Top 10 Copyright Cases for the month of March 2010

1. Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, No. 08-103, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 130 S. Ct. 1237; 176 L. Ed. 2d 18; 2010 U.S. LEXIS 2202; 93 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1719; Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P29,914; 38 Media L. Rep. 1321; 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 143, October 7, 2009, Argued, March 2, 2010, Decided,  The LEXIS pagination of this document is subject to change pending release of the final published version.

CORE TERMS:  jurisdictional, subject-matter, infringement, amicus, nonjurisdictional, registration requirement, settlement's, register, unregistered, registration ...

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2. Mid-Continent Cas. Co. v. Am. Pride Bldg. Co., LLC, No. 09-11238, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 6405; 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 639, March 29, 2010, Decided, March 29, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  insurer, insured, settlement, conditional, reservation of rights, summary judgment, cooperation, duty to defend, coverage, underlying litigation ...

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3. Hilton v. Hallmark Cards, No. 08-55443, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 6104, May 6, 2009, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California, March 23, 2010, Amended

CORE TERMS:  card, public interest, transformative, publicity, public issue, internal quotation marks omitted, celebrity's, inextricably intertwined', misappropriation, furtherance ...

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4. Maharam v. Patterson, (07-4715-cv), UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5138, March 11, 2010, Decided,  PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

CORE TERMS:  copying, copyright infringement, material fact, summary judgment, recusal, genuine issues, abuse of discretion, disqualifying, additionally, similarity ...

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5. Lemorande v. Cameron MacKintosh Ltd., No. 09-55017, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5195, March 5, 2010, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California, March 11, 2010, Filed,  PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

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6. Russian Media Group, LLC v. Cable Am., Inc., Nos. 09-1554 & 09-2903, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 598 F.3d 302; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5116; 38 Media L. Rep. 1475; 49 Comm. Reg. (P & F) 967, January 14, 2010, Argued, March 10, 2010, Decided

CORE TERMS:  injunction, cable, programming, preliminary injunction, television, disconnect, preemption, satellite, subscriber, receiver ...

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7. United States v. Gasca, Nos. 06-50686 & 06-50688, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4982, February 16, 2010 **, Submitted** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)., March 9, 2010, Filed,  PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

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8. Oravec v. Sunny Isles Luxury Ventures L.C., CASE NO. 04-22780-CIV-SEITZ/O'SULLIVAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32390, March 30, 2010, Decided, March 31, 2010, Entered

CORE TERMS:  developers, architects, attorneys' fees, summary judgment, infringement, recommendation, architectural, COPYRIGHT ACT, fees incurred, out-of-pocket ...

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9. PHA Lighting Design, Inc. v. Kosheluk, CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:08-cv-01208-JOF, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA DIVISION, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30752, March 30, 2010, Decided, March 30, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  brochure, lighting, trade secrets, unjust enrichment, designation, summary judgment, Lanham Act, listing, Copyright Act, preemption ...

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10. Highland Tank & Mfg. Co. v. PS Int'l, Inc., CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:04-100, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30837, March 30, 2010, Decided, March 30, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  summary judgment, trade secrets, disputed, customer, misappropriation, patent, entity, summary adjudication, secret, matter of law ...

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