Cooper
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Hooked on Another Copyright Case

By Casey Wareham
June 10, 2019 03:48 PM
North Carolina Facing Infringement Liability in Pirate Ship Lawsuit
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

Court Confirms Sovereign Immunity for State Universities in Copyright Suit

By Stephanie Lenhart
April 27, 2018 02:20 PM
The copyright infringement case between Antti Porkka and the University of South Florida (USF) and was resolved on February 16, 2018. Porkka alleged that USF made use of a “digitally identical … ‘H’ Logo” in their “Navigator” program, to help enroll “Kids and Families” in the Health Insurance Marketplace. However, USF was able to successfully defend against the suit by claiming Eleventh Amendment immunity to the suit as an arm of the state.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

University Sued for Image of Houston Skyline

By Ryan Hughes
February 01, 2018 02:48 PM
Jim Olive Photography d/b/a Photolive, Inc. vs. The Univ. of Houston Sys., 2017-84942 (Court 295, Harris Cnty., Dec. 22, 2017).
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Copyright Blog

States’ Sovereign Immunity Challenged in Texas A&M Case

By Shelise Rupp
December 12, 2017 03:24 PM
Bynum v. Texas A&M Univ. Athletic Dept., 17-cv-00181 (S.D. Tex.)
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
Next