Intellectual Property - Copyrights

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Fairey et al v. The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2009December 18, 2009
Claim that iconic Obama poster infringes on AP photo copyright
Apple Inc. v. Psystar CorporationJuly 3, 2008December 18, 2009
Plaintiff Apple Inc. alleged that Defendant Psystar Corporation sold in commerce a computer named the OpenMac--subsequently changed to Open Computer--which runs a modified version of the Leopard operating system without authorization from Plaintiff and in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement governing the use of Mac OS X software and Plaintiff's intellectual property., Defendant also provided direct copies and/or modified versions of Plaintiff's software updates.
Perfect 10 Inc v. Google Inc et alNovember 19, 2004December 17, 2009
Plaintiff Perfect 10 sued defendant Google Inc. for displaying thumbnails of photographs copyrighted by the plaintiff. Consolidated with Perfect 10 Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc. et al. Additional Resources Ninth Circuit Opinion in Perfect 10 v. Google and Amazon.
Textscape, LLC v. Google, Inc.September 25, 2009December 16, 2009
PEERMUSIC, III, LTD. et al v. MOTIVE FORCE LLC et alAugust 24, 2009December 10, 2009
Redbox Automated Retail LLC v. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLCAugust 11, 2009December 10, 2009
Benjamin v. Google Inc.October 5, 2009December 9, 2009
House of Bryant Publications, L.L.C. v. A&E Television NetworksJune 3, 2009December 4, 2009
Plaintiffs claim A&E used short clip of "Rocky Top" synchronized in a television program, despite plaintiff's refusal to grant a license. Defense claims fair use, stating that the clip is only 12 seconds long and is background to a football game filled with ambient noise.
The Author's Guild et al v. Google Inc.September 20, 2005December 4, 2009
Plaintiffs The Author's Guide. Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles and Daniel Hoffman sued Google Inc. for reproducing a digital copy of plaintiffs' works without the copyright holders' permission and in violation of the authors' rights under the copyright laws.
Scott v. Scribd, IncSeptember 18, 2009December 3, 2009
Williams v. Scribd, Inc. et alAugust 25, 2009December 3, 2009
Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et alDecember 13, 2004December 2, 2009
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.
Reed et al v. Freebird Film Productions, Inc. et alJuly 22, 2008December 1, 2009
Plaintiffs Craig Reed and Survivor Films, Inc. alleged that Defendants failed to pay him a portion of the profits from "FREEBIRD...THE MOVIE" which incorporated portions of Plaintiff's personal video recordings of the Lynyrd Skynyrd band. Plaintiff s also alleged that Defendants used excerpts from Plaintiff's recordings without permission in LYNYRD SKYNYRD - LYVE FROM STEEL TOWN, LYNYRD SKYNYRD LYVE - THE VICIOUS CYCLE TOUR, 2003 NASHVILLE LIVE, as well as in the music viodes for SIMPLE MAN, FREEBIRD and SWEET HOME ALABAMA.
UMG Recordings, Inc. et al v. Veoh Networks, Inc. et alSeptember 4, 2007December 1, 2009
Domino Recording Company, Inc. et al v. Interscope Geffen A & M Records et alOctober 2, 2009November 30, 2009
Redbox Automated Retail LLC v. Warner Home VideoAugust 18, 2009November 30, 2009
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. Mark Field, et alMarch 13, 2008November 30, 2009
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. Copier Country New York LLC et alDecember 29, 2008November 25, 2009
Connectu, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. et alMarch 28, 2007November 25, 2009
ConnectU is suing Facebook for business torts and unfair business practices.
Joltid Limited v. Skype Technologies S.A. et alSeptember 16, 2009November 19, 2009
Minnesota, State of v. CMI of Kentucky, Inc.March 3, 2008November 19, 2009
Plaintiff State of Minnesota alleged that Defendant CMI of Kentucky, Inc. breached its contract for the sale and maintenance of a fleet of evidentiary breath test instruments by failing to provide the State with the computer source code used to program the computer-operated functions of the breath testing instrument. Plaintiff also stated that Defendant agreed to release information pertaining to the instrument when ordered to do so by courts handling cases in which an evidentiary breath test is part of the evidence and that any documentation and copyrighted material conceived or originated and arising out of the contract would become the sole property of the State.
The Football Association Premier League Limited et al v. Youtube, Inc. et alMay 4, 2007November 13, 2009
Plaintiff filed a class action law suit against YouTube and Google for allowing users to upload and distribute media that infringed on plaintiff's copyrights.
