http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Headline Copyright Legal News from LexisNexis® en-us http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/images/lexismealeyslogo.gif 130 29 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Copyright 2012 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed April 16 to again address the question of whether a foreign-made work can be resold within the United States without the permission of a copyright holder (Supap Kirtsaeng, d/b/a BlueChristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., No. 11-697, U.S. Sup.; See 9/2/11, Page 17). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A New York federal judge's determination that YouTube LLC is entitled to safe harbor immunity from copyright infringement claims was largely vacated April 5 by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that a reasonable jury could conclude that the video-sharing site had "actual knowledge or awareness of specific infringing activity" (Viacom International Inc. et al. v. YouTube Inc. et al., No. 10-3270, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 6909; See 5/16/11, Page 23). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - In a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) motion filed in California federal court on May 2, plaintiff Oracle America Inc. argues that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that defendant Google Inc. infringed copyrights related to the Java software platform (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See 2/17/12, Page 4). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - A new High Court of the European Union (EU) ruling has apparently piqued the interest of the California federal judge presiding over the high-profile trial between Oracle America Inc. and Google Inc., as he asked both sides on May 3 to comment on the case (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See related story, this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Six months after a California federal judge slashed as "grossly excessive" a jury's damage award from $1.3 billion to $272 million, copyright plaintiff Oracle America Inc. indicated April 26 that it will seek $776.7 million at a June retrial; defendant SAP AG fired back May 1, arguing instead that Oracle is entitled only to lost and infringers' profits (Oracle America Inc. v. SAP AG et al., No. 07-1658, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LEXINGTON, Ky. - A copyright infringement defendant who suffered an adverse summary judgment ruling but later prevailed on appeal won wrongful injunction damages on April 24 in a ruling by a Kentucky federal judge (Static Control Components Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc., Nos. 02-571, 04-84, E.D. Ky.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57164). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - Just two days after Google Inc. was granted a motion to enforce a previous discovery order in a copyright dispute with an adult website, a California federal judge on April 26 issued an order dismissing the long-running action in accordance with the parties' stipulation (Perfect 10 Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 2:04-cv-09484, C.D. Calif.; See 8/15/11, Page 32). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Copyright infringement claims levied against the distributors of 65 classic Russian-language films were properly dismissed by a New York federal judge, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 2 (Close-Up International Inc. v. Image Entertainment Inc., et al., No. 11-957, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8903). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ATLANTA - A Florida federal judge did not err in separating protectable expression from nonprotectable expression during an analysis of the similarities between two architectural works, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 17 (Dream Custom Homes Inc. v. Modern Day Construction Inc., et al., No. 11-11284, 11th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware federal judge did not err in granting the City of Wilmington, Del., summary judgment on a former employee's allegation of copyright infringement, according to an April 24 ruling by the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Le T. Le v. City of Wilmington, et al., No. 11-1770, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8206). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BOSTON - In order to maintain the status quo pending resolution of a copyright infringement case, a Massachusetts federal judge on April 18 granted a request for "limited injunctive relief" (Accusoft Corp. v. Quest Diagnostics Inc. and MedPlus Inc., No. 12-40007, D. Mass.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54216). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank FORT MYERS, Fla. - A Florida federal magistrate on April 12 granted a Doe defendant's motion to quash a discovery subpoena served on his Internet service provider (ISP), finding that the Doe's declaration of nonresidency defeated jurisdiction (Nu Image Inc. v. Does 1-3,932, No. 2:11-cv-00545, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51402; See 3/5/12, Page 24). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Lamenting that "the technology that enables copyright infringement has outpaced technology that prevents it," a California federal magistrate judge on March 30 nonetheless denied a copyright plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery in a John Doe file-sharing case (Hard Drive Productions Inc. v. Does 1-90, No. 11-3825, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45509). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on April 10 denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a copyright and trademark dispute over the resale of unauthorized software (Adobe Systems Inc. v. Joshua Christensen et al., No. 10-422, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49878). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge erred in granting two copyright infringement defendants summary judgment, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded April 9 (L.A. Printex Industries Inc. v. Aeropostale Inc. and Ms. Bubbles Inc., No. 10-56187, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7079). