Intellectual Property

6 new lawsuits were filed today in Tampa
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6 New Malibu Media lawsuits filed in the Middle District of Florida today

After more than an entire year of filing no new lawsuits within Florida, Malibu Media, LLC, the most prolific filer of copyright infringement lawsuits, filed a handful of new lawsuits in the Middle District of Florida today, all in the Tampa Division.  The new Malibu Media lawsuits are: (1) Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe, subscriber assigned IP…

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godaddy cyberpiracy case
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GoDaddy Cyberpiracy Case over Oscars and other Academy domains Finally Coming to an End

A five-year-long cyberpiracy case filed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences against GoDaddy is coming close to an end. The GoDaddy cyberpiracy case went to trial last week in a federal courtroom in California. In an upcoming proceeding, the Central District of California will hear closing arguments in which the Academy will reiterate allegations that…

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Twitter Deletes Copied Jokes, but is Copying a Tweet Really Copyright Infringement?

Imagine crafting the perfect Tweet, sure to bring viral glory, then finding you have come up short because someone else re-posted it without giving you an ounce of credit. This is a real problem Twitter users are facing, and those wronged are filing complaints to Twitter to rectify the issue. So, is copying a tweet really…

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