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In the last, suspense-filled episode of this long-running (7 years) daytime legal soap opera, the jury had returned a verdict in favor of MGA, awarding it custody of the little Bratz and $88.4 million...
View ArticleA Step Too Far
As famously said by Kenny Rogers, “ya gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away…”. (Righthaven, LLC. V. Buzzfeed Inc. et al.) As all of our loyal readers know,...
View ArticleWrong Approach
Apparently hewing to the old adage that the best defense is a good offense, Righthaven is vigorously arguing in support of a motion it has filed seeking leave to amend the complaint in one of the many...
View ArticleRighthaven, Wrong Plaintiff
It's becoming increasingly obvious that the business model of Righthaven LLC was, in fact, very wrong - evidenced by the fact that it has been ordered to pay nearly $120,000 in attorney fees and court...
View ArticleThe End of the Road?
It looks like the gig may be up for Righthaven LLC, the "copyright troll" that filed 275 copyright infringement lawsuits against website owners, bloggers and even message board posters without actually...
View ArticleCopyright Lawsuits Are Like Quilts
A poet and pillow-maker has filed a copyright infringement suit against department store chain Stein Mart Inc. as well as K&K Interiors Inc., Debra McMurray DBA Creative Quilts and Carol Strawn DBA...
View ArticleBefore You Sell That iPad...
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court might just take the "first sale" doctrine of copyright law into murky waters. And it all hinges on where the product in question was made - and where it was...
View ArticleOf Music, Art, Trademarks and a 45-Year-Old Banana
It may be spotty and four decades old, but the iconic banana image Andy Warhol designed for the Velvet Underground's debut album in 1967 is at the center of a very modern copyright and trademark...
View ArticleGoogle Books: Fair Use or Copyright Infringement?
Judge Denny Chin of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has a decision to make: Is the Google Books Project transformative enough to be considered fair use, or is it...
View ArticleGoldieBlox and the Three Beasties
One of this holiday season's most anticipated gifts is an engineering toy set marketed to girls. The GoldieBlox building sets got a lot of attention from a promotional video that the company released...
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