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Featured Cases 
- Columbia Pictures Industries Inc v. BunnellPlaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants for copyright infringement. Plaintiffs allege that defendants knowingly enable, encourage, induce and profit from massive online piracy of plaintiffs' copyright works through the operation of their TorrentSpy website.California Central District CourtFiled: February 23, 2006Plaintiff: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc, Disney Enterprises Inc, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Tristar Pictures Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others...; Defendant: Justin Bunnell, Forrest Parker, Wes Parker, Valence Media LLC, DoesLast Docket Report Change Found: October 13, 2008
- Coupons, Inc. v. StottlemirePlaintiff Coupons, Inc. alleged that Defendant John Stottlemire intentionally circumvented technological measures used to limit the number of times a visitor to the coupons.com website may print a coupon.California Northern District CourtCopyrightFiled: July 2, 2007Plaintiff: Coupons, Inc.; Defendant: John StottlemireLast Docket Report Change Found: October 11, 2008
- TRF Music Inc. v. Alan Ett Music Group, LLC. et alNew York Southern District CourtPlaintiffFiled: September 26, 2008Plaintiff: TRF Music Inc.; Defendant: Alan Ett Music Group, LLC., A & E Television Networks International, L.P., Discovery Communications, Inc., Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Lifetime Entertainment Services and others...Last Docket Report Change Found: October 11, 2008
- Apple Inc. v. Psystar CorporationPlaintiff Apple Inc. alleged that Defendant Psystar Corporation sold in commerce a computer named the OpenMac--subsequently changed to Open Computer--which runs a modified version of the Leopard operating system without authorization from Plaintiff and in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement governing the use of Mac OS X software and Plaintiff's intellectual property., Defendant also provided direct copies and/or modified versions of Plaintiff's software updates.California Northern District CourtPlaintiffFiled: July 3, 2008Last Docket Report Change Found: October 11, 2008
- Steele v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. et alMassachusetts District CourtPlaintiffFiled: October 9, 2008Plaintiff: Samuel Bartley Steele; Defendant: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Time Warner Corporation, Jon Bongiovi, Richard Sambora, William Falcone and others...Last Docket Report Change Found: October 10, 2008
Dockets 
- EMI April Music Inc. et al v. Temple Plaza Hotel, Inc. et alMichigan Eastern District CourtCopyrightsFiled: October 13, 2008Plaintiff: EMI April Music Inc., Aaron Edwards Publishing, Songs of Peer, Ltd., March Ninth Music, Terius Youngdell Nash d/b/a/ 2082 Music Publishing and others... Defendant: Temple Plaza Hotel, Inc., Dionysios Kefallinos
- Ervin & Smith Advertising et al v. Ervin et alNebraska District CourtCopyrightsFiled: October 13, 2008Plaintiff: Ervin & Smith Advertising, Public Relations, Inc.; Defendant: William Ervin, Thomas Ervin, Lynnette Roxburgh, David Zemunski, BTM, Inc. d/b/a Ervin Group
- NAV N GO KFT v. Mio Technology USA Ltd.Nevada District CourtCopyrightsFiled: October 13, 2008Plaintiff: NAV N GO KFT; Defendant: Mio Technology USA Ltd.
- New NV. Co. v. Shaffer Building, LLC et alOhio Southern District CourtCopyrightsFiled: October 13, 2008Plaintiff: New NV Co. Defendant: Shaffer Building, LLC, Alan Stupka, Helen Stupka, John Doe(s)
- BMG Music et al v. HellerCalifornia Eastern District CourtCopyrightsFiled: October 10, 2008Plaintiff: BMG Music, Warner Bros. Records Inc., Capitol Records, LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Defendant: Rebecca Heller
Legislation 
- H. R. 6531 - Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 (10/07/2008)
- S. 2913 - Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (09/26/2008)
- H. R. 7084 - Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 (09/25/2008)
- S. 3464 - International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 (09/10/2008)
- H. R. 6845 - Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (09/09/2008)
- S. 3325 - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008 (07/24/2008)
- H. R. 6530 - Trade Enforcement Act of 2008 (07/17/2008)
- S. 3106 - Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008 (06/10/2008)
- H. R. 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (05/08/2008)
- S. 2739 - Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (05/08/2008)
- H. R. 5889 - Orphan Works Act of 2008 (04/24/2008)
- S. 2616 - National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008 (02/11/2008)
- S. 2591 - A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games, and for other purposes. (02/04/2008)
- S. 2500 - Performance Rights Act (12/18/2007)
- H. R. 4789 - Performance Rights Act (12/18/2007)
Regulations
- Copyright Office - Proposed Rule - Fees
Copyright Office, Library of CongressProposed RuleFees,60658-60662 [E8-24269] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-9] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.... - Copyright Office - Proposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
Copyright Office, Library of CongressProposed RuleExemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies,58073-58079 [E8-23576] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM... - Copyright Royalty Board - Proposed Rule - Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Determination Proceeding
Copyright Royalty Board, Library of CongressProposed RuleMechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Determination Proceeding,57033-57040 [E8-23184] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board 37 CFR Part 385 [Docket No. 2006-3 CRB DPRA]... - Copyright Royalty Board - Notice - Distribution of the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Digital Audio Recording Technology Royalty Funds
Copyright Royalty Board, Library of CongressNoticeDistribution of the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Digital Audio Recording Technology Royalty Funds,49708-49709 [E8-19570] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board [Docket No. 2006-5 CRB DD 2002-2004]... - Copyright Office - Proposed Rule - Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries
Copyright Office, Library of CongressProposed RuleCompulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries,47113-47114 [E8-18799] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 and 255 [Docket No. RM...