Realnetworks, Inc. et al v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et alSeptember 30, 2008November 12, 2009
jukebox to store dvds as DMCA violation
Viacom International, Inc. et al v. Youtube, Inc. et alMarch 13, 2007November 12, 2009
Plaintiffs Viacom International Inc., Comedy Partners, Country Music Television, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Black Entertainment Television LLC alleged that Defendants YouTube, Inc., YouTube, LLC and Google Inc. infringed Plaintiffs' copyrights.
Cambridge University Press et al v. Patton et alApril 15, 2008November 2, 2009
Publisher lawsuit against public university that makes electronic copies of course readings available to students without paying royalty fees.
Eight Mile Style, LLC et al v. Apple Computer, IncorporatedJuly 30, 2007October 26, 2009
Eight Mile Style LLC and Martin Affiliated LLC alleges that they never authorized Universal to license Eminem's music to Apple for resale on the iTunes Music Store.
Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated et al v. MillerJune 28, 2007October 26, 2009
Plaintiffs allege that defendant Norman Miller d/b/a Excel Test Preparation operates a copy shop near the University of Michigan that allows students to reproduce their own coursepack, which includes journals articles and excerpts from books. Plaintiffs further allege that defendant does not arrange for permission to copy the materials in the coursepacks from the Copyright Clearance Center, INc.
Doe 1 et al v. Ciolli et alJune 8, 2007October 26, 2009
Two female Yale Law School students sued because defendants posted defamatory and threatening comments about them on an online forum at AutoAdmit.com.
JURIN et al v. GOOGLE, INC. et alOctober 22, 2009October 22, 2009
Virgin Records America, Inc v. ThomasApril 19, 2006October 1, 2009
Jury verdict in favor of RIAA - $222,000 judgment against Minnesota woman for making music files available via Kazaa, despite her denials of doing so.
Brave New Films 501 (C)(4) v. Weiner et alOctober 10, 2008September 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.
Salinger et al v. John Doe et alJune 1, 2009September 14, 2009
Joe Satriani v. Christopher Martin et alDecember 4, 2008September 14, 2009
Jackson Browne v. John McCain et alAugust 14, 2008August 5, 2009
Jackson Browne is suing John McCain for using "Running on Empty" in his 2008 Presidential Campaign.
MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. et alOctober 25, 2006July 31, 2009
MDY Industries, LLC seeks a declaratory judgment that its product—WOWGLIDER—does not infringe on the Defendant's copyrights to World of Warcraft, violate the DMCA or interfere with the contractual relationships between Defendants and their World of Warcraft customers.
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. Bill Jackson and Associates AppraisersOctober 20, 2008July 21, 2009
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. ADS Construction et alOctober 21, 2008June 30, 2009
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. David Arffa, et alOctober 20, 2008June 15, 2009
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc v. BunnellFebruary 23, 2006May 26, 2009
Plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants for copyright infringement. Plaintiffs allege that defendants knowingly enable, encourage, induce and profit from massive online piracy of plaintiffs' copyright works through the operation of their TorrentSpy website.
Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation et alOctober 3, 2007May 5, 2009
Plaintiff Bourne Co. alleged that defendants infringed plaintiff's copyright interests in the song "When You Wish Upon a Star." Defendants allegedly created an episode of "The Family Guy" titled "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" that included a song "I Need a Jew." The song coupled anti-Semitic lyrics with plaintiff's song.
Coupons, Inc. v. StottlemireJuly 2, 2007May 5, 2009
Plaintiff Coupons, Inc. alleged that Defendant John Stottlemire intentionally circumvented technological measures used to limit the number of times a visitor to the coupons.com website may print a coupon.
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. Klein & Heuchan, Inc. et alJune 17, 2008March 26, 2009
Marketing Info v. Board of Trustees, et alAugust 18, 2006March 19, 2009
Read more at the Stanford Copyright and Fair Use, Fairly Used blog.
The Financial Times Limited v. The Blackstone Group, L.P. et alJanuary 28, 2009February 20, 2009
Plaintiff The Financial Times Limited alleges that Defendant The Blackstone Group, L.P. shared an individual, personal subscription to FT.com with its agents and employees.
PARKER v. YAHOO!, INC. et alJuly 13, 2007February 10, 2009
Plaintiff Gordon Roy Parker alleged that Defendants Yahoo!, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation infringed on Plaintiff's registered works--Outfoxing the Foxes, 29 Reasons Not to Be a Nice Guy and Why Hotties Choose Losers--by copying, storing and displaying his works within its cache.
