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Copyright Infringement/Substantial Similarity
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that copyrightable elements of a defendant's work created before access to a plaintiff's work should be filtered of the substantial-similarity analysis. Murray Hill Publications Inc. v. Twentieth Cenury Fox Film Corp., 04-370.
Copyright Restoration/Films
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that under Mexican law, the producer of a film is its “author.” Laparade v. Morenoivanova, 03-55238. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit embraced a similar ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Alameda Films SA de CV v. Authors Rights Restoration Corp., 331 F.3d 472, cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 814 (2003). The Ninth Circuit case grew out of differing claims to the copyright ownership of 34 Spanish-language films for the purpose of the restoration of U.S. copyrights under 17 U.S.C. Sec. 104A(b) to eligible foreign work in the U.S. public domain.
Film and TV/Piracy
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.