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Pima Community College District v. Edip Yuksel

Ewerton Barroso
By Ewerton Barroso
November 06, 2023 09:41 AM
Former Employee Faces School's Lawsuit Over Copyright and FERPA Violations
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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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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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Infringement in the Lab

Gavin Heap
By Gavin Heap
February 22, 2021 09:12 AM
University of Tulsa Professor Files Suit against the University for Alleged Infringement
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Will They All Live Happily Ever After?

By Ethan Schow
October 12, 2020 09:01 AM
Former Student Sues the Regents of the University of California for, Among Other Things, Professor's Alleged Copyright Infringement
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The "Best" Settlement

By Ethan Schow
September 28, 2020 09:10 AM
Through Mediation, Student and Music College Have Settled Their Dispute, which Involved Copyright, Defamation, Fraud, and Other Claims
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What Do a Negligence Claim and a Copyright Infringement Claim Have in Common?

By Casey Wareham
February 04, 2020 02:54 PM
Former Student Alleges Copying by a Professor; Lawsuit Removed to Federal Court
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The Cats2D Suit is Dismissed

By Michael Tait
January 10, 2019 04:03 PM
In September 2018, Andrew Yeckel filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against his former employer, the University of Minnesota, as well as the research lab director, Jeffrey Derby. (The details of the complaint are found in this prior blog post).
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Photographer Appeals Fair Use Ruling After Student Uses His Photo for a School Project

By Casey Mock
September 15, 2017 03:41 PM
Reiner v. Nishimori, 15-cv-00241 (M.D. Tenn)
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Former Student Athlete Sues University for Using his Likeness

By Casey Mock
September 06, 2017 03:52 PM
Spielman v. IMG College, LLC, 17-cv-00612 (S.D. Ohio)
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Student Sued for Allegedly Wearing Spyglasses During MCAT

By Casey Mock
September 06, 2017 03:50 PM
Association of American Medical Colleges v. Anyanwu, 17-cv-03051 (N.D. GA)
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Former Graduate Student Sues Designers of Freedom Tower

By Daniel Shen
July 31, 2017 04:01 PM
On June 14 of this year, a former graduate student of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (CAIIT) filed a complaint against architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) for alleged copyright infringement in the firm’s One World Trade Center design. Mr. Jeehoon Park, now an architect in Georgia, alleges that while he was a graduate student at CAIIT, members of SOM had access to his thesis for the design of a 122-story building that bears similarities to the One World Trade Center.
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Utah Court Holds Public Universities Immune From Copyright Lawsuits

By Fabiana Lauf
June 20, 2017 03:59 PM
Israel v. University of Utah, 15-cv-00741 (D. Utah 2015)
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Former Student Sues Artist’s Heirs For The Right To Include Copyrighted Artwork In Master’s Thesis

By Tyron Jensen
February 15, 2017 04:34 PM
Solomon v. O’Connor, 17-cv-1011 (D. Mass.)
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Who Owns a Masters Thesis?

By Cami Stephenson
November 01, 2016 04:56 PM
Israel v. University of Utah, 15-cv-00741 (D. Utah 2015)
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