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U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in the Southern District of New York denied Viacom's request, saying common law punitive damages cannot be recovered under the Copyright Act
Judge Rules Viacom Can't Pursue Punitive Damages in YouTube Suit - WSJ.com
A federal judge has ruled that Viacom Inc. can't pursue punitive damages in its 1 billion-plus copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. and Google's YouTube unit.
Andersen attorney on RIAA suit: "They can't run now"
Friday may mark a significant milestone in the RIAA's legal campaign against file-sharing, as it is the deadline for exonerated RIAA defendant Tanya Andersen to refile her malicious prosecution lawsuit against the record labels.
Recording Industry vs. The People
The Department confirmed that MediaSentry was not licensed in Michigan, and that it would be sent a letter informing it of the need for a license to conduct regulated activities.
EFF Takes on the RIAA in File-sharing Case
It has happened and it will be taking place tomorrow in court. The EFF yesterday announced that they will be challenging the RIAAs 'Making Available' theory in court.
Artist managers are girding for battle with their music overlords over when their clients are going to see some of the dough negotiated last year in copyright-infringement settlements with a host of Web sites.
The Associated Press: Baidu Sued Over Music Copyrights
China's top search engine Baidu.com has been sued by a local music industry group for alleged copyright violation, the second recent similar action from the industry, the group said.
p2pnet.net - not the lamescream media » Blog Archive » Judge nails RIAA ‘making available’ claim
Connecticut district judge Janet Bond Arterton has thrown out the RIAA’s infamous “making available” claim which comprises the bottom line for all the Big 4 P2P file sharing cases.
Law on the Row: Atlantic Records et al. v. Brennan: Federal Judge Denies Default Judgment for RIAA
U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut Justice Janet Bond Arterton, handed down a very pointed and decisive opinion hammering the RIAAR.I.A.A. for its boilerplate style of pleading in the nationwide wide campaign against illegal file sharing.
The RIAA has dropped its case against Chicagoan Paul Wilke, with the two parties moving to dismiss the case with prejudice in federal court late last week. Elektra v. Wilke was noteworthy in that the defendant vigorously contested all of the RIAA's allegations, moving for summary judgment against the record label last month.
Judge Dismisses RIAA Racketeering Lawsuit | Threat Level from Wired.com
A legal attack on the Recording Industry Association of America is suffering a setback. A federal judge has tossed a racketeering lawsuit seeking to represent those falsely sued for copyright infringement.
Recording Industry vs. The People
In UMG v. Lindor, for the first time in any RIAA case of which we are aware, Marie Lindor has served an expert witness report critiquing the RIAA's expert witness, Dr. Doug Jacobson.
FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
Members of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) have filed a class action copyright infringement lawsuit against MediaNet, a company that powers digital music services for Microsoft, Yahoo, MTV and others.
Two companies, a door manufacturer and a dental laboratory network, have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle Business Software Alliance (BSA) claims that they had unlicensed software on their computers.
PC World - MPA Members Sue Chinese File Sharing Network Provider
All six members of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) have filed copyright infringement suits in China against Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technology (Xunlei), a popular peer-to-peer file sharing network operator, the MPA said Friday.
A United States District Court judge in Virginia has issued an order indicating that a motion for summary judgment filed by iParadigms seeking dismissal of plaintiffs' copyright infringement claims will be granted and thereby removed the action from his trial calendar.
Warner Music has filed suit against music search engine Seeqpod for copyright infringement.
P2P defendant: RIAA identified an IP address, not a person
A South Carolina woman sued by the record labels for file-sharing is fighting the RIAA's attempt to amend its original complaint is arguing that the RIAA's proposed amended complaint contradicts the testimony of an expert witness that testified for the labels in the Jammie Thomas trial.
Exonerated RIAA defendant scores double victory in court
A US District Court judge in Oregon has reaffirmed a magistrate's award of attorneys' fees and the dismissal of exonerated RIAA defendant Tanya Andersen's counterclaims against the RIAA without prejudice so that her class-action lawsuit against the record labels can move ahead.
Filmmaker suing me over bad review
In case you haven’t heard, director and producer BJ Davis and his wife Julia Davis want to sue me over a negative review I wrote of the mob comedy Forget About It.
» Beyonce Knowles wins copyright infringement lawsuit - Thaindian News
R&B singer Beyonce Knowles has won a copyright infringement lawsuit against an unknown songwriter who had claimed the star stole her song to create her 2003 hit Baby Boy.
TorrentSpy Loses Case Against MPAA | TorrentFreak
A Los Angeles court decided against TorrentSpy in their ongoing legal battle with the MPAA and terminated their case. According to the ruling, TorrentSpy was sanctioned for destructing evidence.