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 18 found that an underlying complaint fails to allege any personal or advertising injury against an insured, affirming a lower court's ruling that the insurer has no duty to defend an underlying lawsuit alleging that the insured committed copyright and trade dress violations (Feldman Law Group, P.C., as assignee of The Hyman Companies Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, No. 11-4483-cv, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7787). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW ORLEANS - Breach of contract policy exclusions do not bar coverage of a copyright infringement claim against insureds, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 4, reversing and remanding a lower court's ruling that no coverage existed (Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Incorporated v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, No. 11-30121, 5th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 6730). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Joel Tenenbaum v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al., No. 11-1019, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 724. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Psystar Corporation v. Apple, Inc., No. 11-812, U.S. Sup. Petition for writ of certiorari: Filed Dec27 by Psystar CorpPetition for writ of certiorari available 78-120507-005B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Capitol Records, et al. v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, Nos. 11-2820, 11-2858, 8th Cir.; See April 2012, Page 22. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Tanit Buday v. New York Yankees Partnership, No. 11-4803, 2nd Cir.; See April 2012, Page 24. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Supap Kirtsaeng d/b/a Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 11-697, and Ganghua Liu v. Pearson Education, Inc., et al., No. 11-708, U.S. Sup.; See story, this issue. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., and Mark T. Pappas, No. 11-2250, 4th Cir.; See March 2012, Page 27. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Remark LLC v. Adell Broadcasting Corporation, d/b/a WADL-TV, Nos. 11-2349, 11-2442, 6th Cir.; See April 2012, Page 27. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - A Michigan federal judge on March 26 found that deciding issues of joinder in John Doe online file-sharing cases need not be postponed until after Internet service providers (ISPs) have provided identifying information (Patrick Collins Inc. v. John Does 1-23, No. 11-15231, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40536). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BOSTON - A dispute over the treatment for an animated television series was dismissed March 20 by a Massachusetts federal judge, who found no probative similarity between an idea pitched to The Cartoon Network and the series that ultimately aired on television 10 years later (Timothy McGee v. Andr[#233] Benjamin, The Cartoon Network and Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc., No. 08-11818, D. Mass.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37210). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BROOKLYN, NY - Curtis Jackson, previously known as rapper 50 Cent, defeated copyright infringement claims levied against him by a fellow hip-hop artist when a New York federal judge on March 23 granted dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Tyrone Simmons v. William C. Stanberry, et al., No. 10-5815, E.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40150). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - Calling it a novel question, a Nevada federal judge on March 8 granted a motion to dismiss claims brought against the operator of a streaming website under the Communications Act (CA), finding that the act pertained to the theft of cable and not to the copyright-based allegations in the present case (Zuffa LLC v. Justin.tv Inc., No. 2:11-cv-00114, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31482). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A plaintiff seeking a declaration of non-copyright infringement won the right to amend its complaint March 6, while also defeating a defendant's motion to dismiss (Effie Film LLC v. Gregory Murphy, No. 11-783, S.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29748). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lamenting a "largely incomprehensible" copyright and trademark infringement complaint, a District of Columbia federal judge on March 13 dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that the plaintiff conceded any opposition to a defendant's motion for summary judgment (Isaac A. Potter Jr. v. Toei Animation Inc., et al., No. 10-2085, D. D.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33177). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - Allegations of federal unfair competition were dismissed March 6 by a Michigan federal judge as duplicative of a trade dress infringement claim, which itself was dismissed on grounds that the claimed trade dress seeks protection for functional features (Mertik Maxitrol GmbH & Co. and Mertik Maxitrol Inc. v. Honeywell Technologies SARL, No. 10-12257, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29264). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank GREENBELT, Md. - Ruling that an adult film producer needs to be able to identify potential defendants to pursue copyright infringement claims against them, a Maryland federal judge on Feb. 28 denied three Doe defendants' motions to quash a subpoena served on their Internet service providers (ISPs) (Third Degree Films Inc. v. Does 1-108, No. 8:11-cv-03007, D. Md.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25400). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 26 declined to quash or modify subpoenas issued to the Internet service providers (ISPs) of 15 Doe defendants in a case alleging illegal online file sharing of an adult film company's copyrighted motion picture (Raw Films Ltd. v. John Does 1-15, No. 2:11-cv-07248, E.