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04/03/2012 12:51:00 PM EST

Top 10 Copyright Cases for the Month of March 2012

1. Marshall v. Marshall, 08 CV 1420 (LB), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45700, March 30, 2012, Decided, March 30, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  video, hair, com, website, www, infringement, site, advertisement, Copyright Act, citations omitted ...

 

2. Carson v. Verismart Software, No. C 11-03766 LB, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42112, March 27, 2012, Decided, March 27, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  software, preliminary injunction, copyrighted, irreparable harm, copyright infringement, injunction, registered, ownership, tips, exclusive rights ...

 

3. Merit Homes, LLC v. Joseph Carl Homes, LLC, No. CV-10-2030-PHX-SMM, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42413, March 27, 2012, Decided, March 28, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  license, residential, nonexclusive, real property, loan documents, collateral, summary judgment, settlement agreement, foreclosure, specifications ...

 

4. Muench Photography, Inc. v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publ. Co., 09 CV 2669 (LAP), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42791, March 26, 2012, Decided, March 26, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  registration, database, supplementary, Copyright Act, registered, registration requirement, infringement, register, prerequisite, copyright infringement ...

 

5. Simmons v. Stanberry, 10-CV-5815 (DLI)(RER), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40150, March 23, 2012, Decided, March 23, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  beat, ownership, infringement, Copyright Act, law claims, unjust enrichment, unfair competition, exclusive rights, general scope, song ...

 

6. L.A. Printex Indus. v. Le Chateau, Inc., No. 11 Civ. 4248 (LTS), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40289, March 23, 2012, Decided, March 23, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  registration, collection, summary judgment, infringing, garments, certificate, copyrighted, discovery, infringement, genuine ...

 

7. McGee v. Andre Benjamin 3000, CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-11818-DPW, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37210, March 20, 2012, Decided, March 20, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  music, cartoon, factory, similarity, network's, episode, copying, amend, animated, copyrighted ...

 

8. Ouellette v. Viacom Int'l, Inc., CV 10-133-M-DWM-JCL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, MISSOULA DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33556, March 13, 2012, Decided, March 13, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  fair use, copyrighted, video, notice, copyright infringement, internet, takedown, Copyright Act, misrepresentation, software ...

 

9. Luar Music Corp v. Universal Music Group, Inc., Civil No. 09-2263(DRD), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29542, March 6, 2012, Decided, March 6, 2012, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

OVERVIEW:  Corporation failed to act with such diligence as required by both the discovery rule and the equitable tolling doctrine. Thus, its action for damages from alleged copyright infringement occurring more than three years prior to commencing the action were time-barred under 17 U.S.C.S. § 507(b), and was not saved by the equitable estoppel doctrine.

CORE TERMS:  summary judgment, statute of limitations, music, copyright infringement, license, email, infringing, equitable estoppel, citations omitted, settle ...

 

10. Shirokov v. Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver PLLC, Civil Action No. 10-12043-GAO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42787, March 1, 2012, Decided, March 1, 2012, Filed, Adopted by, Motion granted by, in part, Motion denied by, in part, Complaint dismissed at, in part, Sanctions disallowed by Shirokov v. Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, PLLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42240 (D. Mass., Mar. 27, 2012) [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  lawsuit, citations omitted, personal jurisdiction, conspiracy, class members, causes of action, settlement, infringement, misrepresentation, recommend ...

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