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Players' War Against Online Games They Use
The world of free online video games is a big business, including for some law firms. The games derive much of their revenue from a tiny sliver of users who pay real-world money for virtual currency to hasten their advancement or refill their pretend coffers. Plaintiffs in the string of suits claim that the games run afoul of various states' laws by running thinly veiled gambling enterprises.
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Student Athletes And Compensation For Likeness
In the last few years, every college football fan became familiar with "Johnny Football," "The Honey Badger," and "Famous Jameis." These recognizable names are not only associated with Heisman-quality talent, but also with the new world of student athlete trademark registrations.
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Apportionment of Lost Profits Damages Appears To Be Making a Comeback
The issue of damages remains a hot topic at the Federal Circuit, with patentees being continuously reminded that damages must be apportioned to account for the value of patented features, as opposed to unpatented features, of an accused product. However, the vast majority of these cases involve apportionment in the context of reasonable royalties. Very little has been said about apportionment in a lost profits analysis.
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Worker Injury in the 'Internet Workplace'
Billions of people use the Internet for work-related purposes. According to the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, the fastest growing demographic for Internet workers is people aged 45 to 54. This is the same age group that is most likely to engage in workplace injury litigation.
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Federal Civil Trade Secret Legislation
Businesses regularly lose precious data, sometimes even "the crown jewels," through trade secret theft by departing employees, unscrupulous contractors and others. Although trade secret theft is estimated to cause billions of dollars in damage every year, no federal civil claim for trade secret misappropriation currently exists. State laws govern these assets, and they are inconsistently applied. Relief may be in sight.
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MPAA International Piracy War Yields Two Key Wins
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
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
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
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
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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