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Mar. 27, 2012

Pinterest and Copyright Infringement

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Users should be concerned that pins could lead to copyright infringement claims…

Nov. 22, 2010

Gawker Misunderstands Fair Use in Sarah Palin Excerpts

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The Southern District of New York granted a preliminary injunction this week enjoining Gawker.com from publishing excerpts of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s as-yet-unpublished new book. (See order here.) The court’s order confirms that Ms. Palin’s copyright infringement case against…

Oct. 21, 2010

Blogger Successfuly Asserts Fair Use in Copyright Infringement

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The U.S. District Court in Nevada has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a blogger who copied and re-posted several sentences from a Las Vegas Review-Journal article. In a highly unusual motion to dismiss ruling, the court held that “[the…