Limitnone LLC v. Google Inc.July 23, 2008February 6, 2009
Plaintiff LimitNone, LLC alleged that Defendant Google Inc. violated the Illinois Trade Secrets Act and Illinois Consumer Fraud & Deceptive Business Practices Act. Plaintiff charged that Defendant improperly accessed and copied Plaintiff's gMove email migration software and then created and released a competing software product called Google Email Uploader.
CoStar Realty Information, Inc., et al v. Wayne Mascia AssociatesAugust 28, 2008January 14, 2009
craigslist, Inc. v. BertzNovember 5, 2008November 24, 2008
Plaintiff craigslist, Inc. alleged that Defendant George Berz d/b/a adbomber.com sold software and services that enabled users to repetitiously post duplicative ads on craigslist, in multiple categories on craigslist, and in multiple geographic areas on craigslist, and that purposefully circumvent craigslist security measures to do so. Plaintiff also alleged that Defendant had created copies of craiglist's copyrighted website and accessed craigslist's computer system without and in excess of authorization.
Realnetworks, Inc. et al v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. et alSeptember 30, 2008October 3, 2008
Plaintiff RealNetworks, Inc. and RealNetworks Home Entertainment, Inc. filed an action for a declaratory judgment that the CSS License Agreement permits Plaintiffs to manufacture and offer for sale the RealDVD product and that the Plaintiffs do not violate the DMCA.
Universal City Studios Productions LLLP et al v. RealNetworks, Inc. et alSeptember 30, 2008October 3, 2008
Stockwire Research Group, Inc. et al v. Lebed et alOctober 10, 2007September 18, 2008
IO Group, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc.June 23, 2006September 10, 2008
Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. alleged that Defendant Veoh Networks, Inc. infringed the copyrights in Plaintiff's works by reproducing, distributing and displaying the works on Defendant's website without Plaintiff's approval or authorization.
Shloss v. Sweeney et alJune 12, 2006August 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...
Verne Troyer v. Ranae Shrider et alJuly 31, 2008August 1, 2008
Plaintiff Verne Troyer alleged that Defendant Ranae Shrider persuaded him to make a private sex tape, but later leaked a portion of the tape to a tabloid internet website in an attempt to sell the full version to the highest bidder.
Hasbro, Inc. v. RJ Softwares et alJuly 24, 2008July 28, 2008
Plaintiff Hasbro, Inc. alleged that Defendants RJ Softwares, Rajat Agarwalla and Jayant Agarwalla infringed on Plaintiff's trademark and copyright by creating and publicly displaying an online game that copies the essential and original elements of the Scrabble board game and promoting and profiting from it in commerce in the United States under the confusingly similar Scrabulous name.
MAULE v. COLBERT et alJuly 17, 2008July 18, 2008
Plaintiff R. Bradley Maule alleged that Defendants Stephen Colbert, Busboy Productions, Spartina Productions, Comedy Partners LLC, MTV Networks and Viacom International Inc. infringed on Plaintiff's copyright by using his photo of Philadelphia's Mayor Michael Nutter as an insert beside Defendant Colbert.
Mark Mishak v. Google, Inc. et alDecember 20, 2007July 18, 2008
Plaintiff Mark Mishak d/b/a INEEDATV.com alleges that Defendants have sold keywords identical to Plaintiff's trademarks--"I Need a TV"--to various third parties and have deliberately manipulated the search engine results so that when consumers use these search engines to find Plaintiff's products and services, the consumers are unwittingly diverted to competitors' products and services.
Aguiar v. Webb et alSeptember 7, 2007July 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 alApril 22, 2008July 16, 2008
Copyright suit against Premise Media by Yoko Ono concerning use of John Lennon's song "Imagine" in documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed"
Reinhardt v. Wal-mart Stores, Inc. et alSeptember 21, 2007July 10, 2008
Plaintiff Richard Reinhardt (p/k/a Richie Ramone) alleges that Defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Apple, Inc., RealNetworks, Inc., Taco Tunes, Inc., Ramones Productions, Inc., Estate of John Cummings, Herzog & Strauss and Ira Herzog infringed on Plaintiff's copyright to six songs he authored while a member of The Ramones. Plaintiff alleges that he never licensed or authorized the use of his compositions in any digital formats.
Apple Corps Limited et al v. Fuego Entertainment, Inc. et alMarch 21, 2008July 9, 2008
Plaintiff Apple Corps Limited and Apple Records, Inc. alleges that defendants have attempted to release unauthorized bootleg recordings of musical performances of The Beatles from Hamburg Germany's Star-Club in 1962.
