Category: Copyright

Arizona is one of my favorite states. We planned on another family vacation in Tucson last month in January, but work needs won out. I like the Arizona weather (except summer heat and monsoons), colors of the landscape and the sky (check out these sunsets). I want to bring my drone there again to take

Clear Skies Nevada LLC filed another multiple-defendant “John Doe” lawsuit yesterday in Colorado, Clear Skies Nevada LLC v. Does 1-10 1:16-cv-00334-WYD-MEH. Clear Skies Nevada LLC owns the copyright for a film title “Good Kill” and is actively enforcing the copyright through litigation. Because of my interest in commercial drones, Antonelli Law’s Drone/UAS Practice Group  and

“Three Times Dope”: Walter C. Griggs v. Does 1-188 Walter C. Griggs has filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against 188 John Does in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The lawsuit involves the alleged downloading of a file called “Three Times Dope.” The file contains 34 sound recordings which the plaintiff performed and wrote the

Malibu Media LLC‘s lawsuit activity appears to be on the upswing. In December, Malibu Media LLC filed 168 lawsuits against John Doe defendants in California, Illinois, New York, and Virginia. Virginia had been quiet since September. California’s 59 cases were filed in the following districts and dates:  Northern- 16 (filed Dec. 27), Southern- 20 (filed

U.S. Department of Commerce Proposes Changes to Statutory Damages Under the Copyright Act Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force issued a report proposing changes to the current statutory damages under the Copyright Act, “White Paper on Remixes, First Sale and Statutory Damages” In recent years, there has been a surge in