IPKat: “Are Performers A Special Case?“:

While almost every serious commentator in the field of contemporary copyright law takes the view that no case has been established for the extension of copyright term in respect of sound recordings, the case for the extension of the protection term enjoyed by performers themselves has at

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Digital up, physical down. The top 10 concert tours featured, primarily, old-timers. Via The Big Picture. Music sale statistics have political implications so use with caution.

Yeah, right, any way, the movie ‘What Women Want’ depicted a pinball machine in the background of a scene. The owner of rights in the pinball machine sued the producer, Paramount, for copyright and trademark. The court said “de minimus non curat lex.” Coverage here, decision here.
From the decision:

The scene in

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NY Times: Online Piracy Menaces Pro Sports:

In combating piracy, one method of enforcement is off limits, executives say. They will not, like the music industry did, sue individual fans who are uploading games to peer-to-peer platforms.
“I’d like to think we’ve learned some cautionary lessons from the music industry,” said Mr. Mellis of

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Local Massachusetts paper sues Globe/Ny Times over copyright and trademark infringement. Coverage here.
Brief Gatehouse v Ny Times

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WSJ.com: “Recording Industry to End Litigation Strategy; Thanks, Judge Davis?”

Major news for online music geeks: The recording industry plans to lay down its litigation offensive against music pirates in favor of a more PR-friendly, if not more effective, strategy. Instead of suing thousands of people for stealing tunes via the Internet, it

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ArsTechnica: “We Just Link To Videos! won’t stave off MPAA Lawyers”:

But the key question is whether sites like Campusist are engaged in that piracy, or whether the fact that they simply link to other sites grants them immunity. This latter argument is the one routinely advanced by The Pirate Bay and other torrent trackers.

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Owners of rights in PERFECT BRIDE Turkish reality show re mothers arranging marriages for their sons sue Ryan Seacrest’s company re MOMMA’S BOYS show.

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