Thursday, May 27, 2010

Petition for certiorari filed on 'innocent infringement' defense in Maverick v Harper

In Maverick Recording Co. v. Harper, defendant has filed a petition for certiorari from the Fifth Circuit's ruling which eliminated "innocent infringement" as a defense to any case in which CD's bearing copyrights were sold in stores, even though the copy was not made from such a CD

Petition for Certiorari




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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Limewire moves for reconsideration

In Arista Records v. Lime Group, the defendants have made a motion for reconsideration of Judge Woods's prior decision.

Memorandum of Law in support of defendants' motion for reconsideration



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Friday, May 14, 2010

Solicitor General Kagan did a good job in Cartoon Networks v. CSC Holdings case

Those considering President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court should remember that she did an excellent job on the brief in Cartoon Networks v. CSC Holdings, where she took positions directly contrary to those being taken by the Jenner & Block law firm, whose pro-MPAA pro-RIAA partners occupy very high positions in the Obama administration's Department of Justice.



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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Court grants RIAA's summary judgment motions on some of major issues in Arista v. Limewire

In Arista Records v. Lime Group, District Judge Kimba Wood has granted summary judgment to the RIAA on several of the key issues in the case:

-inducement of copyright infringement
-common law copyright infringement and
-unfair competition

holding not only Lime Wire, but also its 87% shareholder (Lime Group) and its CEO and sole director, to be liable as well.

The decision, not being a final judgment, is not appealable.

May 11, 2010, granting and denying motions for summary judgment

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