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<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Payments Don't Toll Lawsuit Limitations Period Image

<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Payments Don't Toll Lawsuit Limitations Period

Stan Soocher

In its first ruling on the issue, the Court of Appeal of Florida decided that film distribution payments didn't fall under the state's "continuing tort" doctrine for purposes of extending the statute of limitations in a lawsuit alleging tortious interference with business relationship.

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California View: Can <i>Pok'mon Go</i> Players Hold Game Developer Liable? Image

California View: Can <i>Pok'mon Go</i> Players Hold Game Developer Liable?

Brian S. Kabateck & Natalie S. Pang

Within the first week of its release, the enhanced-reality game <i>Pok'mon Go</i> garnered 21 million users in the United States alone. The location-based game received praise for getting people out of the house and harsh criticism as a nuisance and for its role in accidents. Among the litany of legal issues the game raises is whether players can hold the game developers at Niantic liable if they walk off cliffs, crash their cars, illegally cross the border or happen upon a land mine.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Artist Merchandise-Approval Form Doesn't Shield Live Nation From Liability for Willful Infringement of Photographer's Works<br>Country Artist Wins Attorney Fees After Prevailing in Record Label's End-Run Copyright Suit<br>District Court in Fourth Circuit Decides Copyright Office Must Act on Registration Application Before Plaintiff Can Proceed With Infringement Suit<br>

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<i>Pok'mon Go</i> Raises a Variety of Liability Issues Image

<i>Pok'mon Go</i> Raises a Variety of Liability Issues

Robert D. Lang

Every generation has its own new fads, which can sweep across the country, if not the world, seemingly from nowhere, capturing the imagination and attention of millions. With the exception of a few fads, these activities, however brilliant or mindless, do not create legal issues and potential litigation involving those who participate. <i>Pok'mon Go</i> is one of those exceptions.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Benjamin H. Weissman

Federal Circuit: <i>Halo Electronics</i> Sent Back to District Court <br>

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Business Crimes Hotline

Analysis of a fraud case out of Georgia.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Twitter Fends Off Suit Over ISIS Attack Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Twitter Fends Off Suit Over ISIS Attack

Ben Hancock

A federal judge on Aug. 9 dismissed a suit against Twitter Inc. that seeks to hold the social media platform liable for a 2015 terrorist attack in Jordan that left two Americans dead and was linked to the Islamic State, or ISIS.

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How to Understand and Protect the Data in Your Enterprise

Bill Lederer

Especially in a time where cybersecurity remains in the headlines on a regular basis, it's crucial to understand what data exists in order to protect it. Where's your data? What if you lost track of some of it? What if attackers copied it?

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Case Notes

Cases involving a non-paying restaurant tenant and statutory theft.

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<i>Cuozzo</i> Upholds PTAB Authority

Jennifer R. Bush & Will Pierog

In June, in <i>Cuozzo Speed Technologies</i>, the Supreme Court upheld the prior Federal Circuit decision that a patent owner cannot, in most circumstances, appeal the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute an inter partes review.

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