Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I first wrote about the case two years ago , when District Judge Staci Yandle denied Take-Two’s motion for summary judgment. In that case, a Southern District of New York judge ruled in the defendants’ favor on summary judgment. And no, this one won’t be the second.). Then, last week, the judge went further.

Fair Use 86

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2023

Here, the court excluded/limited Nepute’s proposed experts, denied partial summary judgment to Nepute, and granted partial summary judgment to the US on a few issues, including whether the challenged materials were ads. Also summary judgment for the government.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

It is not every day that the FTC sues the CEO of a publicly traded company, and it is even less often that we see a federal court opinion on the topic, so this decision warrants a deep dive. With that complex procedural detour, we turn to the summary judgment decision. Background. The Decision.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Since we last wrote for the IPKat on the topic , additional posts have discussed the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee’s inquiry into the impact of AI on the creative industries and the UK House of Lords Inquiry into Large Language Models.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Judge Trenga didn’t cite Philpot’s checkered history in his recent summary judgment order. Still, I have to wonder whether the judge’s somewhat generous fair use decision may have been at least partially influenced by Philpot’s prior track record. Also, I’m looking for future article topics!

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IP Whiteboard

APRIL 15, 2021

The Duchess of Sussex) was recently granted summary judgment in a privacy claim against Associated Newspapers Limited, over the publication of extracts from a hand-written letter to her father (see HRH The Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWHC 273 (Ch) ). 1] [link]. [2] 2] See [3]. [3] 4] See [170]. [5]

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

For a channel that specialized in “drama related” topics, the next year of events could’ve taken it to the next level. When combined these overly ambitious claims stretched well beyond six digits but even a partial win for Triller would’ve been devastating for De La Santos. Triller Wins Partial Summary Judgment.

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