CASE-ing the Joint: The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (Guest Blog Post)
…claim under 17 U.S.C. §512(f) for misrepresentation in a notice of claimed infringement or a counter-notification seeking to restore removed or disabled material, subject to the $30,000 cap; A counterclaim…
2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 5 (Contracts, E-Commerce, Defamation, Censorship, & More)
…7693111 (Tex. Ct. App. Dec. 28, 2020): “Hawkins does not argue that accusing him of making a false [512(f)] DMCA claim implied a crime; he contends that because the statute…
2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright)
…All that Glowz, Inc., 2020 WL 5535533 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 15, 2020). 512(f) claim survives motion to dismiss. * Mandala v. Tire Stickers, LLC, 2020 WL 5814496 (11th Cir. Sept….
It’s Meshugenah to Operate a Streaming Mixtape Site–Atlantic v. Spinrilla
…but in practice that sounds expensive, and I wonder what licensing terms would be needed to cover mixtapes. DMCA Online Safe Harbor. Another defense Spinrilla can assert is the 512(c)…
512(f) Claim Against Robo-Notice Sender Can Proceed–Enttech v. Okularity
…512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? (Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v. Perret * A DMCA Section 512(f) Case Survives…
Copyright Plaintiffs Can’t Figure Out What Copyrights They Own, Court Says ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
…Claim Fails)–Hughes v. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? (Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v….
A 512(f) Case Leads to a Rare Damages Award (on a Default Judgment)–California Beach v. Du
…Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? (Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v. Perret * A DMCA Section 512(f) Case…
Another Tough Ruling for Print-on-Demand Vendors–Sid Avery v. Pixels
…be contributorily or vicariously liable for the manufacturers’ activities. This is why I keep expressing concern that reallocating responsibilities within different corporate entities may not fix the liability exposure. 512…
512(f) Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss–Brandyn Love v. Nuclear Blast America
…focus only on the 512(f) part of this dispute. Bandmate A claims that the label’s counternotice violated 512(f). In April, the court dismissed the 512(f) claim, saying that Bandmate A…
512(f) Claim Fails in the 11th Circuit–Johnson v. New Destiny Christian Center
…Blond v. Heldman * Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Ningbo Mizhihe v Doe * Video Excerpts Qualify as Fair Use (and Another 512(f) Claim Fails)–Hughes v. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f)…