Attorney Steve® Music Law Essentials - Top Music Infringement Cases Introduction Important Music Caselaw 1. Roy Orbison vs. 2 Live Crew 2. Spirit vs. Led Zeppelin 3. Queen & David Bowie vs. Vanilla Ice 4. Rolling Stones vs. the Verve 5. Creedence Clearwater Revival vs. John Fogarty ...
glossary for important words used in defending BitTorrent file-sharing cases BitTorrent: A peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol and system. File-sharing: The process of exchanging files between two or more devices. Torrent File: A computer file containing information about files and trackers, which...
Attorney Steve Trademark Law Essentials - What does it take to prove dilution of a famous trademark C. Dilution Mattel also appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment on its trademark and dress dilution claims. The district court found that Forsythe was entitled to summary judgmen...
Attorney Steve® Federal Court Resources - How are the Judges? California Easter District Court 1. Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 2. Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 3. Hon. Jon S. Tigar 4. Hon. James Donato 5. Hon. Charles R. Breyer 6. Hon. Edward M. Chen 7. Hon. Vince Chhabria 8. Hon. William H. O...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - De minimis Defense in the 9th circuit. Introduction Case Holding The district court granted summary judgment to Wilmott on the de minimis use defense and therefore did not reach either the fair use or the statute of limitations defenses. Althoug...
Attorney Steve® - Copyright Law Essentials - The history of BitTorrent law in U.S. Introduction The history of BitTorrent in the United States is a complex one. It has been both praised and criticized for its ability to facilitate the sharing of large files quickly and easily. In its early d...
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Here is a short list of some of the more well-known software and technology companies in Arizona. 1. WebPT 2. Avnet 3. Insight 4. GoDaddy 5. Infusionsoft 6. Axosoft 7. GalaxE Solutions 8. Appnovation Technologies 9. Amadeus Consulting 10. eimagine 11. Appointment-Plus 12. IntraEdge 13. Logic20/2...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - the deminimis defense to copyright infringement Introduction The Deminimis Defense is a legal doctrine that provides a limited defense to copyright infringement claims. The doctrine is based on the principle that, in certain circumstances, the i...
Attorney Steve® TV Signal Piracy Defense - potential defenses available when a restaurant owner is sued by Joe hand Promotions in federal court Introduction Have you been accused of illegally streaming or redistributing broadcasts from a commercial television provider without permission?...
Attorney Steve® - Copyright Law Essentials - The history of copyright law in U.S. Introduction Copyright law in the United States has a long and complex history. The first copyright law in the United States was the Copyright Act of 1790, which was passed by Congress in response to the growin...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Important copyright cases Introduction Copyright law is an important legal tool used to protect the rights of creators in the United States. Without copyright law, creators such as authors, musicians, and filmmakers would be unable to own and control...
Attorney Steve® Federal Copyright Law Essentials | 50 things that cannot be copyrighted 1. Ideas 2. Facts 3. Nature 4. Scientific or Mathematical Discoveries 5. Laws of Nature 6. Physical Objects 7. Titles, Names, Short Phrases 8. Public Domain Works 9. Government Publications 10. Fo...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - 25 examples of acceptable fair use under copyright law Introduction These are general and not to be construed as legal advice. Copyright law has serious penalties for infringement but this list aims to illustrate some things that might be deemed a...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Legislation Updates - HR 9541 [SMART Copyright Act] Introduction The SMART Copyright Act (HR 9541) is a proposed bill in the United States House of Representatives that seeks to modernize copyright law by providing new tools for copyright holders to protect their wor...
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...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Photo Infringement - Fair Use Defense Factors Introduction A photographer owns the copyright for their photographs, so if someone uses images from that photographer's work without permission, it can be considered an infringement of copyright law. Lu...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Law Essentials - Originality requirement Introduction UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Oscar Tubio v. Adidas America, Inc., et al., CV 22-6424-GW-PVCx In 1991, the Supreme Court decided Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service...
Attorney Steve® File-sharing essentials - Fair use sharing of videos? Maybe. Introduction Strike 3 Holdings has been filing hundreds of copyright infringement lawsuits all over the united states for sharing their adult movies via Torrent protocol. Recently, Strike 3 Holdings has been activ...
Wiretapping case Introduction On April 20, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia heard the case of In re: Google LLC Corporate Data Tracking Litigation (1:21-cv-00245). The case was brought by Google users alleging that the company violated their privacy by tra...
Attorney Steve® best AI tools for lawyers - [Part 1] Introduction AI tools are becoming increasingly popular in the legal industry. As the legal field becomes more complex, lawyers are relying on AI tools to help them stay on top of their workload and to streamline their processes. In this...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Infringement Essentials - more companies you may receive a letter from. If you received a copyright infringement letter, notice, cease and desist letter, DMCA takedown request, or a summons and complaint regarding a federal court lawsuit from any of the companies below,...
Attorney Steve® Software Compliance Roadmap - Facing an Audit? Call us at (877) 276-5084. Introduction Having handled HUNDREDS of software audits over the years with some of the largest software companies in the world and their legal times, I sometimes get asked by my clients for some "h...
Attorney Steve® Civil Litigation - Qui Tam litigation under the Federal false claims act. If you believe you have first-hand knowledge about potential fraud on the government (state or federal), call us to discuss at (877) 276-5084. Introduction False claim typical cases Cont...
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