The Ninth Circuit recently issued an important ruling in UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc., relating to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 'safe harbor' protection.
April 30, 2013J.T. Westermeier
Jury service is an important element of civic participation, but necessarily involves hours of waiting and quiet observation of proceedings, evoking, for some, a hunger for expression or quick entertainment. Smartphones, with easy social networking capabilities, give jurors an avenue to let off steam. However, they also allow jurors to disobey the court's instructions and discuss elements of the case before the trial is complete.
April 30, 2013Richard Raysman and Peter BrownA New Jersey state court judge has extended the protections of New Jersey's newspersons' Shield Law to independent bloggers, even those who crusade against perceived government corruption and mismanagement.
April 30, 2013David GialanellaAre Google's March 2012 privacy policy changes legal? This is a question that the European data protection authorities have been working on since Google first announced its intention to change its privacy policies in January 2012.
April 30, 2013Bradley S. ShearViacom failed again to persuade a U.S. district judge to let it proceed with its massive copyright infringement suit against YouTube and parent company Google.
April 30, 2013Brian ZabcikCutting-Edge Case Developments in Film & TV Law
Current Issues in Music and Entertainment LawApril 30, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Fifth Circuit Supports Perpetual License as Remedy for Video-Game Dispute
Musical Composition Doesn't Infringe Screenplay
Redigi Resales Case Factors Into Digital-Download Royalty LitigationApril 30, 2013Stan SoocherThe independent contractor nonresident alien (NRA) who has a high level of U.S. tax-related operating expenses may wish to consider the feasibility of obtaining a Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) or otherwise be saddled with 30% tax withholding on his or her gross fees.
April 30, 2013Andrew B. BlackmanThe U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, that a legally obtained copyrighted work can be imported into the United States and resold without permission from the copyright owner, even if it was manufactured and sold overseas, has broad legal ramifications going forward, intellectual property attorneys say.
April 30, 2013Lisa ShuchmanThe Florida Third District Court of Appeal ruled that a Miami-Dade, FL, circuit judge erred in granting Mexican songstress Paulina Rubio's request to disqualify the opposing attorney in a lawsuit over a missed concert.
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