By Ryan Smith and Thomas F. Zuber of Zuber & Taillieu
The Ninth Circuit recently upheld the validity of conditional software licenses which avoid the pitfalls of the first sale doctrine. In Apple, Inc., v. Psystar, Corp., No. 10-15113, 2011 U.S. App. WL 4470623, (9th Cir. Sept. 28, 2011), the Ninth Circuit upheld a permanent injunction against Psystar due to its… More...
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, has introduced legislation designed to let visual artists share in revenues generated by the resale of their works. More...
A bipartisan group in the House has introduced legislation that expands protections for America’s intellectual property (IP) and combats the illegal distribution of counterfeit goods via rogue websites. More...
The Council of the European Union (EU) has adopted by qualified majority a directive extending the term of protection of the rights of performers and phonogram producers on music recordings within the EU from 50 to 70 years. More...
The Senate Judiciary Committee on July 22, 2011 filed a favorable written report on the newly introduced anti-copyright infringement bill Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PROTECT IP Act of 2011 recommending that it be passed. More...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation to combat copyright infringement and the sale of counterfeit goods online. More...
A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced legislation to address what they called a “growing problem of online piracy and counterfeiting.” More...
The California State Assembly and Senate have passed AB 819, a legislation that imposes double fines for copyright and trademark infringement. More...
The Senate has unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to make clarifications and technical fixes in the federal copyright laws. More...
The American Workers, State, and Business Relief legislation passed by the Senate included provisions on statutory copyright licensing and communications regulatory framework that enables satellite providers to offer local broadcast stations to their subscribers. More...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed the Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009, S. 1670, a bill that would amend and extend through December 31, 2014, the requirement that satellite carriers pay royalty fees to the Copyright Office for transmission of certain copyrighted broadcasts. More...
