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Photo Agency's Suit Against <i>Oh No They Didn't!</i> At Ninth Circuit Image

Photo Agency's Suit Against <i>Oh No They Didn't!</i> At Ninth Circuit

By Amanda Bronstad

A photo agency that sued the owner of online tabloid Oh No They Didn't! for copyright infringement is hoping to reverse a ruling that threw out its case, prompting Pinterest and others to weigh in and argue that reviving the case could erode legal protections afforded to Internet service providers.

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In the Courts

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Analysis of a case in which a utility company was convicted for regulatory violations based on corporate collective knowledge .

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Jeter Endorsement Dispute Examines Role As a Director of Apparel Company Image

Jeter Endorsement Dispute Examines Role As a Director of Apparel Company

Richard Birns, Benyamin Ross & Andria Montoya

Contracts between a corporation and a corporate director can give rise to certain difficulties in managing expectations of the director's obligations and responsibilities. Such contracts may create obligations that extend beyond those fiduciary duties inherent to the director position. This extension of the director's role may increase the risk of a conflict between a director's contractual obligations and his fiduciary duties.

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Beats Headphones Royalty Dispute Saga Heads to Trial Image

Beats Headphones Royalty Dispute Saga Heads to Trial

Amanda Bronstad

Former hedge fund manager Steven Lamar, who helped launch Dr. Dre's Beats headphones a decade ago, won the right to go to trial against the rap artist and record producer after the California Court of Appeal revived his $100 million case over unpaid royalties.

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Supreme Court Term Promises to Be IP Blockbuster Image

Supreme Court Term Promises to Be IP Blockbuster

Scott Graham

With four IP cases on the docket and several more knocking at the door of certiorari, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised for a banner year of patent, trademark and copyright decisions.

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Supreme Court Won't Block Senate Subpoena Targeting Backpage.com Image

Supreme Court Won't Block Senate Subpoena Targeting Backpage.com

Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court on September 13 denied a request by Backpage.com's chief executive to block a congressional subpoena to produce business documents in a sex trafficking investigation.

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Social Media Influencers and the FTC Image

Social Media Influencers and the FTC

Thomas Harvey

Brand owners and their attorneys are grappling with an important question: How to disclose their connections to luminaries like PewDiePie.

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Verdicts

Analysis of a case in which it was ruled that a bankruptcy trustee can seek med-mal damages .

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Internet Content Changes White-Collar Criminal Litigation Tactics Image

Internet Content Changes White-Collar Criminal Litigation Tactics

Jonathan Bick

The federal government engages in certain tactics to reduce the effort associated with white-collar criminal litigation. Among the most criticized are the government's efforts to pressure corporations to waive the attorney-client privilege or work-product protection.

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Tallying States' Activity on Fantasy Sports Image

Tallying States' Activity on Fantasy Sports

Cheryl Miller

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had declared online fantasy sports a form of illegal gambling, ordering industry giants DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down operations in a state that generated about 10% of the companies' revenues. The companies countered by suing. Then, faced with enormous legal costs, the companies chose a second course of action. They would pursue state legislation to legitimize their operations while offering consumer protection language ' and a cut in revenues ' in return.

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