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“Everything. I record everything.”
This quote belongs to Robin Bienfait, RIM’s Chief Information Office (CIO). RIM makes the BlackBerries, and the title line of this post recites Ms. Bienfait’s a…
Copyright and Fair Use
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The Powder & the Glory premieres on PBS
The Powder & the Glory, part of the Fair Use Project's Documentary Film Program, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS Monday March 23, 2009 at 10PM (…
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
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 summar…
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DMCA Safe Harbor for Service Providers Also Protects Non-Storage Activities Designed to Facilitate Access to User-Stored Content
Author: Stuart Loh Universal Music Group (“UMG”) sued Veoh Networks, Inc. (“Veoh”), an Internet-based service that allows users to share videos online, for c…
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What is the longevity of a "lawfully made" copy?
Denise hosted her 20th episode (Ethically Cleansed) of her legally-minded program This Week In Law. I had a great time appearing on the program with my co-panel…
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FUP Files Suit Against The Associated Press On Behalf Of "Obama Hope" Artist Shepard Fairey
Last week, the Associated Press accused Los Angeles visual artist Shepard Fairey of infringing copyrights the AP asserts in a photograph Fairey used as a visual…
Fairey v. The Associated Press - Complaint
Complaint filed against the AP on behalf of artist Shepard Fairey. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:02/09/2009 Download PDF…
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Google Books Reaches Settlement With Publishers And Authors
Author: Matt Kellogg Google recently reached a settlement agreement with the authors and publishers who in 2005 sued the company for copyright infringement. A…
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Hope Under Fire
As reported here by the Associated Press, the Fair Use Project is representing visual artist Shepard Fairey in connection with the AP's claim that his iconi…
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Social Networking Patents at Upcoming Ocean Tomo Auction
It is with anticipation that I receive the Ocean Tomo auction catalogs, looking for suprises. There are three lots of patents directed towards Social Networkin…
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 summar…
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Quito Enterprises Asserts US 5,890,152 on Boxing Day
Quito Enterprises filed a patent infringement suit in Florida against Netflix, Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Slacker, Pandora Media, Strands, Veoh Networks, Realnetworks,…