1. Golan v. Holder, No. 10-545,
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 2012 U.S. LEXIS 907, October 5, 2011,
Argued, January 18, 2012, Decided, The
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OVERVIEW: Section
514 of Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which granted copyright protection to
foreign works previously in public domain, did not violate U.S. Const. art. I,
§ 8, cl. 8, or First Amendment, since works were not required to remain in
public domain, copyright limits protected free speech, and there were no vested
rights in works in public domain.
CORE TERMS: public
domain, restored, convention, patent, notice, restoration, eligible,
formalities, new works, progress ...
2. Corbello v. Devito, 2:08-cv-00867-RCJ-PAL , UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11085, January
31, 2012, Decided, Decision text below
is the first available text from the court; it has not been editorially
reviewed by LexisNexis. Publisher's editorial review, including Headnotes, Case
Summary, Shepard's analysis or any amendments will be added in accordance with
LexisNexis editorial guidelines. [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: infringement,
summary judgment, license, theatrical, registration, copyright infringement,
movant, album, cast, merger ...
3. Axxiom Mfg. v. McCoy Invs.,
CIVIL ACTION NO. H-09-3735, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF TEXAS, HOUSTON DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11504, January 31,
2012, Decided, January 31, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: manual,
valve, drawing, summary judgment, brand, derivative, exploded-parts, variation,
copyright-infringement, copyrightable ...
4. Sims v. Viacom, Inc., 2:
11-cv-0675, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
PENNSYLVANIA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11485, January 31, 2012, Decided, January
31, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: episodes,
registration, lawsuit, copyright infringement, Copyright Act, res judicata,
unjust enrichment, registered, cause of action, statute of limitations ...
5. Kamanou v. Exec. Secy. of the
Comm'n of the Econ. Cmty, 10 Civ. 7286 (GBD) (JLC), UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7647,
January 19, 2012, Decided, January 19, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: hire,
tortious interference, infringement, ownership, causes of action, citation
omitted, quotation marks omitted, emotional distress, registration, attribution
...
6. Kendall Holdings, Ltd. v. Eden
Cryogenics LLC, Case No. 2:08-cv-390, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, EASTERN DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5245,
January 17, 2012, Decided, January 17, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: catalog,
trade secrets, summary judgment, shop drawings, customer's, trade practices,
cryogenic, deceptive, misappropriation, preempted ...
7. Pac. Stock, Inc. v. Pearson
Educ., Inc., CIVIL NO. 11-00423 SOM/BMK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF HAWAII, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3337, January 11, 2012, Decided,
January 11, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: stock,
photograph, license, registration, duration, licensed, copyright infringement,
fraudulent concealment, expired, misrepresentation ...
8. Ackourey v. Mohan's Custom
Tailors, Inc., CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-CV-5454, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1654, January 5,
2012, Decided, January 6, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: stylebook,
statutory damages, registered, infringement, registration, Copyright Act,
damage awards, attorney's fees, graphic, summary judgment ...
9. Compound Stock Earnings
Seminars, Inc. v. Dannenberg, Civil Action No. 3:10-CV-2201-D, UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, DALLAS DIVISION, 2012 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 1014, January 4, 2012, Decided, January 4, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: registration,
copyright infringement, manual--, counterclaim, seminars, beneficial owner,
infringement, registered, registration requirement, ownership ...
10. Wolk v. Kodak Imaging
Network, Inc., 10 Civ. 4135, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150114, December 21, 2011, Decided,
January 3, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
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CORE TERMS: photobucket,
infringement, infringing, user, provider, summary judgment, notice, website,
amend, network ...
....
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