24 Articles match "2003","Congress"

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• Congress Allows Educators to Transmit Copyrighted Works over Internet
  
  January 29, 2003 In This Newsletter: Mark Litwak to Lecture at University of British Columbia Feb. Now, thanks to a recent amendment by Congress, non-profit educators can use copyrighted works of almost any kind in distance education courses conducted over the Internet. Self-defense for Writers & Filmmakers" will be held February 6-7.
  Entertainment Law Resources Blog - Wednesday, January 29, 2003
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• Congress Announces Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005
  
  However, Congress has acknowledged that some works are more vulnerable to pre-release infringement and that the Copyright Office may give such works "pre-registration" status. ClearPlay is one such company. ClearPlay's competitor, Clean Flicks actually makes an edited copy of the original film. 1st Sess. 2005), available at as a PDF file.
  Entertainment Law Resources Blog - Tuesday, June 14, 2005
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• District Court: restoration of copyright in public domain foreign works violates First Amendment
  
  186 (2003), i n which the Supreme Court held that copyright law is not normally subject to First Amendment scrutiny where "Congress has not altered the traditional contours of copyright protection." This is major: a Federal District Court in Colorado has held unconstitutional a portion of the Copyright Act, holding that 17 U.S.C.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Friday, April 3, 2009
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• Tenenbaum: Court dismisses counterclaims against labels; defers ruling on constitutionality of statutory damages; permits fair use defense to proceed
  
  Winckelman , 2003 WL 21714930, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. 2003); Voors v. Even if the Court views file-sharing lawsuits as unwise and the statutory penalties a remarkably poor policy judgment, the objectives sought by this suit are well within those contemplated by Congress and the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Wheeldin v. Wheeler , 373 U.S.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, June 15, 2009
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• Ignorance is Bliss? Why Mounting Evidence that Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds Used Performance-Enhancing Drugs May Not Strengthen the Cases Against Them
  
  There is an ongoing investigation into whether Clemens lied under oath when he testified before Congress that he had not used performance-enhancing drugs (namely, steroids and Human Growth Hormone/”HGH”) in 2008. Nevertheless, more is needed to conclusively show that Clemens lied to Congress. Ethan Flatt. Image Source.
  JetLawBlog - Saturday, February 7, 2009
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• Labels again defend right to seek statutory damages in Tenenbaum case
  
  In an effort to escape liability for his infringement, Defendant’s Motion seeks to overturn copyright law altogether, arguing that Congress somehow exceeded its authority by (1) creating a private right of enforcement and (2) allowing the victims of copyright infringement to seek statutory damages in lieu of actual damages. 186, 222 (2003).
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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• Times Reporter to Testify on Recently Found Notes - New York Times
  
  leak case, will testify again on Wednesday after discussions with the prosecutor about a conversation she had in June 2003 with a senior White House official. She took the notes during a conversation on June 23, 2003, with I. On July 6, 2003, Mr. Libby met with several reporters in the summer of 2003. WASHINGTON, Oct.
  Communications And Entertainment Law Blog - Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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• Did Judge Davis have the authority to remit the Thomas-Rasset award? Authority is remarkably thin.
  
  2003) (rejecting request for remittitur of statutory damages for copyright infringement because "[t]he court should not interfere lightly with a carefully crafted statutory scheme by substituting its judgment for that of the legislature"). million and $675,000, respectively) were unconstitutionally excessive. Gore , 517 U.S. Louis, I.M.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Sunday, January 24, 2010
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• Behind Power, One Principle as Bush Pushes Prerogatives - New York Times
  
  Yoo, deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel of the Justice Department from 2001 to 2003, have pointed to several sources of presidential authority. Another key recent document cited by the administration is the joint resolution passed by Congress on Sept. WASHINGTON, Dec. The attacks of Sept. But Bradford A.
  Communications And Entertainment Law Blog - Saturday, December 17, 2005
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• Nesson admits: Tenenbaum 'downloaded music for...own enjoyment'
  
  2003),   A&M Records, Inc. Congress acted reasonably in crafting the current incarnation by ensuring that it serves both a compensatory and deterrent purpose. Congress established a damages range that provides compensation for copyright owners in a regime in which actual damages are hard to quantify. See , e.g. BMG Music v.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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