Tag: Copyright Infringement

Marvin Gaye Heirs Face Counterclaim in “Blurred Lines” Legal Battle
Robin Thicke's summer hit, “Blurred Lines” has come under fire this week, and the heirs of Marvin Gaye definitely aren't happy. According to the court documents filed on Wednesday,...
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Grooveshark Settles Sony Lawsuit, Signs License Agreement
Grooveshark this week announced that it has reached a settlement with Sony/ATV over a long-fought copyright infringement lawsuit. Sony is one of four major music labels that have...
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Webcomic Raises $100,000 and Posts this Image of a Lawyer’s Mother
Matthew Inman is the writer of a unique webcomic called, the Oatmeal. He was having a great time creating content for his comics when he began...
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Oracle’s Bid for Fair Use Ruling Shot Down
It was recently reported that the jury in Oracle's case against Google...
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Perfect 10 Sues Tumblr
A porn company called Perfect 10 recently sued microblogging platform Tumbl...
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Jury in Google vs. Oracle Case Possibly Deadlocked
It would appear that the jury in Oracle's case against Google regarding copyright infringement is possibly deadlocked,...
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Google, Oracle Trial Winding Down
The trial of Oracle's lawsuit against Google, who is suing over patent infringement regarding the use of Java in the building the Android OS,...
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Ultraviolet Code Crackdown Starting on eBay
In an attempt to get consumers to start investing their disposable income on packaged media again, Hollywood studios have embraced the Ultraviolet format, which essentially allows...
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Court Again Sides with Rosetta Stone
It was recently reported that a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has just revived a long-standing trademark infringement...
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Russia Auditing ISP’s That Host Illegal Content
Russia has established itself as a bit of a haven for cybercrime. One can quite easily buy...
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Rosetta Stone Still has a Case Against Google
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has...
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Copyright Troll Righthaven Put In Their Place
The court system is sick and tired of organizations building businesses around petty copyright infringement cases. Righthaven is an LLC that has formed just for that reason. Essent...
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Anti-Piracy Lawyer Rips Off Content from Competitor
John Steele, an anti-piracy "pay-up-or-else" lawyer, has filed close to 100 mass-lawsuits for his clients, targeting thousands of...
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“You’re Under Arrest for Felony Streaming”
An upcoming scene from AnyPrison, USA in about six months from now: "Hey, fresh fish, what are you in for?" "Streaming Game of Thrones on Justin.tv. You?" "Robbing the...
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Huge BitTorrent Lawsuit Targets 23,000 “Expendables” Downloaders
United States Federal Judges are sending mixed messages when it comes to the legality of forcing ISPs to fork over customer information. Days after one District Court Judge rule...
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