Sovereign Immunity
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Court Confirms Sovereign Immunity for State Universities in Copyright Suit
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.
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University Sued for Image of Houston Skyline
Jim Olive Photography d/b/a Photolive, Inc. vs. The Univ. of Houston Sys., 2017-84942 (Court 295, Harris Cnty., Dec. 22, 2017).
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States’ Sovereign Immunity Challenged in Texas A&M Case
Bynum v. Texas A&M Univ. Athletic Dept., 17-cv-00181 (S.D. Tex.)
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Utah Court Holds Public Universities Immune From Copyright Lawsuits
Israel v. University of Utah, 15-cv-00741 (D. Utah 2015)
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Are Public Universities Immune from Copyright Infringement?
Nettleman v. Florida Atlantic University, 16-cv-81339 (S.D. Fla.)
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Engineering a Copyright Infringement
Nettleman v. Florida Atlantic Univ., 16-cv-81339 (S.D. Fla.)
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