| Case | Case Filed | Last Document |
|---|
| Fairey et al v. The Associated Press | February 9, 2009 | November 5, 2009 |
| Claim that iconic Obama poster infringes on AP photo copyright |
| Brave New Films 501 (C)(4) v. Weiner et al | October 10, 2008 | September 15, 2009 |
| Talk radio host Michael Weiner (aka Michael Savage) and his syndication network, Original Talk Radio Network, filed a DMCA takedown request for YouTube to remove a video made by Brave New Films containing clips of Savage's commentary. Brave New Films is suing Savage and OTRN for a declaratory judgment that Savage's material in the video is a fair use. Plaintiff is also suing Savage and OTRN for damages and injunctive relief, based on alleged misrepresentations made via the takedown notice to YouTube. |
| Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et al | December 13, 2004 | September 19, 2008 |
| Plaintiffs Ralph Vargas and Bland-Rickey Roberts d/b/a JBR Music Group alleged that Defendants Pfizer Inc., Publicis Inc., Fluid Music, East West Communications Inc. and Brian Transeau infringed on Plaintiffs' copyright to "Bust Dat Groove Without Ride." Defendants allegedly used key musical themes and/or jingles from the composition to promote the sales of Celebrex and misattributed the work to Defendant Transeau. |
| Shloss v. Sweeney et al | June 12, 2006 | August 12, 2008 |
| Complaint for a declaratory judgment and injunction. Stanford author of biography of James Joyce's daughter in which the publisher redacted large amounts due to threats of lawsuit by Joyce estate. Author wanted to put supporting material on website. Raises issue of fsir use applied to scholarly... |
| Aguiar v. Webb et al | September 7, 2007 | July 17, 2008 |
| Copyright and trademark infringement claims against documentary maker's promotional website and film trailer. |
| Lennon et al v. Premise Media Corporation, L.P. et al | April 22, 2008 | July 16, 2008 |
| Copyright suit against Premise Media by Yoko Ono concerning use of John Lennon's song "Imagine" in documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" |
| MoveOn.org Civic Action et al v. Viacom International Inc. | March 21, 2007 | April 23, 2007 |
| MoveOn.org and Brave New Films sued Viacom for asking YouTube to remove a video containing some Viacom content. |
| Kahle et al v. Ashcroft | March 22, 2004 | November 30, 2004 |
| Plaintiffs sought declaratory judgment that the Berne Convention Implementation Act is unconstitutional under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment and that the BCIA and Copyright Term Extension Act together create an "effectively perpetual" term with respect to works first published after January 1, 1964 and before January 1, 1978, in violation of the Constitution's Progress Clause. Plaintiffs also sought preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against the criminal enforcement of § 2(b) of the No Electronic Theft Act of 1977. |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al v. RDR Books et al | October 31, 2007 | |
| Copyright, trademark and other claims against publisher of Harry Potter Lexicon, an unauthorized compendium of Harry Potter facts, plots, etc. |