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41645). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An adult entertainment company's ex parte petition to discover the names of Internet users associated with certain Internet protocol (IP) addresses was improperly granted, a California federal magistrate judge ruled March 21, granting a motion by a group of Internet service providers (ISPs) to reconsider a previous ruling that had granted the petitioner's quest to serve subpoenas on the ISPs in a purported effort to pursue copyright infringement claims against the Internet users (In the Matter Of a Petition By Ingenuity 13 LLC, No. 2:11-mc-00084, E.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38647). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ALBANY, NY - A New York federal judge on March 15 agreed with several music licensing firms that a nightclub infringed valid copyrights by publicly performing protected works (Broadcast Music Inc., et al. v. DFK Entertainment LLC and Dominic F. Karl, No. 10-1393, N.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35089). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - Having already found that a plaintiff's copyrighted book was published and sold with permission by two defendants, a Michigan federal judge on March 20 went one step further, awarding the defendants $74,067 in attorney fees and costs (Talecia Chambers and Billy Joe Chambers v. Ingram Book Co., et al., No. 09-14731, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37125). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Asserting his authorship and ownership of a legal document that he filed in a 2003 lawsuit, a lawyer on March 14 sued a legal research firm in Connecticut federal court, claiming that its online publication of the document constituted copyright infringement (David J. Heinlein v. West Publishing Corp., No. 3:12-cv-00386, D. Conn.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - Two copyright infringement defendants won a declaratory judgment March 9 that the posting of a five-sentence excerpt from a 50-sentence news article on a political discussion forum is fair use, pursuant to 17 U.S. Code Section 107 (Righthaven LLC v. Democratic Underground and David Allen, No. 10-1356, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31605.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Randy Starkey v. Minor Miracle Productions, LLC, et al., No. 11-1152, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1138. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Capitol Records, et al. v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, Nos. 11-2820, 11-2858, 8th Cir.; See March 2012, Page 31. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Tanit Buday v. New York Yankees Partnership, No. 11-4803, 2nd Cir.; See March 2012, Page 32. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., and Mark T. Pappas, No. 11-2250, 4th Cir.; See March 2012, Page 27. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-3%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Remark LLC v. Adell Broadcasting Corporation, d/b/a WADL-TV, Nos. 11-2349, 11-2442, 6th Cir. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A California federal judge's decision to permit Oracle America Inc. to introduce into evidence a hotly contested email by a Google Inc. engineer was not erroneous, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 6 in a high stakes patent and copyright infringement dispute between both parties (In re: Google Inc., Misc. No. 106, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2443). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Because the operators of an adult website did not file an answer or any responsive pleadings to copyright and trademark infringement claims against them by a producer of adult films, an Iowa federal judge on Feb. 13, after determining that the claims had merit, granted default judgment in the plaintiff's favor (Fraserside IP LLC v. Mark Faragalla, et al., No. C11-3032, N.D. Iowa; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17528). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SHERMAN, Texas - A federal judge in Texas on Feb. 3 denied motions for summary judgment and said that a dispute regarding the rights to two songs that were sold as part of a bankruptcy liquidation sale would have to be resolved at trial (Alvertis Isbell d/b/a Alvert Music v. DM Records Inc., No. 07-146, Chapter 7, E.D. Texas). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - A Utah federal judge did not err in allowing a breach of contract verdict to stand, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 7, finding that the contract in question is not illegal or unenforceable under the Copyright Act (BC Technical Inc. v. Ensil International Corp., Nos. 09-4011, 4019, 10th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2294). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on Feb. 9 issued findings of fact and conclusions of law finding that a man infringed the trademarks and logo of a municipal golf course and violated the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) by registering 20 Internet domain names that are confusingly similar to the infringed marks (City of Carlsbad, et al. v. Prince Reza Shah, No. 3:08-cv-01211, S.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16035). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ATLANTA - A Georgia federal judge did not err in finding that a copyright infringement plaintiff failed to rebut testimony that a defendant independently created a three-note riff used in a rap song, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded Feb. 8 (Charles Watt v. D4L et al., No. 10-14710, 11th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2347). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A music downloading service saw its appeal of a contributory infringement ruling against it dismissed by a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 8th, with the panel stating that the court lacked jurisdiction because a final order has not yet been issued in the underlying case (Capitol Records Inc., et al. v. MP3tunes LLC, et al., No. 11-3941, 2nd Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - Citing undisputed evidence that a copyright infringement plaintiff's claim accrued in 1996 at the latest, a Colorado federal judge on Feb. 22 dismissed the case pursuant to the applicable statute of limitations (Julia Copeland Cooper v. NCS Pearson Inc., No. 10-2840, D. Colo.