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Mavrix Photographs LLC v. LiveJournal Inc.
Summary judgment erroneously granted in favor of LiveJournal concerning posting of copyrighted material on popular online community, 'Oh No They Didn't!' 		Copyright Apr. 10, 2017
Maloney v. T3Media Inc.
Special motion to strike properly granted where Copyright Act preempted former student athletes' common law and California statutory publicity-rights claims. 		Copyright Apr. 6, 2017
Unicolors Inc. v. Urban Outfitters Inc.
Summary judgment properly granted in favor of plaintiff on copyright dispute where evidence of defendant's copying of copyrighted design was overwhelming. 		Copyright Apr. 4, 2017
Design Data Corp. v. Unigate Enterprise Inc.
In copyright infringement dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant reversed in part where genuine issue of material fact exists regarding unauthorized downloading claim. 		Copyright Feb. 10, 2017
Perfect 10 Inc. v. Giganews Inc.
In copyright dispute involving Usenet, district court does not err in concluding that defendants did not directly infringe copyrights. 		Copyright Jan. 23, 2017
Antonick v. Electronic Arts Inc.
Source code developer for original Madden football game not entitled to royalties for Electronic Art's Sega and Nintendo versions of the popular game. 		Copyright Nov. 22, 2016
Direct Technologies LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc.
Summary judgment reversed in derivative copyright suit as design component of promotional 'Sims' flash drive not purely functional, utilitarian. 		Copyright Sep. 6, 2016
Loomis v. Cornish
Composer loses on appeal over copyright infringement claim against Jessie J and her team of high-profile songwriters concerning the hit song 'Domino.' 		Copyright Sep. 5, 2016
Friedman v. Live Nation Merchandise
Inference of copyright management information removal from photographs used for t-shirt design establishes summary judgment against photographer-plaintiff improper. 		Copyright Aug. 18, 2016
VMG Salsoul LLC v. Ciccone
Summary judgment properly granted in pop star Madonna's favor, where alleged copyright infringement in 'Vogue' song is de minimis. 		Copyright Jun. 2, 2016
Ryder v. Lightstorm Entertainment
Writer's claim against James Cameron fails as writer cannot show required 'substantial similarity' between his pitched project and Cameron's 2009 film, 'Avatar.' 		Copyright Apr. 26, 2016
Lenz v. Universal Music
Copyright holder must consider whether 'fair use' protects a party's use of its content before sending takedown notification. 		Copyright Mar. 18, 2016
Adobe Systems Inc. v. Christenson
Under burden shifting framework, copyright claim properly dismissed where Adobe Systems cannot produce restrictive licenses after unauthorized software seller meets burden under first sale defense. 		Copyright Dec. 31, 2015
Bikram's Yoga College v. Evolation Yoga
Copyright protection for book on Bikram yoga does not extend to the sequence of Bikram yoga poses itself. 		Copyright Oct. 9, 2015
Lenz v. Universal Music
Copyright holder must consider whether 'fair use' protects a party's use of its content before sending takedown notification. 		Copyright Sep. 15, 2015
The Ray Charles Foundation v. Robinson
The Ray Charles Foundation has standing to challenge notices terminating copyright grants to third parties because its claims fell within statutory zone of interests. 		Copyright Aug. 2, 2015
Minden Pictures v. John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Photography licensing agent has standing to sue textbook publisher for infringement under Copyright Act based on 'exclusive license.' 		Copyright Jul. 29, 2015
Garcia v. Google
Weak copyright claim cannot provide basis for preliminary mandatory injunction in case involving use of plaintiff's ephemeral acting segment used in anti-Islam polemic. 		Copyright May 18, 2015
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