Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.
A federal judge has sided with the Association of American Publishers (AAP), finding in June that a recently enacted Maryland library e-book law conflicts with federal copyright laws. Association of American Publishers Inc. v. Frosh, 21-3133 (D. Md. 2022). The AAP, the national trade association for the publishing industry, filed a lawsuit against Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh in his official capacity following the passing of legislation, Md. Code Ann., Educ. §§23-701 and 23-702, requiring publishers to offer to license copyrighted electronic literary products, like e-books and audiobooks, to Maryland public libraries and to ensure the terms of such licenses to be fair.
Continue reading by getting
started with a subscription.
By Stan Soocher
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.
Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis
By Avalon Zoppo
The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent iteration of the fair use test.
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Malpractice Claims Filed Against Loeb & Loeb and Of Counsel Over King Fury 2 Film Production
King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano Sued for Malpractice Over Representation of Sublime Band
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.