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21712). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Finding that a copyright and trademark infringement defendant's "total absence of contacts" with the State of Iowa is "the antithesis of the type of continuous and systematic contacts necessary," an Iowa federal judge on Feb. 24 dismissed the case (Fraserside IP LLC v. Roland Waterweg, No. 11-3043, N.D. Iowa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23740). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A series of defendants associated with the television show "Brick City" were properly granted summary judgment on an author's claims of copyright infringement because there was an insufficient evidentiary basis on which a reasonable jury could find in the plaintiff's favor, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 16 (Everett Adam Jackson v. Cory A. Booker et al., No. 11-3400, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3024). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - In a series of orders issued in multiple cases, a Nevada federal judge on March 1 found that a "Strategic Alliance Agreement" (SAA) between a copyright enforcement agency and a newspaper did not confer standing to sue for infringement (Righthaven LLC v. Brien Smith and FullThrottleTV.net, No. 10-1031, D. Nev.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank FORT MYERS, Fla. - Finding that a copyright infringement plaintiff's request for identifying information is narrowly tailored, a Florida federal magistrate judge on Feb. 28 refused to quash a subpoena served upon a John Doe defendant (Nu Image Inc. v. John Does 1-3, 932, No. 11-545, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23504). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MIAMI - A Florida federal judge on Feb. 14 denied a Doe defendant's motion to quash a discovery subpoena in an Internet file-sharing case, finding the Doe's arguments regarding First Amendment rights, misjoinder and lack of jurisdiction to be meritless (AF Holdings LLC v. Does 1-162, No. 1:11-cv-23036, S.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17894). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - An antitrust claim brought by MGA Entertainment Inc. against Mattel Inc. is barred by res judicata because it is too similar to claims brought in earlier lawsuits between the parties regarding copyright infringement, a federal judge in California ruled Feb. 21, dismissing MGA's complaint with prejudice (MGA Entertainment, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc., et al., No. 11-01063, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CINCINNATI - A Tennessee federal judge erred in awarding a widow $903,349 on claims that a music publishing company infringed a copyright obtained by her late husband, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 22 (Roger Miller Music Inc. and Mary Miller v. Sony/ATV Publishing LLC, No. 10-5363, 6th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3472). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BOSTON - Allegations by prevailing copyright infringement defendants that a New Hampshire federal judge's award of attorney fees was too low were rejected Feb. 16 by the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which similarly rebuffed a claim by plaintiffs that the award was too high (T-Peg Inc. and Timberpeg East Inc. v. Vermont Timber Works Inc. and Stanley J. Isbitski, Nos. 10-2234, 2300, 1st Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3190). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A purported copyright infringement class action was filed Feb. 22 in New York federal court against West Publishing Corp. and Reed Elsevier Inc., in connection with the defendants' practice of publishing legal briefs online (Edward L. White, Edward L. White PC and Kenneth Elan v. West Publishing Corporation and Reed Elsevier Inc., d/b/a LexisNexis, No. 12-1340, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Stating that the illegality of the LimeWire peer-to-peer (P2P) network was "fully and finally adjudicated" by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a copyright infringement case brought by a group or record labels, a group of six film and television studios on Feb. 1 filed similar copyright infringement claims in the same court against the network's operators and owner (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., et al. v. Lime Wire LLC, et al., No. 1:12-cv-00818, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 24 ordered one of MGA Entertainment Inc.'s insurers to reimburse three of its other insurers $8.5 million stemming from the defense of an underlying Bratz dolls trademark lawsuit (MGA Entertainment, et al. v. Hartford Insurance Group, No. 08-0457, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23998.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., and Mark T. Pappas, No. 11-2250, 4th Cir. Appellant brief: Filed Jan30 by Creative Pipe Incand Mark TPappasAppellant brief available 78-120305-018B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Perfect 10, Inc. v. Google, Inc., No. 11-704, U.S. Sup. Petition for writ of certiorari: Filed Dec6 by Perfect 10 IncPetition for writ of certiorari available 78-120217-003B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Capitol Records, et al. v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, Nos. 11-2820, 11-2858, 8th Cir.; See January 2012, Page 18. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Tanit Buday v. New York Yankees Partnership, No. 11-4803, 2nd Cir. Appellant brief: Filed Feb14 by Tanit BudayAppellant brief available 78-120217-010B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Oracle America, Inc. v. Myriad Group A.G., No. 11-17186, 9th Cir.; See February 2012, Page 18. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-2%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Righthaven LLC v. Center for Intercultural Organizing and Kayse Jama, No. 11-16358, 9th Cir.; See February 2012, Page 20. