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Supreme Court Vacates, Remands in Dispute over Textbook Copyrights
Posted on 27 Mar 2013 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Citing its ruling last week in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc. (568 U.S. ___ [2013] (lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs and the opinion for this case) ), the U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 granted... Read More

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Supreme Court Reverses, Says First Sale Doctrine Applies In Copyright Case
Posted on 19 Mar 2013 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A student accused of copyright infringement prevailed March 19 at the U.S. Supreme Court, which held in a divided ruling that the first sale doctrine applies to lawfully made works manufactured abroad and imported to... Read More

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