Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, the U.S. 3d 39 (2d Cir.

Music 96

Music Blogging Copyright Ownership 96

Copyright Lately

APRIL 17, 2023

Serial copyright plaintiffs beware: the discovery rule may not excuse late-filed infringement claims brought by “seasoned litigators.” The copyright docket is filled with cases from serial plaintiffs with unassuming—if not outright ironic—names like Affordable Aerial Photography (“Half off statutory damages!

Copyright 67

Copyright Litigation Due Diligence Licensing 67

43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Piggyback on VC due diligence, valuation. The problem is that this system fell apart around 2008-2012 when smartphones came out. Ben Depoorter, Copyright Small Claims Litigation: An Empirical Analysis Goal: stick to infringement. Ideas are nothing without financing. Everything moved into the cloud.

IP 52

IP Copying Due Diligence Registration 52