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Opening the Web As a Frontier for Gambling in the U.S.
An opinion published by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel in late December has opened the way for state lotteries to sell tickets via the Internet. And now people are wondering if poker, casinos, and other online gaming enterprises can be far behind.
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Proving Contributory Online Trademark Infringement
The ubiquity of the Web on computers, mobile phones and tablets offers businesses the opportunity to connect with consumers throughout the world in ways they never could before. Unfortunately, along with the success of legitimate online commerce, the distribution and sale of counterfeit products through professional-looking websites has also increased dramatically, particularly in the clothing, consumer electronics, pharmaceutical and footwear industries.
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SOPA and PIPA Put on Hold
Fueled by Twitter and Facebook postings, the public became more aware of SOPA and its sibling Senate legislation, PIPA (Protect IP Act) and took to e-mail and old-fashioned telephones to let their Congresspersons know how they felt. Whether those who sent messages read the Bills or knew what they really said, the word was out: these Bills would kill the Internet as we know it.
Google+ Pages
Google+ Pages are similar to Facebook "fan" pages. These social media offer many similar benefits; however, Google+ Pages has had an inauspicious start, to say the least, and does not yet appear to be a serious Facebook challenger.
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Bit Parts
Default Against iTunes in Artist's Download Suit Is Set Aside<br>Michigan Gets Governmental Immunity in Tax Credit Case<br>Translation Lyrics Suit Can Be Heard in New York Federal Court, Despite Appeal of Florida Litigation over Same Song
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Supreme Court Rules on Copyright Restoration for Foreign Works
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution did not bar Congress from extending copyright protection to previously free foreign works, such as Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf.
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<b>Counsel Concerns</b>Singer Toni Basil's Malpractice Suit Was Filed Too Late
Singer Toni Basil's legal malpractice suit against the attorney and firm who, she argued, did not adequately protect her rights to her 1980s pop standard "Mickey," must be dismissed as time barred, a New York appellate court ruled.
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Recourse Strategies In the New Age of .XXX Domain Names
As the dust settled following the close of Landrush, however, the last (and potentially most contentious) leg of the launch commenced. General availability began on Dec. 6, and .XXX domains are being allocated on a first come basis. Now is the time for trademark, domain name and brand owners to purchase .XXX domains to proactively race to stake a claim in their brand if only as a defensive measure to prevent other domain owners from registering/using their name in a .XXX context. It's a showdown at the .XXX corral.
Misrepresentation Claim over Song in DVD Is Dismissed
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed an unusual "misrepresentation-by-implication" claim brought under the Lanham Act. In the case, the plaintiffs' composition "I Am the Greatest" had been included in the defendants' DVD AND1' Mixtape' X.
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Unsettled Issues Are Raised By Bid to Terminate Copyright Grants in Village People Songs
To complement our recent article on the termination of rights under copyright in sound recordings, we focus here on termination of rights under copyright in musical compositions ' and particularly on the pending lawsuit in California in which rights in some iconic songs made famous by the Village People are in dispute.
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