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Winning May Not Be Normal, But Copyright Infringement Seems To Be
On March 11, Dr. Keith Bell filed a complaint alleging copyright and trademark infringement against Stanford University and its former Senior Associate Athletic Director, Kevin Blue (jointly, the “Defendants”).
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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 of Miami Sued Over Professor PowerPoint Presentation
To say that university professors regularly give presentations at conferences would be an understatement. It's an indispensable part of what they do. But when Dr. Kysha Harriell, Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Director of Athletic Training at the University of Miami, gave a PowerPoint presentation at a 2017 conference organized by the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association (SEATA), she may have landed herself, her employer and the conference organizers in legal hot water.
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College Football Twitter Accounts Temporarily Suspended
The day ahead of national signing day, the official Twitter account of the Texas Longhorns was suspended for about 10 hours. On signing day itself, Georgia, Missouri, and South Florida also all had their football accounts suspended temporarily.
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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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University Medical Branch Sued for $20 Million Over Unauthorized Use of Healthcare Software
KaZee, Inc. v. Univ. of Tex. Med. Branch at Galveston, 4:18-cv-00053 (E.D. Tex.)
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University Sued Over Music Used in YouTube Video
Yesh Music, LLC v. Long Island Univ., 17-cv-5707 (E.D.N.Y.)
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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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College Football Coach Sued Over Retweet
Bell v. King’s College, et al., 17-cv-01725 (M.D. Penn.)
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Photographer Appeals Fair Use Ruling After Student Uses His Photo for a School Project
Reiner v. Nishimori, 15-cv-00241 (M.D. Tenn)
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Former Student Athlete Sues University for Using his Likeness
Spielman v. IMG College, LLC, 17-cv-00612 (S.D. Ohio)
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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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Copyright Protection for Business Strategies?
Tulk v. Marshall University, 17-cv-03079 (S.D. W. Va. May 30, 2017)
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University Sued Over Health Insurance Website Logo
Porkka v. University of South Florida, 17-cv-00245
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A&M’s Unoriginal History of the Original 12th Man
Bynum v. Texas A&M Univ. Athletic Dept., 17-cv-00181 (S.D. Tex.)
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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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Class Project Leads to Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Reiner v. Saginaw Valley State Univ., 16-cv-11728 (E.D. Mich.)
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Engineering a Copyright Infringement
Nettleman v. Florida Atlantic Univ., 16-cv-81339 (S.D. Fla.)
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