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Opinion CHANEY, J. Escape Media Group (Escape) operates an Internet service called Grooveshark through which users may upload and retrieve digital music files. UMG Recordings, Inc., owns an extensive music catalog that includes songs by such artists as Buddy Holly, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and The Who. In 2010, UMG sued Escape in the Supreme Court of the St

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625 F.Supp.2d 728 (2008) NORTHBROOK DIGITAL, LLC, Plaintiff, v. VENDIO SERVICES, INC., Defendant. No. 07-CV-2250 (PJS/JJG). United States District Court, D. Minnesota. June 9, 2008. *731 James K. Nichols and Peter M. Lancaster, Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Mark A. Wolfe, Northbrook Digital LLC, for plaintiff. Felicia J. Boyd,

JACOBS, Circuit Judge: *173In this copyright infringement suit, defendant TVEyes, Inc. ("TVEyes") offers a service that enables its clients to easily locate and view segments of televised video programming that are responsive to the clients' interests. It does so by continuously recording vast quantities of television programming, compiling t

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS MARY GEIGER LEWIS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs filed this case alleging claims for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, declaratory judgment, and trademark cancellation under federal law and claims of trademark infringement, breach of contract, conversion, violation of the South Carolina

Case: 24-1039 Document: 68 Page: 1 Filed: 09/24/2025 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ FINESSE WIRELESS LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee v. AT&T MOBILITY LLC, NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellants ERICSSON, INC., Defendant ____________________

OPINION PAEZ, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff Mavrix; Photographs (“Mav-rix”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Defendant LiveJour-nal. Mavrix sued LiveJournal for posting twenty of its copyrighted photographs online. The district court held that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (“DMCA”) § 512(c) safe harbor protected LiveJournal from liability because Mavrix’s photographs were s

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION ALLIANCE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-3606 (JDB) DONALD TRUMP et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) challenges the President’s dissolution of the Digital Equity Act’s Competitive G

Case: 22-1222 Document: 30 Page: 1 Filed: 02/17/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ HAWK TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CASTLE RETAIL, LLC, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2022-1222 ______________________ Appeal from the United Sta

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER SPATT, District Judge. On February 19, 2014, the Plaintiffs Schwartzco Enterprises, LLC (“Schwartzco”), a New York limited liability company; the Meat House — Roslyn LLC (“TMH Roslyn”), a New York limited liability company; and Arnold M. Schwartz, an individual resident of New *338York (collectively the “Plaintiffs”

MEMORANDUM OPINION STARK, United States District Judge: Pending before the Court are motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC (“BHN”) and Cox Communications, Inc. (“Cox”).1 (C.A. No. 16-693 D.I. 20; C.A. No. 16-695 D.I. 19)2 For the reasons below, the Court will grant both motions.

ACCEPTED 15-24-00133-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 4:28 PM No. 15-24-00133-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JAMES O. BROWNING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE THIS MATTER comes before the Court on: (i) the Defendants [Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. and Turner Digital Basketball Services, Inc.]’ Motion for Leave to File Defendants’ First Amended Answer, Defenses, and Counterclaims to Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement, filed October 30, 2013 (Doc. 39 in

OPINION PAEZ, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff Mavrix Photographs (“Mavrix”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Defendant LiveJournal. Mavrix sued LiveJournal for posting twenty of its copyrighted photographs online. The district court held that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (“DMCA”) § 512(c) safe harbor protected LiveJournal from

*888SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge, dissenting: The plaintiff is the owner of a copyright in a fixed sound recording. This is a valuable property right, the stock-in-trade of artists who make their living recording music and selling records. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants, without a license or any sort of permission, physically copied a small part of

In the United States Court of Federal Claims No. 25-928 Filed: May 13, 2026 Reissued: June 1, 2026 † WAVE DIGITAL ASSETS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. and COMMAND SERVICES & SUPPORT, INC., Intervenor-Defendant. Shane J. McCall, with Nicole D. Pottroff, John L

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge HAMILTON and Judge BROADWATER joined. *709 OPINION NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge. The question presented in this appeal is whether a Georgia-based Internet Service Provider sub

OPINION OF THE COURT Shirley Werner Kornreich, J. Plaintiff, Capitol Records, LLC, moves for partial summary judgment on liability against defendant Harrison Greenwich, LLC pursuant to CPLR 3212. Harrison opposes and cross-moves: (1) to amend its answer pursuant to CPLR 3025 (b); (2) for dismissal, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5), of certain allegedly time-barred claims; and (3) for summary judgment and dism

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1291 A. RICHARD SCHUSTER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Appellant, ROBERT RANSON, Plaintiff, v. WYNN MA, LLC; WYNN RESORTS, LTD; WYNN RESORTS HOLDINGS, LLC, Defendants, Appellees, MA GAMING COMMISS

MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER COGAN, District Judge. Plaintiffs are the owners of publishing rights associated with over one hundred copyright registrations covering over two hundred musical recordings. They bring claims against defendants Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon Digital Service, Inc. (together “Amazon” or “defendant”), alleging that Amazon infringed their copyrights by distributing phonorecords of p