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congress did not exceed its authority in enacting Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which extended protection to foreign works that would otherwise fall into the public domain, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 18 (Lawrence Golan, et al. v. Eric H. Holder Jr., et al., No. 10-545, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to "expedite" a copyright infringement trial, Oracle America Inc. on Jan. 17 requested that a California federal judge stay patent claims against Google Inc., should the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals not rule on Google's petition for mandamus in time (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See 11/21/11, Page 10). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - Finding that a copyright infringement plaintiff presented the "same issues" that were previously ruled on in a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal order, a Michigan federal judge on Jan. 5 denied reconsideration, again finding that two designs for "diaper jeans" are not substantially similar (Richard Pollick v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., No. 11-12420, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1203). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Deeming the testimony of an investigator credible, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 12 affirmed a grant of summary judgment on eight counts of copyright infringement (Range Road Music Inc., et al. v. East Coast Foods Inc. and Herbert Hudson, No. 10-55691, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 696). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Defendant Apple Inc. successfully convinced a California federal judge on Jan. 13 to set aside a default entered in a copyright case in November (Korvel Sutton v. Apple Inc., No. 11-3911, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4657). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A John Doe copyright infringement defendant on Jan. 30 was denied reconsideration of a ruling that cleared the way for a subpoena to be served that could reveal his true identity (K-Beech Inc. v. John Doe, No. 11-7083, E.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10716). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - The copyright holder of a German adult movie saw its third discovery motion in an Internet file-sharing lawsuit denied Jan. 24 by a California federal judge who held that the plaintiff had not identified the Doe defendants "with sufficient specificity" to properly obtain the sought-after identifying information from the defendants' Internet service providers (ISPs) (Berlin Media Art e.k. v. Does 1-44, No. 3:11-cv-03770, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7888). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Despite "serious reservations" about a perceived proliferation of ex parte applications for expedited discovery in online file-sharing cases, a New York federal judge on Jan. 30 found that good cause exists for a plaintiff to engage in "cabined, expedited discovery" with respect to several John Doe defendants (Digital Sin Inc. v. John Does 1-176, No. 12-126, S.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10803). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ST. LOUIS - Allegations of false designation of origin filed in connection with the unauthorized use of a copyrighted song in a basketball DVD were dismissed Jan. 17 by a Missouri federal judge, who deemed the theory an "impermissible workaround" of the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (539 U.S. 23, 30-37 [2003]) (Dutch Jackson IATG v. The Basketball Marketing Company et al., No. 11-227, E.D. Mo.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4959). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank HOUSTON - Allegations of copyright infringement were rejected Jan. 31 by a Texas federal judge, who found that the manuals and drawings at issue could not be copyrighted when they were previously within the public domain (Axxiom Manufacturing Inc. v. McCoy Investments Inc., No. 09-3735, S.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11504). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - A copyright dispute over the musical "Jersey Boys" was resolved, in part, in favor of a defendant on Jan. 31 in a Nevada federal court (Donna Corbello v. Thomas DeVito et al., No. 08-867, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11085). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN DIEGO - Multiplayer online game "MapleStory" players violated the terms of use agreement by developing, distributing and selling unlawful software hacks allowing users to alter, modify, disrupt and destroy the game, the Korean developer of the game claims in a California unfair competition law (UCL) action filed in federal court on Jan. 3 (Nexon America Inc., et al. v. Ryan Michael Cornwall, et al., No. 12-160, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CHICAGO - The co-author of "Eye of the Tiger," a song first brought to prominence with the Rocky film series, sued Newt Gingrich on Jan. 27 in Illinois federal court, alleging copyright infringement (Rude Music Inc. v. Newt 2012 Inc., Newt Gingrich and American Conservative Union, No. 12-640, N.D. Ill.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Oracle America, Inc. v. Myriad Group A.G., No. 11-17186, 9th Cir.; See January 2012, Page 22. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Righthaven LLC v. Wayne Hoehn, No. 11-16751, 9th Cir.; See January 2012, Page 20. Appellee brief: Filed Jan12 by Wayne HoehnAppellee brief available 78-120123-005B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Righthaven LLC v. Center for Intercultural Organizing and Kayse Jama, No. 11-16358, 9th Cir.; See December 2011, Page 18. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=11-1%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Copyright%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Brownmark Films, LLC v. Comedy Partners, et al., No. 11-2620, 7th Cir.; See January 2012, Page 21.