Atlantic Recording Corporation et al v. Project Playlist, IncApril 28, 2008July 1, 2008
Plaintiffs Atlantic Recording Corporation, Capitol Records, LLC, Elektra Entertainment Group Inc., Interscope Records, Motown Record Company, L.P., Priority Records LLC, UMG Recordings, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc., and Warner Bros. Records Inc. allege that Defendant Project Playlist, Inc. performs and reproduces Plaintiffs' valuable works without any authorization and without paying any compensation to Plaintiffs.
Elsevier Inc. v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.June 17, 2008June 30, 2008
Plaintiff Elsevier Inc. alleges that Defendant Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. infringed the copyright in certain medical illustrations of the late Frank K. Netter, M.D. and/or breached a license agreement for the copyright on the medical illustrations.
Corbis Corporation vs. Arnold Moving Company, LLCAugust 1, 2007April 30, 2008
Plaintiff licenses digital images to publishers, advertisers, design agencies, filmmakers and other creative professionals. Plaintiff alleges that WebTamers Web Promotion redesigned the website of Defendant Sterling International. In the course of the redesign, Defendant or its agents downloaded Corbis images and uploaded them to Defendant's website without authorization and without paying for them.
Perfect 10, Inc v. Microsoft, Inc et alAugust 8, 2007March 25, 2008
Adult publisher alleges that Microsoft's MSN search engine makes thumbnail images available in search results that infringe publisher's copyrights. Related suits against Google and Amazon for similar claims.
Maplewood Software Inc v. Microsoft CorporationFebruary 15, 2008March 4, 2008
Plaintiff Maplewood Software, Inc. alleged that Defendant Microsoft Corporation infringed on Plaintiff's copyright in the TUPLE database.
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. Centers & Malls, LLC et alMay 8, 2007February 21, 2008
Board of Law Examiners v. West Publishing Corporation et alJune 8, 2007February 20, 2008
North Carolina Board of Law Examiners alleges that BAR/BRI, owned by West Publishing Corp. and The Thomson Corp., engaged in wholesale copying and distribution of copyrighted questions that have appeared on North Carolina bar examinations.
David Grisman et al v. UMG Recordings Inc et alMay 3, 2007February 8, 2008
Plaintiff David Grisman d/b/a Dawg Music and Rodney Franklin d/b/a Maicaboom Music allege that Defendant Warner Music Group Corp., Rhino Entertainment Company, Ryko Corporation, Instinct Records, Apple Computer, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, AOL Music Now, LLC, Yahoo!, Inc., RealNetworks Digital Music of California, Inc. infringed on Plaintiff's copyrighted work "The Groove."
Doe v. Geller et alMay 8, 2007February 4, 2008
Plaintiff uploaded to YouTube a portion of "Secrets of the Psychics," a NOVA video showing the magician James Randi challenging the performance techniques of Uri Geller. Subsequently, the defendants demanded that YouTube take down the video pursuant to the DMCA. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief and damages for misrepresentation of copyright claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Freeplay Music Corp v. X-Cast Entertainment LLC et alJuly 25, 2007January 31, 2008
The Associated Press v. All Headline News Corp. et alJanuary 14, 2008January 15, 2008
Plaintiff The Associated Press alleged that Defendants All Headline News Corp., AHN Media Corp., W. Jeffrey Brown and Danielle George hired writers to copy and rewrite AP news stories.
Louden v. Yahoo!, Inc.October 1, 2007January 4, 2008
Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) claim by artist who claims her artwork "Reflecting Tips, 2001" was desecrated when grounds crew used weed whackers on the lawn the art was situated on.
HAROLD C. " HAL" TURNER v. 4CHAN.ORG et alJanuary 19, 2007December 17, 2007
Plaintiff Harold C. Turner d/b/a Turner Radio Network d/b/a Hal Turner Radio Show alleged that Defendants 4chan.org, 7chan.org, ebaumsworld.com, nexisonline.com and abjects.com posted unauthorized copies of his radio shows online, attacked Plaintiff's server so as to make it unavailable, and placed unauthorized orders for goods, services and merchandise from third parties in Plaintiff's name.
