Category Archives: Copyright Litigation I see the same scenario all the time. A photographer posts some of their best pictures on their website, facebook, or Flickr. Several months later, they open a magazine and see their photo used in an ad, find their photo for sale as a poster on a website, or find their photo elsewhere on the...  The United States has launched a major initiative to combat copyright infringement on the internet, seizing dozens of website domains accused of trafficking in counterfeit goods and illegal file sharing. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security was recently authorized to seize the domains of several torrent and download sites...  The following is the latest decision issued by Judge Thomas P. Griesa in the copyright litigation case of HarperCollins v. Gawker Media LLC, 10 Civ. 8782 (TPG), SDNY, issued on November 22, 2010. OPINION Plaintiff, HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C., is a publishing company holding exclusive rights to publish, reproduce, and distribute America By Heart, a book authored by...  Discovering Copyright Infringement Often photographers, authors, software designers and musicians post their intellectual property on the Internet, only to discover shortly thereafter that someone copied their intellectual property and is either using it for personal benefit, or is selling it to others without the creator’s permission. As a copyright owner, you have the right to...  Facebook has acted on its threat to file lawsuits against three of its major spammers, alleging violations of the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM). Accused Spammer No. 1: Steven Richter of Kings Park, Long Island, New York Richter allegedly created dozens of... |
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