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The estate of Massimo Vignelli and his wife accused one of the late Italian designer’s former employees of publishing a book that uses Vignelli’s name and work without permission, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and UMG Recordings Inc. have violated a provision of copyright law giving creators a “second chance” to assert rights over their works after 35 years, a group of musicians alleged in a pair of proposed class actions filed Tuesday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at
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Ford Motor Co. won a bid to kill Versata Software Inc.’s claims that the automaker’s copying of the software company’s files constituted copyright infringement when a Michigan federal judge on Tuesday tossed that aspect of a larger fight over the rights to the code… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would allow the federal government to participate in oral arguments in a copyright dispute between tech companies Oracle Corp. and Rimini Street Inc. that could clear up a circuit split over how costs are awarded in such cases… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A group of the most powerful companies in the media industry including Disney, Netflix and Amazon have asked a California federal judge to punish a businessman accused of copyright infringement for his purported “abandonment of his discovery obligations,” according to a Wednesday filing… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 