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Georgia High Court Rules Internet Streaming of Pre-1972 Recordings Isn't Piracy

Media companies that stream music recordings made prior to 1972 over the internet without paying royalties or licensing fees are not violating Georgia's criminal record piracy law, the state Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous opinion handed down Monday.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Says Landlords Can't Turn Blind Eye to Fake High-End Goods

Miami lawyers won a $1.9 million verdict showing commercial landlords who turn a blind eye to tenants' trademark infringement can be held liable.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Patent Owners Face Increased Fraud Liability Risk

New legislative and court-driven developments in patent law have increased the risk of securities fraud liability for public company patent owners. Such patent owners and their securities counsel are therefore best advised to understand these developments, their intersection with securities law, and how they may affect some public disclosures.
10 minute read

International Edition

Olswang's former interim CEO opts against CMS-Nabarro merger to join Simmons

Simmons seals hire of Olswang European patent litigation head Burdon
2 minute read

International Edition

Olswang's former interim CEO opts against CMS-Nabarro merger to join Simmons

Simmons seals hire of Olswang European patent litigation head Burdon
2 minute read

The Recorder

Google Is Not Generic for Internet Searching—But the Day May Be Coming

A Ninth Circuit panel indicated that most people still know the difference between Google as a trademarked brand and "googling" as a verb.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe, PICS Case No. 17-0376 (M.D. Pa. March 3, 2017) Conner, C.J.) (16 pages).

By | March 17, 2017
Defendant's assertions might offer him a defense to plaintiff's pending copyright infringement action but his attempt to transform affirmative defenses into a counterclaim failed because plaintiff had immunity under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine and defendant's admitted knowledge undermined his fraud, RICO and consumer protection law claims. Counterclaim dismissed.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Why Uber Became a Key Architect in a Patent Protection Network

Patent troll lawsuits are bad for business and bad for innovation, which is why Uber, along with a number of other prominent technology companies, decided it was time to take action.
10 minute read

The Recorder

You, Baby — Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Decide Turtles Copyright Suit

The federal appellate court certified two questions that it says will determine the winner of a dispute over pre-1972 sound recordings.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Silicon Valley Judge Freeman Developing Brand Name for IP Trials

Those who have watched U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman say she is a quick study who's willing to dive into complicated subject matter.
33 minute read

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