Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven," a federal court jury decided Thursday.
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Read More »Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven," a federal court jury decided Thursday.
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Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a startup Internet company has to pay broadcasters when it takes television programs from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch them on smartphones and other portable devices.
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Read More »A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving a classic Hollywood film may have dealt a knockout punch to a commonly used affirmative defense in a much broader range of cases, including patent litigation.
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Read More »In the last oral argument of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday took up a closely watched patent case that practitioners hoped would establish a standard for indirect patent infringement.
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Read More »The copyright holders of an Oscar-winning movie are suing 43 unnamed Wisconsin residents for allegedly downloading the movie illegally.
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Read More »Protecting rights has always been a challenge for intellectual property owners because of the relative ease with which pirates can steal their work.
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Read More »A parties involved in a federal lawsuit over copyright infringement, spurred by the alleged theft of home design plans, have reached a settlement.
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Read More »A Muskego company’s lawsuit to prevent construction of a Burlington home hit a snag with the completion of the house last year.
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Read More »11-2620 Brownmark Films, LLC, v. Comedy Partners
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Read More »Internet service providers can no longer avoid liability by turning a blind eye to copyright-infringing content posted to their websites.
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Read More »CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – A Chippewa Falls polka musician has won a court battle involving his ex-wife and her new husband, who he accuses of stealing one of his most popular tunes. Ray Rubenzer filed a federal copyright-infringement lawsuit ...
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Read More »CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin polka musician is accusing his ex-wife and her new husband of stealing one of his most popular tunes. Ray Rubenzer of Chippewa Falls filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit this week, alleging that ...
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