Tag Archives: Copyright

Copyright Office event on copyright & sports

Please join us when the U.S. Copyright Office celebrates World Intellectual Property Day with a special Copyright Matters event on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the historic Coolidge Auditorium in the Jefferson Building in Washington, DC. This year’s theme, is “Reach for Gold: Copyright and … Continue reading

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U.S. Copyright Office, Section 512 Study Roundtable

Opening RemarksKaryn A. Temple, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright OfficeNat’l and int’l changes since 2016 roundtable—looking for updates.  [Congrats on her first official event as Register!]  Tale of two cities: very different perspectives on how DMCA is working/not … Continue reading

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Fifth Circuit – Copyright Law – Default Judgment For Failure To Comply With Local Rules/Delay Upheld

Bulletlink.comIn  Sindhi v. Raina, 905 F.3d 327 (5th Cir. 2018): the Fifth Circuit affirmed a trial court's refusal to vacate a default judgment in a copyright infringement action.  The action was commenced in Texas against an Indian national residing in India for … Continue reading

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Copyright case: BBC v Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Ltd, United Kingdom

Stavroula KarapapaThe Court concluded that the Copyright Tribunal does not have jurisdiction under section 126 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to set the terms of licences of foreign copyrights; but that it nevertheless has the power in … Continue reading

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Access Copyright Proposed Tariffs: Is the Copyright Board Turning Over New Leaves?

On March 6, 2019 the Copyright Board appears to have turned over one new leaf by asking for comments more than three years after the close of the hearing from “affected persons” on the “feasibility and clarity of the terms … Continue reading

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