Balough
November 14, 2019
(November 14, 2019) A photographer cannot sue for copyright infringement when his image was partially used without permission in an online article that criticized a newspaper article using with permission the full image. The court found the subsequent partial use constituted was fair use. Stephen Yang took a picture of Dan Rochkind or an article […]
Balough
December 1, 2015
(December 1, 2015) Cars are computers on wheels and modifying their software may violate copyright laws. But thanks to the U.S. Copyright Office, it will be a “fair use” for owners to make most changes to their car’s software. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. Sec. 1201(a)(1), prohibits unauthorized persons from accessing copyrighted […]
Balough
January 28, 2014
The posting by a news service of a recording and transcript of a call with financial analysts is a “fair use” and not copyright infringement, the Second Circuit found. Bloomberg L.P., a financial news and data reporting service, posted a recording and transcript of an earnings call minutes after the call conducted by Swatch Group […]
Balough
December 13, 2013
You won’t be downloading supercross racing events live from supercrosslive.com any time soon. A federal court in Dallas has enjoined the website from providing an audio webcast link to motorcycle racing events sponsored by Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc., formerly known as SFX Motor Sports, Inc. The court found that the link violates the U.S. […]
Balough
December 13, 2013
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was out of step when it loaded the RUMBA program into all of its 6,000 computers when it had a license for only half that number, making it liable for copyright infringement. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the jury’s finding and rejected claims by the LASD that loading […]
