Copyright Law

The Cobbler Nevada lawsuits are over a film called The Cobbler
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Cobbler Nevada lawsuits filed in Florida over Adam Sander film ‘The Cobbler’

We recently wrote about Clear Skies Nevada, which filed 5 new lawsuits in the Middle District of Florida on November 20, 2015. However, prior to filing those lawsuits, the same firm filed 6 other suits on behalf of related Plaintiff Cobbler Nevada, LLC.  In these six Cobbler Nevada lawsuits, the Plaintiff is the alleged copyright owner of the Adam…

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Letters notifying ISP accountholders of Clear Skies Nevada lawsuits
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New Clear Skies Nevada Lawsuits in Florida over film ‘Good Kill’

A new BitTorrent plaintiff in Florida began filing lawsuits just before Thanksgiving. On November 20, 2015, five Clear Skies Nevada lawsuits showed up on the Middle District of Florida docket. The Plaintiff, Clear Skies Nevada, LLC, is the alleged copyright owner of the film Good Kill (2014).  All of the lawsuits are alleging copyright infringement via the…

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Content ID software looks for infringing YouTube videos
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YouTube’s Infringement-Detecting Content ID Software Not Exactly Foolproof

It should come as no surprise, considering the nature of the service YouTube offers, that YouTube has a longstanding history of combing through its users’ videos for possible copyright infringement. Recently, the search for copyrighted content has been streamlined, and the technology behind it, casting a wide net. New “Content ID” software has been implemented…

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