Recorded Books, LLC v. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.May 31, 2007November 30, 2007
Breach of contract, copyright, Lanham Act claims against OCLC/NetLibrary
Freeplay Music Corp v. Exquisite Multimedia Inc et alJuly 25, 2007November 26, 2007
Eros, LLC v. DoeJuly 3, 2007November 16, 2007
Plaintiff Eros, LLC, a maker and seller of virtual adult-themed objects within the Second Life platform, sued defendants and alleged that they have made and sold unauthorized copies of plaintiff's virtual products within Second Life using plaintiff's trademark.
Veoh Networks, Inc. v. UMG Recordings, Inc. et alAugust 9, 2007November 15, 2007
Plaintiff Veoh Networks, Inc. is a video hosting service that provides a mechanism for third parties to share video on the Internet. Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that (1) it has no liability to defendants for the unsolicited posting of content on the Veoh website; (2) it is not liable for direct, contributory or vicarious infringement of defendants' copyrights; (3) it is not liable for inducing the infringement of any of defendants' copyrights; (4) defendants are not entitled to any injunctions against plaintiff; and (5) it is entitled to safe harbor pursuant to 17 USC § 512(c).
IO Group, Inc. v. GonzalesSeptember 28, 2007November 6, 2007
Plaintiff IO Group, Inc. d/b/a Titan Media alleged that defendant Gilbert Michael Gonzales reproduced, distributed and publicly displayed certain Titan Media-owned photographs and audiovisual works on various blogs.
Nota Music Publishing, Inc. et al v. Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.July 13, 2007October 29, 2007
Plaintiffs alleged that defendant Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. unlawfully distributed or reproduced plaintiffs' copyrighted works when it sold special devices marketed as Sirius Satellite Radio players (i.e., Sirius S50, Stiletto SL100 and Stiletto S10) which allowed subscribers to record and retain perfect digital copies of plaintiffs' protected works, as well as store them for unlimited replay as long as they remained active Sirius subscribers.
George Edward McCain v. Associated Press TheAugust 31, 2007October 23, 2007
FragranceNet.com, Inc. v. FragranceX.com Inc.May 12, 2006October 23, 2007
Plaintiff FragranceNet.com, Inc. alleges that defendant FragranceX.com Inc. took, misappropriated and copied more than 800 photographs from plaintiff's website without permission or compensation for use on a competing online retail store.
RICHES v. COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC. et alOctober 15, 2007October 15, 2007
Word Music, LLC et al v. Priddis Music, Inc. et alMay 8, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiffs own or administer copyrights to original musical compositions. They alleged that defendants have infringed on plaintiffs' copyrights by producing, distributing, advertising and placing upon the market karaoke products which contain unauthorized recordings of the songs and graphic display of the lyrics.
Andersen et al v. Monsoon Multimedia, Inc.September 19, 2007October 10, 2007
Pravda Studios, LLC v. Corbis Corporation et alSeptember 6, 2007October 10, 2007
Plaintiff Pravda Studios, LLC alleged that defendants Corbis Corporation and Corbis Motion engaged in copyright infringement by copying , displaying and distributing plaintiff's live action, motion picture, film footage entitled PRAVDA B-STOCK: SPAIN. Plaintiff also alleged that defendant negligently lost, misplaced, destroyed or improperly converted plaintiff's work.
Pape v. Electronic Arts, Inc. et alJune 18, 2007October 10, 2007
Plaintiff Christopher Pape alleged that defendants Electronic Arts, Inc. and Inetvideo.com infringed on plaintiff's copyright in a painting entitled "Freedom" by including it in the electronic video game called Freedom Fighters.
Sweet People Apparel Inc v. Forever 21 IncFebruary 23, 2007October 10, 2007
segOne, Inc. v. Fox Broadcasting CompanyJune 12, 2007October 9, 2007
Plaintiff segOne, Inc. seeks a declaration that use of the segOne device, in conjunction with Fox programming, does not infringe Defendant Fox Broadcasting Company's copyrights.
Diane Von Furstenberg Studio, LP v. Forever 21, Inc. et alMarch 23, 2007October 9, 2007
Diane Von Furstenburg Studio alleges that forever 21 produced, marketed, advertised, distributed, offered for sale and sold dresses nearly identical to Diane Von Furstenburg's Cerisier and Aubrey dresses that bear designs identical to Diane Von Furstenburg copyrights.
United Fabrics International Inc v. Forever 21 Inc et alFebruary 2, 2007October 2, 2007
Riches v. Gates et alSeptember 21, 2007October 1, 2007
Pearson Education, Inc. et al v. Knyane et alSeptember 21, 2007September 27, 2007
Plaintiffs Pearson Education, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Cengage Learning, Inc. and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. alleged that defendants infringed on plaintiffs' copyrights and trademarks through their sales of electronic copies of instructors' solutions manuals.