Copyright Office
- Website Updates - Correction: Copyright Office to Examine ?Phantom Signal? Phenomenon under Definition of ?Cable System?
On December 12, 2007, the Copyright Office published in the Federal Register a notice of inquiry in Docket No. 2007-11, Definition of Cable System. The notice contained an error in the 2nd sentence of the 2nd paragraph of the ?Address? section. The... - Website Updates - Copyright Office Posts Updated Title 17 on Website
The Copyright Office has made available on its website an updated version of ?Copyright Law of the United States and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.?11/22/07 - Website Updates - Improved Search System Launched
The Copyright Office launched a powerful new records search system that accesses more than 20 million digital records of registrations and recorded documents from 1978 to the present. The new system allows searching by title, name, keyword, and... - Website Updates - Annual Report Published
The Copyright Office presents its 109th annual report of the Register of Copyrights for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.9/13/07 - Website Updates - Beta Testers Sought for Online Services
The Copyright Office is conducting a beta test of its web-based registration system, electronic Copyright Office (eCO). Participants in eCO beta testing will file basic registration claims online at a reduced fee established for electronic filings...
Copyright Law Review Articles 
- SSRN Copyright Search - Digitalization and Ownership Structure of Private Copy Protection, by Sang Hoo Bae
Clark University - Department of Economics (October 14, 2008) - SSRN Copyright Search - An Economic Model for the Incentive/Access Paradigm of Copyright Propertization: An Argument in Support of the Proposed New 514 to the Copyright Act, by Lawrence J. White
Stern School of Business, New York University and Jenner - SSRN Copyright Search - Rivanna University, by Mark E. Haskins
University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration (October 12, 2008) - SSRN Copyright Search - 'Criminal Minded?' Mixtape DJs, the Piracy Paradox, and Lessons for the Recording Industry, by Horace Anderson
Pace Law School (October 11, 2008) - Tarlton Law Library Current Copyright Literature - The Problem and the Solution: Using the Internet to Resolve Internet Copyright Disputes, by
Ted Solley
24 Ga. St. U. L. Rev.813 (Spring 2008)
Copyright News 
- Quick Bits: New Copyright Law and Dull Apple Rumors - New York Times

eFluxMediaQuick Bits: New Copyright Law and Dull Apple Rumors
New York Times, United States -29 minutes ago
Courts may order copyright violators to forfeit ?any property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part to commit or facilitate the commission of ...
President Bush Approves 'Copyright Czar' BillPC Magazine
Bush Signs Law Creating Copyright CzarWired News
Bush Signs Law Creating 'Copyright Czar'Zeropaid PC World -CNET News all 37 news articles - Google Will Appeal German Copyright Decisions - PC WorldGoogle Will Appeal German Copyright Decisions
PC World -2 hours ago
Google will appeal two German court decisions that found it violated copyright law by showing thumbnails of works by two artists in search results, ...
Google to appeal German copyright decisionCNET News
paidContent.org - Google Loses Two German Copyright Cases Over ...Washington Post
Google Loses Two Image Copyright Cases in GermanyWired News Out-Law.com -Bloomberg all 27 news articles - Cambridge University Press to Deliver Copyright Permissions Online ... - MarketWatchCambridge University Press to Deliver Copyright Permissions Online ...
MarketWatch -8 hours ago
Copyright Clearance Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, creates innovative licensing solutions for the seamless sharing of knowledge. ... - Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright wars - ZDNetLessig: Five proposals for ending copyright wars
ZDNet -51 minutes ago
Lenz is ?collateral damage? in the copyright wars, a war that is properly fought against piracy, Lessig argues, but is sweeping up innocent people who are ... - All Hail the New RIAA Copyright Czar - BroadbandReports.comAll Hail the New RIAA Copyright Czar
BroadbandReports.com, NY -2 hours ago
"The bill only adds more imbalance to a copyright law that favors large media companies," says Public Knowledge President Gigi Sohn. ...
Bush Signs PRO IP Act Into LawCRN all 3 news articles
Copyright Blog Posts
- Blawg Review #181 -- ADR & Canadian Thanksgiving
...is a misunderstanding or an actual breach of trust. Finally, Larry Lessig's enthralling Wall Street Journal op-ed piece about the current state of copyright law and whether it fits with modern life did not make the Review (probably because it was...by Chicago IP Litigation Blog - Steal This Comic
Randall Munroe, author of the xkcd comic, and one of the few people I know who is making a living through his Web comics, has had enough of DRM. His most recent published comic contains a simple four-step "you will be a pirate anyway" argument. Or,...by Copyfight - Search Engine on Copyright in the Election
CBC's Search Engine's latest podcast includes an interview with me and discussion about copyright in the election.by Michael Geist's Blog - The Copyright Candidates
... on future reforms. The reaction has been absolutely terrific. The Green Party joined as a party, noting that its copyright position was entirely consistent with the pledge. Candidates from the Liberals and New Democrats quickly followed suit. As...by Michael Geist's Blog - Cincinnati defendant files reply papers in support of his application for attorneys fees in Elektra v. Licata
In Elektra v. Licata, the Cincinnati "throwing in the towel" case, David Licata has filed reply papers in support of his objection to the Magistrate's recommendation that he not be awarded attorneys fees, following the RIAA's withdrawal of its case,...by Recording Industry vs The People
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