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Court Dismisses Suit By Shareholders of Stan Lee Media<br>Suit over Copyrights to Marvel Characters Can Proceed in NY

D.C. Circuit Ruling Starts Next Phase in Debate Over 'Net Neutrality'

Comcast Corp.'s courthouse victory over the FCC in April might not turn out to be a win for the company after all if it speeds the path for wider regulation of broadband services. In a move that some say would spark the "World War III" of communications law, advocates for consumers and content providers want the FCC to reclassify Internet service providers as telephone-style common carriers.

Sony Can't Enforce Agreement With EMI Executive

A New York Supreme Court judge has thrown out a suit by Sony Music Entertainment against a competitor record company and one of the competitor's top executives, who allegedly breached a $3 million employment contract with Sony.

NY Court Rules Film Securities Suit Against Paramount Lacks Viable Claim

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a securities suit brought by several investing financial institutions against Paramount Pictures.

Strategies for Allocating Long-Term Value in Fashion and Apparel License Agreements

Fashion and apparel goods are an important source of branding opportunities for artists and celebrities. One of the most vexing economic issues in fashion and apparel licensing deals is the task of allocating the long-term value of a branded product launch.

Bob Marley Merchandise Scuffle Involves Significant 'Image' Issues

High consumer interest in merchandise bearing indicia of deceased celebrity icons has spawned a constantly evolving litigation genre for determining the extent of rights of the icons' estates. The issue has become a common one in e-commerce and, perhaps directly because of e-commerce, has risen in frequency, with significantly increased easy access to images online.

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Patent infringement disputes in the United States are not only heard in district courts. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) also decides high-stakes intellectual property disputes — with the remedy for the IP rights holder not being damages, but rather an exclusion order that can block a competitor's importation of infringing articles into the U.S. That remedy can be incredibly powerful for companies engaged in stiff competition in the U.S. market.
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