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The Righthaven lawsuits: What is fair use of online publications?
Posted on 4 Mar 2011 by Jeff Neuburger

By Jeff Neuburger of Proskauer Rose LLP Righthaven LLC is an intellectual property enforcement firm that was formed by a group of copyright attorneys and Stephens Media , the publisher of the Law Vegas Review-Journal. The company has been making... Read More

Canada Introduces Copyright Amendment Bill
Posted on 18 Jun 2010 by Jim Holloway, Christopher Aide & Rob Kittredge

On 2 June 2010, the Canadian Federal Government introduced a bill (C-32) to amend Canada's Copyright Act, in response to demands for reform relating largely to enhanced protection for copyright holders and stronger measures to address online infringement... Read More

SOPA – Is This the Beginning of Nostradamus’ Copyright Apocalypse?
Posted on 20 Jan 2012 by Travis Burchart

Blackouts. Protests. Screams of peril. Attacks against the government and other regimes. The impending destruction of the world wide ... Sounds like a Nostradamus/Mayan future, the doomsday scenarios abounding whenever either one is mentioned. But... Read More

A Tale of Two Anonymities: Attempting to Remove the Veil of Secrecy in Online Copyright Cases
Posted on 16 Nov 2011 by Travis Burchart

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...." In Dickens' famous observation, a mere comma separates the good from the bad. However, when it comes to the law, facts, not punctuation, often mean the difference between the... Read More

iiNet Versus Hollywood Puts the Spotlight on ISPs, Infringement and Australian Copyright Laws
Posted on 5 Apr 2011 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

Originally published by Lawyers Weekly : As the demand for immediate online content increases exponentially, Australian copyright law faces its biggest challenge yet. Briana Everett reports The landmark case between internet service provider iiNet... Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (2010 S. 3804)
Posted on 7 Dec 2010 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

On November 18 th , the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by a vote of 19-0, legislation to prevent Internet websites from illegally sharing movies, TV shows and other counterfeit material. Copyright 2010 LexisNexis Academic & Library... Read More

iiNet Versus Hollywood Puts the Spotlight on ISPs, Infringement and Australian Copyright Laws
Posted on 5 Apr 2011 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

Originally published by Lawyers Weekly : As the demand for immediate online content increases exponentially, Australian copyright law faces its biggest challenge yet. Briana Everett reports The landmark case between internet service provider iiNet... Read More