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Copyright Copycat?

June 03, 2024 11:35 AM
Former University Employee Claims Logo Design Was Infringed
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Rug Wars: Rival Retailers Clash in Educational Copyright Dispute

February 23, 2023 11:34 AM
Educational Resource Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Against Contending Distribution Company for the Unauthorized Selling of "Infringing Rugs"
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This University is for the Kids, not for the Copyright Owner

February 07, 2023 02:15 PM
Researcher Alleges that University has Infringed Her Copyright in Materials Related to a Grant-Funded Youth Program
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Moral Rights Case Ends in Settlement

January 23, 2023 02:25 PM
Artist and College have Reached a Settlement in their Dispute Concerning Copyright and Moral Rights in an Abstract Sculptural Installation
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New Filings in Elementary School Teacher Case

December 14, 2022 10:11 AM
Teacher, School Board, and Elementary Principal Association Continue to Trade Arguments and Motions
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Update on Otto vs. Edina Schools Case

October 10, 2022 03:17 PM
Logo Designer and School District Have Exchanged Further Court Filings and Arguments
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Columbia University and Encyclopedia Foundation Continue Faceoff

September 28, 2020 08:51 AM
Both Sides Claim the Legacy and Intellectual Property Rights Associated with the Encyclopaedia Iranica
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Doctor Claims University Creates Copyright Injury

May 18, 2020 03:34 PM
Doctor Files Complaint against Former Employer for Alleged Infringement of Her Copyrights
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Teacher Continues Copyright Infringement Suit Against School

May 04, 2020 10:33 AM
Looking to Cure Defects in Complaint, and in Response to an Order to Dismiss, Plaintiff Moves to File Second Amended Complaint
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Supreme Court Rules Code Annotations Not Copyrightable

April 27, 2020 04:56 PM
A Divided Court Concludes Government Edicts Doctrine Dictates Annotations Are Not Eligible for Copyright Protection
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What Constitutes the Law, and What Are the Boundaries of Copyrightability of the Law?

January 21, 2020 04:11 PM
The Supreme Court Will Rule on the Copyrightability of Annotations to Georgia's State Code
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Fight over Work for Hire Continues

November 18, 2019 01:44 PM
Elementary School Teacher Claims Infringement against School
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Who Actually Owns The Old Cats?

September 14, 2018 04:33 PM
On September 7, 2018, Andrew Yeckel filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota alleging copyright infringement by Jeffrey Derby and the University of Minnesota (the “University”) for use of a software program called Cats2D. Yeckel is a researcher in the field of fluid dynamics and a developer of software algorithms. He alleges that by the end of 1993 he and a partner, Ralph Goodwin, “developed a substantially complete multi-physics software program that . . . possessed all of the core elements and most of the features found in the final version” of Cats2D used by Derby and the University.
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Infringing on Tragedy?

November 15, 2016 04:53 PM
Altman v. University Press of Mississippi, 16-cv-00883 (S.D. Miss.)
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