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Understanding the Pearson v. Chegg Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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In short, it’s claiming that Chegg, in many cases, either directly copies the content or creates a thinly veiled derivative work based upon it, both of which are violations of copyright law. Fair Use: Since the questions at issue only make up a small portion of the textbooks at issue, Chegg may argue fair use.

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3 Count: 2 Chainz Dodge

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First off today, Joseph Menn at Reuters reports that, despite a recent settlement, Apple has appealed a lower court decision in its ongoing lawsuit against the security firm Corellium. Apple sued the company, alleging that it violated both their copyright and their rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.