10 Articles match "Capitol Records","Lawsuit"

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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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• Judge Grants "Narrowcasting" Motion In P2P Lawsuit
  
  A federal judge has granted the defendants' motion to "narrowcast" the proceedings in the P2P lawsuit brought by Capitol Records and Sony BMG. Judge Nancy Gertner wrote that "recording and broadcast falls squarely within the public interest.“Public” Public” today has a
  Media Law Prof Blog - Thursday, January 15, 2009
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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. Except, of course, for The Beatles. This is absurd.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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• Major Record Labels Sue The Ellen DeGeneres Show for Infringing Song Use
  
  She might have to rethink her song choices after major recording companies sued the show in U.S. The record companies allege that the show, now in its sixth season, has used songs without permission since it first aired. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs, including Arista Music, Atlantic Recording Corp.,
  JetLawBlog - Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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• BlueBeat.com CEO explains 'psycho-acoustic simulation' to LA Times
  
  Risan does shed a little light on the process, but nothing he says changes the fact that it involves taking an original sound recording, performing some sort of computer manipulation of the digital file, and then calling it a "new recording": OK, so let’s go through this again. You take the original recording… Make a single copy.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Saturday, November 7, 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. But a few preliminary thoughts: 1.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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• The “Making Available” Theory Should be Made Unavailable
  
  Capitol Records filed a lawsuit against her in federal court in Minnesota, alleging she illegally downloaded 24 songs and uploaded them to Kazaa, a P2P website. Jammie Thomas is a single mother of two. Last October, a jury found Jammie liable for copyright infringement and ordered her to pay $220,000. 17 U.S.C. 106(3).
  Digital Media Lawyer - Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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• The “Making Available” Theory Should be Made Unavailable
  
  Capitol Records filed a lawsuit against her in federal court in Minnesota, alleging she illegally downloaded 24 songs and uploaded them to Kazaa, a P2P website. Jammie Thomas is a single mother of two. Last October, a jury found Jammie liable for copyright infringement and ordered her to pay $220,000. 17 U.S.C. 106(3).
  Digital Media Lawyer - Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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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. Wrong.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, December 29, 2008
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• Entertainment Law Update Podcast – Episode 9, Olympic trademarks, album integrity, and more.
  
  Chuck Yeager not so successful in another right of publicity lawsuit. Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case: FACTS: This is the record industry’s file-sharing suit against a woman in Minnesota who had 24 songs in her file-sharing application. Capitol Records Inc., Expensive lawsuit regardless of the merits : “if Mr.
  Gordon P. Firemark - Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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