Litigation

Willful Infringement of Copyright in Haitian Earthquake Photographs Cost AFP and Getty $1.2 Million

December 24, 2013

A federal jury in New York has found Agence France-Presse and Getty Images Inc. willful in their infringement of Daniel Morel’s copyrights in eight photographs of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and ordered them to pay damages of $1.2 million.

Cyber Law Tracker: Cybersquatting Ruling in the Ninth Circuit

December 24, 2013

A recent Ninth Circuit ruling should provide much comfort to registrars sued for contributory cybersquatting.

Faked LinkedIn Profile and Twitter Hash Tags Give Rise to Trademark and False Advertising Claims

December 24, 2013

A recent opinion from the Western District of Virginia sets forth a useful framework for analyzing a variety of Lanham Act claims based on false commercial speech uttered in social media.

Class Action Suit Filed Against Target For Massive Data Breach

December 23, 2013

A databreach at Target Corp.left 40 million debit and credit cards vulnerable to attack, and one shopper has already filed […]

Sarah Palin Sued For Using, Misattributing, 9/11 Image

December 20, 2013

The copyright owner of “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,” an image of firemen hoisting an American flag amidst World […]

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Legal

December 19, 2013

With a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court, New Mexico joins 16 states and the District of Columbia in legalizing […]

Cantor Reaches $135M Settlement With American Airlines In 9/11 Case

December 18, 2013

A lawsuit blaming American Airlines for failing to stop terrorists from hijacking the plane that crashed into the World Trade […]

Court Blocks Contraception Requirement For Religious Non-Profits

December 18, 2013

A district court judge issued a permanent injunction preventing the government from applying the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care […]

Alabama’s Harsh Illegal Immigrant Laws Backfired

December 18, 2013

In lieu of national immigration reform, in 2011 Alabama passed its own strict, sweeping immigration laws, which proponents said would […]

CFPB Foreshadows Regs In Preliminary Arbitration Clause Report

December 18, 2013

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has issued a preliminary report on the use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts. Among […]

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