Riches v. UnderwoodSeptember 21, 2007September 26, 2007
Plaintiff Jonathan Lee Riches© d/b/a CEO of "Identity Theft Row Records" sued defendant Carrie Underwood d/b/a "Country Music Singer." Plaintiff alleged that defendant bribed American Idol judges Simon and Paula, and got plaintiff's co-defendant to hack into phone lines to rig votes. He also alleges that defendant's current hit songs—"I Sued Vick, Got on the News Quick," "All Truth in My Lawsuits," and "Jonathan Lee Riches, He Delicious"—are plaintiff's copyrighted material. He also alleged that two Milli Vanilli lookalikes jumped him in the prison rec yard and stole his larynx on defendant's direct orders. (Plaintiff also affixed two stamps on the complaint—which did not reproduce clearly—and labeled them stamps of approval).
Mediostream Inc. v. Priddis Music Inc. et alApril 17, 2007September 25, 2007
Plaintiff Mediostream, Inc. alleged that it had entered into an agreement with defendant Priddis Music, Inc. under which defendant purported to grant plaintiff a non-exclusive right to encode, host, integrate and make available tracks for plaintiff's online karaoke business. Plaintiff further alleged that defendant Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. subsequently contacted plaintiff, asserted that plaintiff had infringed upon its copyrights, and indicated that defendant Priddis Music had no rights to transfer to plaintiff.
MCS Music America, Inc. et al v. Farner et alApril 6, 2007September 21, 2007
LA Printex Industries, Inc. v. Forever 21, Inc. et alMay 15, 2007September 20, 2007
Splash News & Picture Agency Inc et al v. Lavandeira et alApril 23, 2007September 20, 2007
THE SCO GROUP, INC. v. AUTOZONE, INC.March 3, 2004September 17, 2007
SCO Grp v. Novell IncFebruary 6, 2004September 14, 2007
Siddharth Kara v. Lions Gate Entertainment Inc et alFebruary 5, 2007September 13, 2007
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. Chocolate Perfection, Inc. et alJuly 31, 2007September 11, 2007
Knight v. LaVandeiraMay 11, 2007September 11, 2007
Photographer Ken Knight alleges that Mario Lavandeira posted a photo of Jason Allen Alexander on the website www.perezhilton.com. Plaintiff asserts that he holds the copyright to the photo and that it was published on the website without permission.
Riches v. 50 CentSeptember 10, 2007September 10, 2007
Plaintiff Jonathan Lee Riches alleges that defendant Curtis Jackson a/k/a 50 cent will be releasing a new album entitled "Curtis," which contains numerous Jonathan Lee Riches copyrighted lyrics and material. Plaintiff alleges that a lot of the lyrics deal with cybercrime, and that defendant stole the following copyrighted material from him.
CafePress.com, Inc. v. ArtsCafe.com et alAugust 29, 2007September 6, 2007
Sanrio, Inc et al v. Elia Oleta et alMay 24, 2007September 5, 2007
Sanrio Inc et al v. El Sol Trading et alJune 4, 2007August 29, 2007
North American Karaoke-Works Trade Association, Inc. v. Entral Group International, LLCJuly 6, 2006August 27, 2007
Coast To Coast Fabrics, Inc. v. Forever 21, Inc.April 26, 2007August 24, 2007
Solengo Capital Advisors ULC v. Dealbreaker et alApril 2, 2007August 21, 2007
M M P Inc v. Forever 21 Inc et alJanuary 30, 2007August 20, 2007
MCCLATCHEY v. ASSOCIATED PRESSFebruary 24, 2005August 17, 2007
Plaintiff Valencia McClatchey alleged that defendant the Associated Press (AP) over the AP's unauthorized use of her copyright End of Serenity photograph.
Dunbar et al v. Gottwald et alMay 25, 2007August 15, 2007
bebe stores, inc. et al v. forever 21 Inc et alJanuary 4, 2007August 13, 2007
bebe alleges that forever 21 sold garments bearing designs that were identical or virtually identical to bebe's copyrighted designs.
Anna Sui Corp. v. Forever 21, Inc. et alApril 23, 2007August 7, 2007
Anna Sui Corp. alleges that Forever 21 sold and offered for sale numerous women's clothing items bearing a striking similarity to Sui Products featured at the most recent New York Fashion Week shows.
