Ninth Circuit Holds Section 605(e)(4) of the Communications Act Does Not Apply to End-users Employing DirectTV Piracy Devices
By Amanda Avila • October 25, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Federal Circuit Holds “Trademark Disparagement” Not A Claim Under the Lanham Act
By Amanda Avila • October 25, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Author: Irene Hahn
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Website Terms and Conditions Governed After the Termination of Services Agreement, Despite Lack of Specific Acceptance of Terms
By Amanda Avila • October 25, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Author: Julie Kane
Conference America, Inc., an Alabama corporation, contracted with Conexant Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation operating in California, to provide Conexant’s telephonic and internet-based conference and communications services. Conexant maintained multiple accounts with Conference America under a services agreement. The agreement, governed by California law, provided conferencing services to Conexant at a reduced, bulk rate. Read more » about Website Terms and Conditions Governed After the Termination of Services Agreement, Despite Lack of Specific Acceptance of Terms
Submission of a Reconstruction as Deposit Copy Invalidates Copyright Registration and Nullifies Federal Subject Matter Jurisdict
By Amanda Avila • October 25, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Author: Juliana Tutt
In Torres-Negrón v. J & N Records, L.L.C., the court determined two issues: whether the plaintiff’s submission of a tape recording of himself singing his song and clapping its rhythm by memory, without reference to his original work, met the deposit copy requirement of 17 U.S.C. § 408(b); and whether the failure to submit a deposit copy is a jurisdictional defect in a federal copyright infringement case. Read more » about Submission of a Reconstruction as Deposit Copy Invalidates Copyright Registration and Nullifies Federal Subject Matter Jurisdict