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Internet Service Provider Potentially Liable for Copyright Infringement of Hosted Websites

March 11, 2009

Author: Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich

Following an investigation and notification attempts, clothing distributor Louis Vuitton Malletier filed a complaint against several websites that it believed were selling goods that infringed on Vuitton’s copyrights and trademarks, alleging contributory trademark...

DMCA Safe Harbor for Service Providers Also Protects Non-Storage Activities Designed to Facilitate Access to User-Stored Content

February 12, 2009



Author: Stuart Loh

Universal Music Group (“UMG”) sued Veoh Networks, Inc. (“Veoh”), an Internet-based service that allows users to share videos online, for copyright infringement. In the present proceedings, UMG moved for partial summary judgment that Veoh was not entitled to protection under 17 U.S...

In Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Case, "Distribution" Does Not Mean "Making Available"

November 17, 2008

Author: Matt Kellogg

At trial, the plaintiffs sought to prove that the defendant, a single mother in Duluth, had willfully infringed 24 of the plaintiffs' recordings by downloading and distributing them via the peer-to-peer program Kazaa. Finding that the defendant had infringed, the jury awarded...

Interference with "Pay-Per-View" Billing Information Prohibited under Section 553 and DMCA

November 17, 2008

Author: Morgan Galland

Defendants, Jon Chaffee, Amy Chaffee and Ramalda Bou ("Chaffee"), appealed a summary judgment decision of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island holding that defendants violated the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. § 553(a)(1), and...

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