17 Articles match "Capitol Records","Copyright"

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• Introducing the 'psycho-acoustic simulation' defense to copyright infringement
  
  The works of virtually every major recording artist are now available, through legitimate channels, for digital download. BlueBeat insisted it was acting legally, but EMI, the parent of The Beatles' label Capitol Records, said it had not issued licenses to the site. Tags: copyright Except, of course, for The Beatles.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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• Judge in Capitol Records v. Thomas sets strict rules for settlement conference; bid to avoid a retrial?
  
  Anti-RIAA litigator Ray Beckerman is " beyond thrilled " with a " Notice of Settlement Conference " issued in the record labels' case against Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota woman and accused peer-to-peer infringer whose first trial ended with a $222,000 verdict against her. Tags: copyright Will the case settle? How did that work out?
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, March 2, 2009
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• Record labels sue Vimeo, claim social network encourages infringement
  
  By Eriq Gardner Get ready for the next major lawsuit in the ongoing copyright wars. Capitol Records, Caroline Records and Virgin Records America have filed a massive copyright infringement complaint against Vimeo, a social networking website for filmmakers owned by.
  THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Monday, December 14, 2009
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• Another SDNY court rules inducement is a mere subspecies of contributory infringement
  
  Ever since the Supreme Court's 2005 Grokster decision , copyright lawyers have been debating whether the "inducement" theory of copyright infringement explicated in Judge Souter's opinion is a stand-alone claim, or merely a sub-species of contributory infringement. In Capitol Records, Inc. Tags: copyright 9, 2009).
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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• BlueBeat.com CEO explains 'psycho-acoustic simulation' to LA Times
  
  Hank Risan , CEO of BlueBeat.com, whose 25-cent downloads and free streams of Beatles and other EMI tunes were shut down Thursday by a federal court, has given an interview to the LA Times in which he attempts to explain his " psycho-acoustic simulation " defense to copyright infringement. You take the original recording… Make a single copy.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Saturday, November 7, 2009
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• The Jammie Thomas Re-trial: Frequently Asked Questions
  
  Six major record labels have sued a Minnesota woman named Jammie Thomas in federal court, alleging that she used the Kazaa peer-to-peer network to infringe copyrights in sound recordings that they own. Capitol Records, Inc., SONY BMG Music Entertainment, Arista Records LLC, Interscope Records LLC, Warner Bros.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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• Jammie Thomas: registrations not certified, so dismiss my case!
  
  Just five days before trial, Jammie Thomas has moved to dismiss the record labels' entire case against her, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction because the plaintiffs' copies of the copyright registrations for the songs at issue are not official "certified" copies from the Copyright Office. Order to follow.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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• Podcast explores heart of Tenenbaum case: are statutory damages constitutional?
  
  The discussion sticks to what will likely be the heart of the case (once all the wackiness about webcasts , depositions of opposing counsel , and recording phone calls is put aside): is the Copyright Act's statutory damages scheme unconstitutional, at least as applied to an individual like Tenenbaum? Tags: copyright tenenbaum
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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• Nesson on fair use and peer-to-peer: then and now
  
  The whole thing is worth reading, but what really struck me was Sydnor's discussion of a May 2004 amicus brief in Capitol Records, Inc. The amicus brief is a lengthy primer on issues raised by the record labels' suits against individual p2p users. Tags: copyright tenenbaum fair use One last comment on Sydnor's post.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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• CNET News Fails Civil Procedure
  
  First, a little background about the case, called Capitol Records, Inc. The actual parties to the lawsuit are: Capitol Records Inc.; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Arista Records LLC; Interscope Records, Warner Bros. Records Inc.; and UMG Recordings, Inc. et al. Thomas. 23 said no. That Dec.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, December 29, 2008
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