Counter Terrorist Group US et al v. Associated Press et alJuly 9, 2007July 30, 2007
Perfect 10 Inc v. Amazon.com Inc et alJune 29, 2005July 25, 2007
Plaintiff Perfect 10 sued defendant Amazon.com Inc. for displaying thumbnails of photographs copyrighted by the plaintiff. Consolidated with Perfect 10 Inc. v. Google Inc. et al.
MY FIRST BIKE PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. MYSPACE, INC. et alApril 13, 2007July 23, 2007
Exact-Science Productions, LLC v. Femme Knits Inc. et alApril 27, 2007July 20, 2007
Exact-Science Products alleges that Femme Knits manufactured, imported, offered for sale and sold garments being a copyrighted design of visual art entitled "Heart Shaped Cassette Tape / I Love Music."
Cal IV Entertainment, LLC v. Youtube, Inc. et alJune 7, 2007July 10, 2007
Plaintiff, a music publishing company, alleges that Defendants infringed its copyrights by allowing users to upload videos containing plaintiff's copyrighted works and providing access to certain content filtering technologies only to existing business partners.
Entral Group International, LLC v. Legend Cafe & Karaoke, Inc. et alMay 11, 2005June 27, 2007
Freeplay Music Corp. v. Haas Outdoors, Inc. et alSeptember 21, 2006June 22, 2007
Unicolors Inc v. Forever 21 Inc et alJune 1, 2007June 14, 2007
Universal City Studios Productions LLLP v. Mario Lavandeira et alFebruary 20, 2007June 4, 2007
Internet Archive v. ShellAugust 31, 2006May 29, 2007
Copyright infringement claim
Grisman et al v. YouTube, Inc. et alMay 10, 2007May 25, 2007
Plaintiffs, owners of Dawg Music, allege that Defendants infringed on plaintiff's protected works and refused to deter infringing activities.
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY v. YOUTUBE, INC. et alMay 22, 2007May 24, 2007
Plaintiff New Jersey Turnpike Authority captured a car accident on video that occurred at the Great Egg Harbor toll plaza in Somers Point, New Jersey. Plaintiff asserts that the video is the copyright property of the NJTA and has filed an application with the US Copyright Office to obtain federally registered copyrights for the accident video. This video was subsequently uploaded to YouTube.com, LiveLeak.com and Break.com.
Stainbrook v. Lions Gate Entertainment et alDecember 1, 2006May 23, 2007
Plaintiff Jon Stainbrook alleges that Defendants Lions Gate Entertainment and Palm Pictures used the song FLASHING REDS in the film STOKED without permission.
Adam Pick v. Fremantlemedia North America Inc et alJanuary 31, 2007May 17, 2007
Plaintiff Adam Pick alleged that Defendants Fremantlemedia North America, Inc., American Idol Productions, Inc. and Fox Television Stations, Inc. incorporated his ideas on improving the American Idol website without paying him for it.
MoveOn.org Civic Action et al v. Viacom International Inc.March 21, 2007April 23, 2007
MoveOn.org and Brave New Films sued Viacom for asking YouTube to remove a video containing some Viacom content.
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. v. Earthlink Legal DepartmentApril 12, 2007April 17, 2007
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP issued a subpoena seeking the identity of the individual or individuals who posted copyrighted questions from the July 2006 Multistate Bar Examination on www.tabandbrandy.blogspot.com.
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE v. GOOGLE INC.March 17, 2005April 6, 2007
Plaintiff alleges that Google's aggregation of AFP's photographs, headlines and story leads in Google News infringes on Plaintiff's copyrights.
Shloss v. JoyceJanuary 25, 2007March 29, 2007
Case consolidated with Schloss v. Sweeney et al.
A.V. et al v. iParadigms, LLCMarch 27, 2007March 28, 2007
Anthropologie, Inc. et al v. Forever 21, Inc.March 30, 2006March 1, 2007
Johnson v. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. et alAugust 3, 2006December 19, 2006
Plaintiff Theodore Johnson alleged that Defendants Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Black Entertainment Television, Inc. infringed on Plaintiff's copyright to the artwork BLACK ANGEL by displaying and distributing it to the public in scenes of a motion picture entitled CAUGHT UP.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. et al v. Google Inc.October 19, 2005November 22, 2006
Plaintiffs allege that the Google Library Project infringes on plaintiffs' copyrights by copying copyright-protected works and allowing the public to search and access digital copies of plaintiffs' works.