Microsoft gets sued by Philippine college, gets taste of own medicine « Geek of All Trades
So apparently Microsoft and its local subsidiary Microsoft Philippines has been slammed with a lawsuit by SEC (southeastern college) over the use of a manual that they created to teach people how to use Office XP
DOJ: 9K Per Song in RIAA Lawsuit Damages Is Constitutional | Listening Post from Wired.com
The Department of Justice says the jury's 222K damage assessment in the RIAA lawsuit against Jammie Thomas is constitutional, in what appears to be a fairly serious blow to American file sharing defendants
Law on the Row: Expert Witness Fund established to defend against RIAA Lawsuits
Ray Beckerman, is cooperating with the Boston-based non-profit, The Free Software Foundation, to establish "a fund to help provide computer expert witnesses to combat RIAA's ongoing lawsuits
The Associated Press: Judge Dismisses LimeWire Antitrust Suit
A federal judge on Monday threw out an antitrust lawsuit that the operator of the LimeWire online file-sharing service filed against a coalition of major record labels.
Eros v. Leatherwood Update - Default Entered | Virtually Blind | Virtual Law
A default judgment (.pdf) was recently entered for Eros, LLC of Lutz, Florida against defendant Robert Leatherwood of North Richland Hills, Texas, by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Filesharing: RIAA Told To Provide Breakdown Of Expenses Per Each Downloaded Song
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, a Brooklyn judge made a defendant in an RIAA lawsuit very happy when he ordered the RIAA to document the actual expenses incurred per downloaded song.
QuebecTorrent Lawsuit: Backdoor to Banning All Canadian BitTorrent Sites? | TorrentFreak
Last month we reported that a relatively unknown torrent site had been ordered to shutdown at the hands of the Canadian recording industry. Now, there are fears that a legal precedent may be being sought by shutting this site, one which could affect all Canadian BitTorrent sites.
Appeals Court Voids Agreement to Pay Freelancers for Work Published on the Web - New York Times
A federal appeals court yesterday threw out a hard-fought agreement between publishers and freelance writers to pay the writers for electronic reproduction of their work.
Pirate Bay faces Prince pressure, private investigators in foreign cars
In addition to facing the wrath of content owners around the world, The Pirate Bay's administrators have recently been facing a much more local threat: camera-toting investigators following them around in cars marked with Danish plates. Is Prince to blame?
Prince To Take On The Pirate Bay | TorrentFreak
rince, described by some people as one of the most creative and talented musicians, hired the infamous “Web Sheriff” who announced lawsuits against The Pirate Bay in the U.S., France and Sweden. “Way to go on losing all your fans” was the first response of Pirate Bay admin Brokep.
Infringement in perspective: major movie bust fine dwarfed by RIAA tab
If a woman found to have shared 24 songs over KaZaA was ordered to pay 9,250 for each track, what do you think an appropriate fine for uploading the first copy of The Simpsons Movie to the Internet? According to an Australian magistrate, AUS1,000, or about US890.
Michael Geist - Access Copyright Sues Staples/The Business Depot for Copyright Infringement
Access Copyright has launched a 10 million lawsuit against Staples/The Business Depot for unauthorized copying by store customers.
Comcast Sued for Not Being Net Neutral
Comcast got into some hot water after it was uncovered that the cable company and broadband provider was blocking p2p service BitTorrent, among others. And now Comcast is being taken to court.
♪Prince, Has Lost The Plot ♪ Prince, To Sue A Lot ♪
Prince has now decided the best way to endear himself to his most loyal fans is to threaten to sue them directly.
An Indian music label has filed a suit against Google and its video sharing site YouTube after the display on YouTube of content on which the Indian company says it holds copyright.
Warner Bros, Rowling Sue RDR Books Over Harry Potter Guide
Time-Warner Inc. (TWX) unit Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sued a Michigan publishing company on Wednesday over a planned unofficial guide to the Harry Potter universe.
Robert Tur copyright case dismissed as he requested, over YouTube’s opposition « The Utube Blog
Tur decided to have his case dismissed to join one of the class action suits in New York. That way, Tur won’t have to pay legal fees himself, but can free ride on the work of the attorneys already in the case.
Major record companies have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Usenet.com, Billboard.biz has learned.
RIAA threatens 19 universities with lawsuits | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Just in time to welcome many students back from fall break, the Recording Industry Association of America on Thursday dispatched a new round of "prelitigation" letters to 19 U.S. universities from coast to coast,
Great News, We’re Not Being Sued.
I just wish he had figured things out before calling all of our advertisers and threatening to sue them, too. And at least one good thing came of all of this: Richard officially coined the term “TechCrotch” in the lengthly comments to that post.
Record Companies Win Music Sharing Trial: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
The recording industry won a key fight Thursday against illegal music downloading when a federal jury ordered a Minnesota woman to pay 222,000 for sharing copyrighted music online.
The Pirate Bay Details Charges Against Media Companies | TorrentFreak
We asked Brokep, one of The Pirate Bay founders to give us some more background information on this counterattack that will, once again, embarrass the entertainment industry.
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