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U.S. Studios Agree to End Geoblocking in Europe Union Image

U.S. Studios Agree to End Geoblocking in Europe Union

Simon Taylor

Under the agreement, the studios and Sky UK will open up pay-TV markets, allowing consumers across the European Union to access to a wider range of content regardless of their location.

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GA Appeals Court Rules Rapper T.I. Not Liable for Attack at Studio Image

GA Appeals Court Rules Rapper T.I. Not Liable for Attack at Studio

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

“What started off as a jam-packed week of parties, concerts, and watching renowned rappers mixing new music tracks in the waning days of summer abruptly ended with Norris Gresham being dragged down a flight of 30 stairs and viciously pistol whipped in front of a crowd of onlookers.”

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Second Circuit Blocks Video Privacy Suit Brought Against Barnes & Noble Image

Second Circuit Blocks Video Privacy Suit Brought Against Barnes & Noble

Jenna Greene

A would-be class action against Barnes & Noble could have cost the bookseller hundreds of millions of dollars — not to mention a reputational hit for allegedly sharing private information about its customers' online video purchases with Facebook.

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Online Extra: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law Image

Online Extra: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law

Simon Taylor

<b><i>Technology Platforms Such As Google, YouTube and Facebook Had Opposed the Changes, Which Will Require Them to Compensate Publishers, Artists and Musicians</b></i><p>EU lawmakers have approved controversial new copyright rules that aim to make it easier for content rights-holders to make money when their content is used on digital platforms but could force large platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to make changes to their operations.

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Bit Parts Image

Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

No Copyright Joint Work Found from Damon Dash's Co-Directing Stint<br>Out-of-State Law Firm Let Out of Prince Recordings Litigation in Minnesota

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BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law Image

BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law

Simon Taylor

EU lawmakers have approved controversial new copyright rules that aim to make it easier for content rights-holders to make money when their content is used on digital platforms but could force large platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to make changes to their operations.

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25 Years After: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose and the State of Copyright Fair-Use Controversies Image

25 Years After: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose and the State of Copyright Fair-Use Controversies

Stan Soocher

On March 7, 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court decided for the first time that a parody may be a copyright fair use. In the 25 years that followed, the High Court's unanimous 9-0 ruling in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Inc., has been cited in more than 500 court decisions. But the Supreme Court's pronouncement left questions and controversies in its wake.

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Decision of Note: Race Discrimination Claims Against Charter Cable Can Proceed Image

Decision of Note: Race Discrimination Claims Against Charter Cable Can Proceed

Ross Todd

The Ninth Circuit decided that a group of African-American-owned television networks can pursue racial discrimination claims against Charter Communications Inc., the nation's third-largest cable provider.

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Second Circuit Affirms 'ReDigi': No 'Resale' of Digital Music Files Image

Second Circuit Affirms 'ReDigi': No 'Resale' of Digital Music Files

Robert J. Bernstein & Robert W. Clarida

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a long-awaited ruling in <i>Capitol Records LLC v. ReDigi Inc.</i>, affirming summary judgment in favor of Capitol Records and its record label co-plaintiffs in a case that raised issues of first impression concerning first sale and fair use in the age of digital music distribution.

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Counsel Concerns: Lawyers Battle Over Gears of War Client Image

Counsel Concerns: Lawyers Battle Over Gears of War Client

Lizzy McLellan

A Philadelphia lawyer is suing the founder of a fast-growing litigation boutique over a purported fee-sharing settlement, is arguing that the boutique backed out of the settlement so it could fund other cases against video game makers.

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