Freeplay Music Corp v. Vivid Entertainment Group et alJune 5, 2006August 17, 2006
AUSTRALIAN GOLD, INC. v. HALLJanuary 17, 2006July 26, 2006
Plaintiff Australian Gold, Inc. alleged that defendant sells Australian Gold, Caribbean Gold and Swedish Beauty tanning lotions and other tanning related products on eBay using Australian Gold's intellectual property, including its copyrights and trademarks. Plaintiff also alleged that defendant's conduct has damaged plaintiff's distribution system and the reputation and goodwill of the products and the company.
Square Enix Company Ltd v. Xanga.com Inc et alJanuary 18, 2006July 19, 2006
Internet Archive v. ShellJanuary 20, 2006May 17, 2006
Google, Inc. v. Affinity Engines, Inc.February 9, 2005January 20, 2006
Plaintiff Google Inc. alleges that defendant Affinity Engines Inc. infringed on plaintiff's copyrights by using software code owned by Google that implements social networking functionalities and was written by Orkut Buyukkokten, a Google employee.
Macellari v. Carroll et alAugust 31, 2005January 12, 2006
Perfect 10 Inc v. Arlo GilbertNovember 3, 2004October 17, 2005
Plaintiff Perfect 10, Inc. alleges that Defendant Arlo Gilbert copied Plaintiff's copyrighted works and offered them for sale on his websites without authorization.
Five Navy Seals, et al v. Associated Press, et alMarch 21, 2005September 1, 2005
Plaintiffs allege that defendant Seth Hettena, a reporter for defendant Associated Press, took photographs from plaintiff's personal digital photo album at smugmug.com without permission. Plaintiffs further allege that defendants published some of these photos, which depicted five Navy SEALs, without concealing the identities of the servicemen.
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Plaintiffs EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. alleged that defendant Electronic Arts Inc. infringed on plaintiffs' rights in numerous musical compositions by incorporating them in EA Madden 2004, EA NHL 2004, EA NASCAR Thunder 2004, EA Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004, EA NBA Live 2004, EA MVP Baseball 2004 and EA Fight Night 2004.
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Kahle et al v. AshcroftMarch 22, 2004November 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.
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Plaintiffs Jeffrey Fidler and James Fidler alleged that Defendants distributed DVDs that infringed on Plaintiffs' unpublished audiovisual works on bow hunting deers.
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Plaintiff David S. Hendricks d/b/a Clipart deSIGN USA alleged that Defendants Dan Spangler and Cathy Davis willfully infringed Plaintiff's copyrights, by copying, displaying, selling, and distributing copies of Plaintiff's vector images through Defendants Yahoo! Inc. and eBay Inc.
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Plaintiff Habersham Plantation Corporation alleged that Defendants G & J Styles, Inc. and Halo Styles, LLC misappropriated Plaintiff's copyrighted furniture designs.
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Plaintiff Gerald Willis alleged that Defendants Electronic Arts, Inc. and EA Sports used Plaintiff's composition "UNLV fight song: Win With the Rebels" in various sports games without permission, license or authority.
TRF Music Inc. v. Alan Ett Music Group, LLC. et alSeptember 26, 2008 
Mazick v. Daughtry et alSeptember 17, 2008 
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Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Fomdb.com et alJuly 28, 2008 
Plaintiffs Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Paramount Pictures Corporation alleged that Defendants FOMDB.com and Raymond Williams unlawfully distributed movies and other works in violation of Plaintiffs' copyrights.
Universal City Studios Productions LLLP et al v. Movierumor.com et alJuly 28, 2008 
Plaintiff Universal City Studios Products LLLP, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and New Line Productions, Inc. alleged that Defendant Movierumor.com posted, organized, searched for, identified, collected and indexed links to infringing audiovisual works available on third-party websites.
NBC Universal, Inc. et al v. Redlasso, Inc.July 23, 2008 
Plaintiffs NBC Universal, Inc. Fox News Network, LLC and Fox Television Stations, Inc. alleged that Defendant Redlasso, Inc. copied Plaintiffs' programming and made it available on Defendant's website. Plaintiffs also alleged that Defendant permitted users to make clips of Plaintiff's programming for posting on third-party websites.
WARREN PUBLISHING COMPANY et al v. J. DAVID SPURLOCK D/B/A VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS, INC.July 21, 2008 
Use of monster images on magazine covers in book are Fair Use. See http://ipspotlight.com/2009/08/07/reproductions-of-famous-monsters-art-work-ruled-fair-use-when-used-in-biography-of-artist/
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Plaintiffs, Pearson Education, Inc. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., seek to prevent the importation and resale of copies of their works that have been lawfully manufactured and purchased outside the United States.

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