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Record Labels and ISP Bright House go to Trial over Pirating Subscribers

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Excluding Evidence From Trial. These ‘ motions in limine ‘ were submitted earlier this month and the court ruled on them in a recent order. Judge Scriven disagreed and denied the motion, which means that the ISP can argue that terminating people’s Internet access over piracy allegations is disproportionate.

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ISP Surprises Record Labels with ‘Innocent Infringer’ Witness at Piracy Trial

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The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and over the years several ISPs have been sued because of them. In anticipation, both parties submitted motions to exclude several topics, with partial success. The most prominent outcome thus far is the guilty verdict against Cox from late 2019.

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Record Labels Object to ‘Inflammatory’ Evidence from ‘Pro-Piracy’ Site Boing Boing

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Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. In a motion filed at the court yesterday, they formally request the exclusion of both. Shortly after the music companies submitted their motion, Grande filed its response. and Sony Music sued Internet provider Grande Communications.

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Another Tough People Search Ruling–Spindler v. Seamless

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court denies Seamless’ motion to dismiss. Section 230. Plaintiff argues that CDA immunity does not apply, “because Seamless actively created the profiles and advertising webpages giving rise to this suit.” The Court agrees…Here, Defendant is not alleged to have merely hosted user-created contact. Publicity Rights Claim.

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MPA v. SmoothStreams IPTV: Server Photos & Shutdown Details Emerge

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Following an ex parte motion at the Federal Court, on June 28 Justice Vanessa Rochester granted an Interim Order consisting of an interim injunction against the defendants, an Anton Piller order authorizing zero-warning searches and evidence seizures, plus other ancillary orders. When users of popular IPTV provider SmoothStreams.tv

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Shutting Out the PTAB Via Private Agreement

LexBlog IP

The concept of excluding the PTAB via a forum selection clause is not a new idea. Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit was given another opportunity to explore this topic, and the potential policy consequences of such private agreements. Since that time, there have been a handful of cases that sought to leverage this mechanism.

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Battle of the experts: court deals with surveys, damages, other Lanham Act experts

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Plaintiff ChromaDex sought to exclude defendant Elysium’s survey expert and damages rebuttal expert, while Elysium moved to exclude ChromaDex’s survey, damages, FDA regulation, and clinical studies experts. Each motion was granted in part and denied in part. Each motion was granted in part and denied in part.