Stephanie Lenhart

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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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Court Rules Against VidAngel ... Again

By Stephanie Lenhart

March 18, 2019 03:56 PM

On Wednesday, March 6, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Calfornia issued an order granting summary judgment in favor a several major film studios against Provo company, VidAngel. While the company continues to present an optimistic look at the future, this most recent turn of events does not look good for them.

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Is that free stock photo really free?

By Stephanie Lenhart

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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Copyright Concerns in Modern Test Prep Materials

By Stephanie Lenhart

June 08, 2018 04:44 PM

GREATNURSES, LLC v. POCKET PREP INC. - Case No. 18-cv-3163 (E.D.N.Y. 2018)

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USA Volleyball Sued for Common College Sports Twitter Account Post

By Stephanie Lenhart

June 07, 2018 04:45 PM

In the modern world, greater notoriety in any arena may easily lead to greater risks of copyright liability via social media. Last week, on May 30, 2018, a copyright suit was filed against USA Volleyball and a member of their Team USA for what would seem to many to be average behavior on social media.

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Sage Sued for Infringing Photographer's Copyright

By Stephanie Lenhart

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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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.

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McGraw-Hill Saved by Standing in Suit on Stock Photo Copyright Infringement

By Stephanie Lenhart

April 20, 2018 02:28 PM

On April 16, 2018, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari on a case between DRK Photo, a stock photo licensing agency, and McGraw-Hill, an academic publisher, making the September 2017 holding of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals the final word on this case.

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