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The Tennessee Titans Sue Lane Kiffin and USC for Poaching Their Coach
Matt Brady was the head basketball coach at Marist until March 2008, when he was hired away by JMU. Lane Kiffin can’t catch a break. Not that he deserves one. The Titans are suing Kiffin and USC for “inducement of breach of contract,” a statutory claim in Tennessee, and common law “tortious interference with contract.” The Marist v.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, July 29, 2010
Patty Murray campaign pulls video that used Billy Joel song
It's impossible to say whether the video at issue was infringing without knowing more, including how much of the song was included. But of course it's hard to blame them for taking the cautious route; their energy should be devoted to winning their race, not litigating interesting copyright issues. The campaign of Sen. Wrong.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Saturday, July 3, 2010
Viacom v. YouTube: A disappointing decision, but how important?
While I certainly don't equate quality with quantity, this opinion was just too damn short to do justice to the complex, heavily-litigated issues in the case. Judge Stanton issued his opinion barely a month after briefing was completed -- a very quick result. expect this to be a major issue on appeal. YouTube. 512(c)(1)(A)(ii).
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Sunday, June 27, 2010
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RAM Copying - An Issue of More Than Transitory Duration
4, 2008), the Second Circuit considered several important issues on the way to concluding that Cablevision's proposed operation of a remote digital video recorder (RS-DVR) system does not infringe the rights of reproduction and public performance of its program providers. In The Cartoon Network LP, LLP v. CSC Holdings, Inc. 991 F.2d
New Media and Technology Law
- Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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UCC, Not Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, Governs Formation of Contract by Exchange of E-Mails
Occasionally issues arise with respect to the UETA, however, and the application of the Act (or more accurately, the Wisconsin enactment of it) became an issue in Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC v. Thyssenkrupp Materials, NA , 2008 U.S. 5, 2008). The issue posed is a fundamental one, and the opinion is therefore noteworthy.
New Media and Technology Law
- Monday, September 8, 2008
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Parker v. Search Engines, Part II: Challenge to Search Engine Caching Dismissed on Most (But Not All) Grounds
2008 U.S. 26, 2008), the district court held that a Web site operator's failure to deploy a robots.txt file containing instructions not to copy and cache Web site content gave rise to an implied license to index that site. quot; That issue, which had not been briefed by the parties, was Left for resolution at a later time.
New Media and Technology Law
- Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Federal Circuit Says Open Source License Conditions are Enforceable as Copyright Condition
13, 2008) easily goes to the top of the charts of this small category. The clear language of the Artistic License creates conditions to protect the economic rights at issue in the granting of a public license. Katzer , No. 2008-1001 (Fed. utf-8. false. false. false. MicrosoftInternetExplorer4. ABC, 538 F.2d 14, 21 (2d Cir.
New Media and Technology Law
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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Student Blog - Boeing Must Pay $462 Million in Damages to Satellite Firm ICO
Tags: Student Blawg Contracts Trial Issues
Entertainment Law
- Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Judge Reprimanded for Letters to Publisher
But more than stationery is at issue here. In sending the letters at issue, Judge Murphy did not meet the high standards required of judges. Murphy, SJC-10179 December 18, 2008. The judge who sent threatening letters to the publisher of The Boston Herald received a public reprimand today from the Supreme Judicial Court.
Media Law
- Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Border Searches of Laptop Computers
With the passage of the Border Search Accountability Act of 2008, Americans will be able to travel with more peace of mind knowing that their data will be further protected and that there are stringent accountability measures in place for safeguarding their personal information.”. They had no hesitation to extend it to lap top computers.
Entertainment Law
- Monday, September 22, 2008
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Police Board Not Bound by Meeting Law
The opinion issued by Assistant District Attorney Katherine E. The Massachusetts open meeting law does not apply to a board created to review citizen complaints against police, the Hampden County district attorney's office has decided, according to a report yesterday in The Republican newspaper. have not seen the DA's opinion letter.
Media Law
- Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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ISPs: The new police on the virtual streets…
Tags: 4th Amendment Issues Constitutional Law Evidence Criminal Law First Amendment
Entertainment Law
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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Contracting to Address Joint Copyright Issues
2008 Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC. Intellectual Property Law: Joint Copyright Ownership: As I previously discussed on this Blog, in A Work for Hire Agreement: A Critical Tool for Production Companies , work for hire agreements are a necessary aspect of the relationship between film production companies and their freelancers. The problem?
Film and Television Law Blog
- Monday, September 22, 2008
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