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Attorney Steve® BitTorrent Legal Updates Flava Works, Inc, v Gunter dba myVidster Flava Works, Inc., v. Gunter dba myVidster, Case No. 11-CV-744 (N.D. Ill. 2012) Facts: Flava Works, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) is an adult entertainment company that owns copyrights to a variety of adult videos. Plaintiff...
Attorney Steve® IP case briefs - Abdul-Jabbar v. General Motors Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 85 F.3d 407 (1996) Introduction Facts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a professional basketball player, sued General Motors Corp. (GM) for using his likeness in an advertisement...
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