California Music Infringement Lawyer – Contract, Copyrights and Dispute Resolution! Summary This blog discusses a lawsuit filed against Beyonce in New York in the case of Lane v. Knowles-Carter (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2015). Facts This case involves a claim of copyright infringement against Be...
Case: Blizzard Entm't, Inc. v. Lilith Games (Shanghai) Co., 149 F. Supp. 3d 1167 (N.D. Cal. 2015) Summary Plaintiff's own the copyright in the popular World of Warcraft video game franchise. Plaintiffs filed suit for copyright infringement against Defendants alleging that Defendants mobile ga...
Copyright Defenses – The Essential Steps Doctrine! Introduction When faced with a copyright infringement lawsuit, a Defendant accused of willful copyright infringement needs to take a look at all the potential defenses to help defeat liability. This blog discusses the “essential steps” defe...
Copyright Case Briefs – Blueport Company, LLC v. USA (July 25, 2008), United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit SUMMARY: Blueport Co. (“Blueport”) brought this action against the United States for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DM...
Receive a Notice of Infringement, Subpoena Notice from your ISP or dealing with a technology dispute in the OC we can help! We handle copyright infringement claims in the United States. Types of infringement cases we can handle We can handle copyright registration, licensing, infringement, me...
Copyright Watchdog® – Anime Infringement Lawyer Introduction All types of digital content can be subject to claims of copyright infringement. In this blog, we discuss “Anime” infringement from one of the larger companies, FUNIMATION! If you received an infringement notice, or notice of su...
Copyright Case Briefs: RMC Publications, Inc. v. Phoenix Technology Solutions, LLC (E.D. Va. Oct. 27, 2015). Summary RMC, as the owner of the copyright in the PMP Exam Prep book, brought suit against a PMP exam preparation company Phoenix Technology Solutions for the unauthorized use of the ...
Attorney Steve® Software Litigation case briefs! Microsoft Corp. v. A&S Elecs., Inc., (N.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2015) Summary Microsoft failed to plead contributory infringement because its allegations were vague and conclusory with respect to direct infringement, a requisite element of contributo...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs – This one from the United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit SUMMARY: Peak Computer, Inc. and two of its employees appealed a district court's order issuing a preliminary injunction pending trial as well as the district court's order issuing a perman...
Attorney Steve® Copyright Case Briefs – This case comes from the United States District Court, N.D. California, San Jose Division. VIDEO: Click on the picture above to watch Attorney Steve explain this legal topic in depth. SUMMARY: Here is a case from the Northern District of California, P...
Battle of the Technology Giants – U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit SUMMARY: This case considers a license from plaintiff-appellee Sun Microsystems (“Sun”) to defendant-appellant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”). The license involved Java, a computer programing language Sun developed to...
California and the “Right to be Forgotten” law. [Cal B&P 22580] Social Media Privacy Law Firm. Introduction This blog discusses a relatively new law many people are probably unaware of. It is known as the “Right to be forgotten law.” Others have referred to it as the “Eraser law” and ...
Copyright Case Briefs – Microsoft Corp. v. Harmony Computer & Electronics, Inc., 846 F. Supp. 208 (E.D.N.Y. 19) United States District Court, Eastern District of New York SUMMARY: Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation, sought declaratory and injunctive relief and treble damages against Defendants...
Attorney Steve® Discusses Copyright Small Claims Court!!! Introduction This blog discusses small claims court for copyright disputes. This is an interesting bill that may help resolve copyright infringement disputes that may help free up the caseload for federal courts which are being floode...
Copyright Case Brief: Wake Up & Ball LLC v. Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 119 F. Supp. 3d 944 (D. Ariz. 2015) Summary Plaintiff Wake-Up's complaint sufficiently pled copyright infringement and fraud against the respective defendants, but the issue of whether the Court has personal jurisdict...
Copyright Case Brief: DC Comics v. Towle, 802 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2015) – The Batmobile case!!! Summary Defendant Mark Towle infringed DC Comics copyright in the Batmobile character when he produced and sold replicas of the Batmobile. Facts Plaintiff DC Comics is the publisher and copyrigh...
Did your company receive an ADA demand letter seeking monetary damages and attorney fees? Our technology law firm can help you understand this important issue and help you settle your case. Introduction As if small business owners needed something else to worry about, the ADA act is being us...
Copyright Watchdog – Overview of Fotohaus, LLC photo infringement cases Introduction This blog discusses one company that files photo infringement cases in California (I also found one in Washington D.C.). Photo infringement cases are a unique type of copyright infringement cases, mainly b...
Attorney Steve® Trademark College – What happens when someone wants to challenge your trademark? Introduction This blog discusses trademark cancellation proceedings. Say you have a federally registered trademark and then a company comes along (usually an alleged competitor) and demands throu...
Copyright Case Brief – Frazier v. Capitol CMG Publ'g, No. 3:14-CV-02310 (M.D. Tenn. Dec. 7, 2015) Summary The Court did have subject matter jurisdiction because, despite the claims being centered around breach of contract, Plaintiff did sufficiently plead a copyright infringement claim agains...
Copyright Case Brief: Clifton v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publ'g Co., 152 F. Supp. 3d 1221 (N.D. Cal. 2015) – Avoiding conclusory allegations in your complaint and the FRCP 12b motion to dismiss. What is a rule 12(b) motion to dismiss in federal court? A motion to dismiss is one way to try t...
Autodesk Software Audit Updates – Finding the serial number and why that's important. Introduction When your company gets a letter from Donahue Fitzgerald law firm or the Business Software Alliance (a trade association for the major software companies, one of them being Autodesk) you have to ...
Federal Court Torrent Law – From Strike 3 Holdings, LLC case Introduction This blog discusses the MOTION FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY that often occurs in Torrent illegal downloading cases. This is general legal information only and not legal advice. A motion to expedite discovery is basically a...
Music Infringement Lawyer – Case Briefs dealing with copyright infringement Case: Wallert v. Atlan (S.D.N.Y. October 26, 2015), Court: Southern District New York SUMMARY: This case involves claims of copyright infringement of a musical work and breach of a contract providing for licensin...
How to choose the best Bittorrent Law Firm – Yes, experience matters! Introduction There are a lot of newcomers to the Torrent Defense field (illegal file sharing of movies and software on the internet) and this blog is to give you a few things to think about when selecting a copyright lawyer...
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