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Internet Copyright Infringement - Courts Weigh-In

Mon, Mar 10, 2008

A New York federal court held that the Internet copyright infringement resulting from the copying of the website was willful and awarded statutory damages for Internet copyright infringement as well as costs and attorneys’ fees.

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The Eastern District of Pennsylvania helps keep the DMCA and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act from continuing to be misused.

Sun, Aug 5, 2007

The latest incident occurred when a law firm was accused of violating the DMCA and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when it used the Way Back Machine to recover old Web pages of its client's opposing party. Obviously, the firm’s intent was to use the pages to defend its client.

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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Protecting the ISPs and bogging down technology

Wed, May 30, 2007

In Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes, 111 F. Supp. 2d 294 (2000), a case decided after the passage of the DMCA, motion picture studios brought action under the DMCA to enjoin Internet website owners from posting or downloading software that decrypted digitally encrypted movies on DVDs

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KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc - Obvious non-obviousness?

Tue, May 22, 2007

The District Court dismissed the case, holding that the claim contained in Teleflex's patent was obvious. The Federal Circuit reversed, applying its "Teaching, Suggestion, Motivation" test. Under this test, the combination of existing processes to create new processes is not obvious when there is no prior art that explicitly or implicitly teaches, suggests, or motivates the combination.

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