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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

TorrentFreak

For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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Cases Update

BYU Copyright Blog

After nearly four years of litigation, the parties reached a settlement agreement and mutually opted for voluntary dismissal. On June 9, 2023, both parties agreed to conclude the prolonged litigation following several petitions to extend the discovery period deadline. Each party agreed to bear their own attorneys fees.

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Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

Trading Secrets

We also noted that this theory could wreak havoc on routine employee departure litigation by creating a turf war between the court system and the NLRB. In response, the company filed a lawsuit against the now-former employee, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

LexBlog IP

We also noted that this theory could wreak havoc on routine employee departure litigation by creating a turf war between the court system and the NLRB. In response, the company filed a lawsuit against the now-former employee, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

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Guest Post: Sony fails in strike out claim against Hendrix bandmates

The IPKat

This New York action has been stayed pending resolution of the English litigation. This is an interesting legal question as the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the CDPA) brought in new performers’ rights, even for earlier performances such as Mitchell’s and Redding’s subject to transitional provisions regarding prior contracts.

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NDA: An Effective Way to Protect Confidential Information

LexBlog IP

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. ” In the partially published case, Elation Sys. Elation appealed the order granting the JNOV. 2d 630, 632.)