June 1, 2015 Florida has recently passed a bill to combat online piracy. The law seeks to bring transparency to online business transactions by mandating that websites and online services that publish or transmit “substantial” portions of commercial recordings or audiovisual works, disclose and display certain identifying contact information on their website. The anti-piracy law […]
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March 12, 2015 On March 20, 2015, a jury awarded $7.4 million to the family of artist Marvin Gaye for Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s alleged infringement of Gaye’s song “Got to Give it Up.” Gaye’s family alleged that Pharrell and Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines” infringed Gaye’s intellectual property rights. Although many have viewed the
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February 23, 2015 After suffering a loss in New York State federal court, Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (“Sirius”) has now been granted the right to appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals a summary judgment ruling issued by the United State District Court for the Southern District of New York in favor of recording
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#136888792 / gettyimages.com Over the past few years, a new type of celebrity has emerged: the social media star. These are individuals that have achieved a level of fame through various digital media outlets (i.e. YouTube, Instagram, Vine, Facebook, Twitter, personal blogs, etc.). Social media stardom is a relatively new phenomenon that is quickly starting
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The Copyright Alert System (“CAS” or “Six Strikes”), which was developed by the Center for Copyright Information, was launched yesterday in conjunction with five major Internet Service Providers (“ISP”): AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. The Copyright Alert System is designed to address the illegal downloading of copyrighted works – like movies, music
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