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Jury Picked and Trial Commences in SCO v. Novell UNIX Code Copyright Ownership Dispute
Novell litigation, nor to the several related lawsuits, in a short blog post. The back story to the dispute between The SCO Group and Novell, Inc., over the ownership of copyrights to UNIX source code is lengthy indeed. But we'll spare you the details and just say that the ownership of the copyrights is a critical issue because it is that very source code that underlies SCO's claims that the open source Linux Operating System infringes
New Media and Technology Law
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Backlog at the Copyright office grows to two (2) years
According to Anthony Verna, who blogs at Trademark, Copyright, and Entertainment Law Forum, the Copyright office now reports that its backlog for registration of copyrights is now as long as two years.
Given that copyright registration is a prerequisite to pursuing a copyright infringement lawsuit, it is very important that copyrights be registered as early as possible.
There are also some important advantages to filing copyright registrations early:
Gordon P. Firemark
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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Public Sector Blogging
Secunda, Marquette University Law School, has published "Blogging While (Publicly) Employed: Some First Amendment Implications," in volume 47 of the University of Louisville Law Review (2009). Paul M. Here is the abstract. While private-sector employees do not have First Amendmen
Media Law Prof Blog
- Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Law Professor sues 'Above the Law' blog; time to go back to complaint-drafting school
And so the blog ran numerous posts on Jones , dubbing him "The Nutty Professor" and posting the "incident report" on his arrest, on which it commented, "Note the tension between (1) Professor Jones’s pimpin’ ride, a Mercedes SL500, and (2) his alleged offer of a mere $20 to the 'undercover officer possing [sic] as a prostitute.'" July 17, 2009) (granting motion to dismiss copyright claim on grounds of fair use where blogger had posted photos of business executives he criticized on blog). Above the Law is one of the nation's foremost chroniclers of the wackiness of the American legal system.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, November 2, 2009
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Another "Anonymous Blog" Decision
The Sacramento Bee reports that a California trial judge has ruled that a former University of California, Davis, police officer may take steps to discover who has posted anonymous comments on a Google blog by hiring an "independent third part
Media Law Prof Blog
- Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Law Prof Plaintiff Drops Suit Against Blog
University of Miami Law prof Donald Jones has dropped a false light lawsuit against the blog Above the Law less than two weeks after filing it. Professor Jones objected to posts the blog had run about him. In an extensiv
Media Law Prof Blog
- Thursday, November 5, 2009
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Blogging: Fast, Loose and Out of Control
Finke's DHD is well-read by the entertainment industry because it's a blog. For some reason, she wants to hang on to a traditional journalist identification via her LA Weekly print column-- which she cobbles together from the best of her blog.
While Finke asserts that new rival The Wrap does not break news, Wrap editor Sharon Waxman, of course, blogs back that, yes, she does.) Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke insists that she is a journalist/ dominatrix --not a blogger. I
Thompson On Hollywood
- Monday, March 2, 2009
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LA Times Tech Blog flubs the DMCA
The LA Times Technology blog has an interesting item about videos removed from YouTube following copyright claims by Warner Music Group. million hits, 8,000 comments, numerous blog-post references and an offer to play a gig at Lucasfilm's 30th anniversary "Star Wars" party. The Times focuses on: a Web developer who does contract work for the U.S. Air Force filmed himself playing the "Star Wars" theme song on his banjo.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, January 26, 2009
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Blogging to promote your show? Who’s in control of the message?
Yesterday, I read a report about Jane Fonda’s backstage blogging during performances of “33 Vacations” on Broadway. It seems the blog is generating some real buzz… and several others shows, “South [...]
...Tags: As more and more producers are looking at innovative ways to promote and market their shows, legal question start to arise.
Yesterday, Tags: entertainment la
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The [Return of] Blog L00t!
Zac's Blog L00t!
We here at the LS (aka “Legal Satyricon” for all you n00bs ), have heard the longing cries and tearful sobs of our faithful flock of readers/scallywags, who have so dearly missed the mad props to blog rollers (and biting sarcasm) offered by the “Blog L00t!”; It’s a good thing Eric Turkewitz at “The New York Personal Injury Law Blog” has a keen eye (and sharp wit, to boot!) W00t! W00t!
The Legal Satyricon
- Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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The Blog L00t!
Tags: Blog Loot! Editorial and Comment by Zac “Tzantziki” Papantoniou
Breaking Breaking News: Legal Satyricon Award for “Ass-Hat of the Week” Has Been Amended to Include . . .
. . . Lucie J. Kim!
The Legal Satyricon
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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The Legal Satyricon Named Among Top 50 Internet Law Blogs!
Justice City, USA published their list of Top 50 Internet Law Blogs, and The Legal Satyricon was recognized as a niche blog for writers who like to argue with each other:
The The only common thread among the writers on this blog [is] that none of them take each other too seriously, and they are [...]
...Tags: Tags: blog recommendations internet la by Jason Fischer
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The Legal Satyricon
- Monday, May 4, 2009
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