Intellectual Property

Authors Guild Wants Google Before The Supreme Court

January 5, 2016

The Authors Guild, claiming that Google’s use of copyrighted work in its Google Books Service goes beyond “fair use,” has […]

Live Long, Don’t Prosper On Our IP, CBS Tells Trekkie Filmmakers

January 5, 2016

CBS and Paramount are targeting a crowd-funded Star Trek film that, by its own admission, employs professionals and aims to […]

Singer Slaps Spotify With $150M Class Action

December 30, 2015

David Lowery, singer for groups Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, has filed a class action lawsuit against streaming music service […]

Appeals Court Reverses Cisco’s $64M Patent Case

December 30, 2015

Cisco is off the hook for nearly $64 million in damages after an appeals court this week found the company […]

Sock Puppet Does “Who’s On First?”

December 29, 2015

Heirs of the Abbott & Costello claimed infringement when part of the comedians’ classic routine showed up in…

Pandora Settles In Royalty Case

December 28, 2015

In a move that will end a protracted legal battle, streaming music service Pandora has settled with the two largest […]

New Zealand Will Extradite Prolific Hacker

December 28, 2015

A New Zealand judge has ruled that Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, may be extradited to the U.S., where he […]

Hacker Charged With Stealing Celeb Pics, Scripts

December 23, 2015

A 23 year-old man has been charged with felony criminal copyright infringement and identity theft after he was caught attempting […]

USPTO Can’t Reject Offensive Trademarks

December 23, 2015

A nearly 70-year old provision in federal law has been struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Hollywood Exec Linked To Leaked Movies

December 23, 2015

An advanced copy of Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” that was leaked this week has been identified as that sent […]

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