Reading Time: < 1 minute I know the title sounds a bit provocative. But the opinion in Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum protects a willful music downloader in copyright infringement litigation based on a bizarre…Continue reading Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum: Are File-Sharing Willful Infringers in Copyright Litigation Now a Judicially Protected Class?
Express v. Forever 21: How Much Creativity Does Copyright Require? “A Little Dab Will Do”
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow much creativity does copyright require? Thankfully for copyright creators, not much. A dash will do. But in the rare case when that dash is absent, the owner of the…Continue reading Express v. Forever 21: How Much Creativity Does Copyright Require? “A Little Dab Will Do”
Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum: Are Willful Infringers In Copyright Litigation Now Judicially Protected?
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn July 9, Judge Nancy Gertner in Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum did what no court has ever done before. The court held unconstitutional an award of statutory damages in copyright…Continue reading Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum: Are Willful Infringers In Copyright Litigation Now Judicially Protected?