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The Court ordered the Estate to pay more than $326,000 in attorneys' fees. After initially appealing that decision to the Ninth Circuit, the Estate thought better of it and agreed to pay $240,000 in fees to resolve the matter once and for all. Read more » about Shloss v. Estate of Joyce - Order on Fee Award
Michael Savage’s motion to be dismissed as a defendant in Brave New Films’ wrongful DMCA takedown lawsuit was denied by Judge Illston on April 15. Read more » about Brave New Films v. Savage - Order Denying Savage's Motion to Dismiss
Answer to the AP's Counterclaims Read more » about Fairey v. The Associated Press - Answer to AP Counterclaims
The Court upheld our challenge to the constitutionality of the URAA's restoration of copyrights in public domain works. The Court granted our summary judgment motion, holding the URAA violates the First Amendment insofar as it suppresses parties' rights to keep using works they exploited when those works were in the public domain. Read more » about Golan v. Holder - District Court Order
The Golan case was back before the District Court on remand to determine whether the URAA can survive First Amendment scrutiny. Each side cross-moved for summary judgment on that issue. Read more » about Golan v. Holder - Plaintiffs' Reply in support of their Motion for Summary Judgment in the District Court
The Golan case was back before the District Court on remand to determine whether the URAA can survive First Amendment scrutiny. Each side cross-moved for summary judgment on that issue. Read more » about Golan v. Holder - Government's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and Reply in support of their Motion for Summary Judgment in the District Court
Complaint filed against the AP on behalf of artist Shepard Fairey. Read more » about Fairey v. The Associated Press - Complaint
The Golan case was back before the District Court on remand to determine whether the URAA can survive First Amendment scrutiny. Each side cross-moved for summary judgment on that issue. Read more » about Golan v. Holder - Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment in the District Court
The Golan case was back before the District Court on remand to determine whether the URAA can survive First Amendment scrutiny. Each side cross-moved for summary judgment on that issue. Read more » about Golan v. Holder - Government's Motion for Summary Judgment in the District Court
The Fair Use Project, along with co-counsel Bingham McCutchen, sued OTRN and Savage to recover damages for the misrepresentations made in connection with the wrongful removal of Brave New Film's video from YouTube, and declaratory and injunctive relief to vindicate BNF's right to say what it said about Savage in the video, and prevent the suppression of the video in the future. Read more » about Brave New Films v. Savage - Complaint