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MPAA International Piracy War Yields Two Key Wins Image

MPAA International Piracy War Yields Two Key Wins

Zach Warren

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently announced that two major piracy websites, Popcorn Time and YTS, were shuttered following pro-MPAA court rulings in Canada and New Zealand.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> YouTube to Offer Posters Legal Support to Defend Fair Use of Videos Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> YouTube to Offer Posters Legal Support to Defend Fair Use of Videos

Lisa Shuchman

In a sign that YouTube may be willing to push back against indiscriminate allegations of copyright infringement, the company announced it will offer legal support, including covering court costs, to protect some videos on its site that it believes meet the standard of 'fair use' under copyright law but have been challenged with takedown notices.

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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Google Pushes the Bounds of Fair Use ' and Wins Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Google Pushes the Bounds of Fair Use ' and Wins

Lewis R. Clayton

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in The Authors Guild v. Google ' a case that, the court said, "tests the boundaries of fair use" ' held that a Google database including millions of books was protected by fair use.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Anthem Fires Back at Data Breach Suit Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Anthem Fires Back at Data Breach Suit

Ross Todd

Anthem Inc., the nation's second largest health insurer, has taken its first swing at narrowing litigation stemming from a major data breach affecting about 80 million customers.

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NV Fantasy Sports Ruling Comes Amidst NJ's Betting Bid Image

NV Fantasy Sports Ruling Comes Amidst NJ's Betting Bid

Michael Booth

Nevada's recent crackdown on fantasy sports operations could have a beneficial effect on New Jersey's latest bid to legalize sports betting, according to lawyers involved in the gaming industry.

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Suit Sheds Light on e-Commerce Fraud Image

Suit Sheds Light on e-Commerce Fraud

Charles Toutant

A New Jersey online ad agency claims in a suit filed in federal court in Newark that it was defrauded by artificially generated Web traffic on a company's website, an issue e-commerce attorneys said is "extremely prevalent," but rarely litigated.

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Field-Based Intelligence

David Deppe

Has acceptance of technology-assisted review (TAR) finally turned a corner and earned broad acceptance in the legal community? Some recent comments by the influential and technology-savvy Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck would seem to indicate that TAR has moved beyond the controversial stage and entered into the mainstream of e-discovery practice.

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Crazy for Fair Use Image

Crazy for Fair Use

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

The Ninth Circuit has held that fair use is an exception to copyright law and not a defense, in the first federal appeals court ruling on this issue. The decision is the latest in the ongoing battle between plaintiff Stephanie Lenz and defendant Universal Music Corp. and affiliated companies (Universal). Starting in a rural kitchen in Pennsylvania, the case is now a landmark decision in copyright law that protects many home videographers.

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<b><i>Counsel Concerns</b></i>50 Cent Sues Lawyers Over Headphones Debacle Image

<b><i>Counsel Concerns</b></i>50 Cent Sues Lawyers Over Headphones Debacle

Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

Rapper 50 Cent is suing his former lawyers for $75 million, accusing them of malpractice and not adequately representing him in business matters, including an intellectual property case involving his line of headphones.

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State, Federal Law Differ on Franchisors As Joint Employers Image

State, Federal Law Differ on Franchisors As Joint Employers

Craig R. Tractenberg

It seems that the definition of employer under state law is becoming more restrictive but the definition under federal statutes has become more flexible. The reason is a federal political agenda to empower the National Labor Relations Act to encourage collective bargaining of employees of franchises.

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