“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (New York) voted 2-1 to uphold a lower court decision and allow Aereo to continue streaming local TV broadcast signals over the Web for a monthly fee.”
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Tagged Aereo, court, litigation
U.S. Federal Law Provides Enhanced Trade Secret Protection For Employers
“Recently, President Obama signed into law two bills that strengthen the EEA and the protection of employer’s trade secrets. On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 (“TTSCA”). The TTSCA amends the EEA so that it is a criminal offense to intentionally misappropriate a trade secret “that is related to a product or service used in or intended for use in interstate or foreign commerce . . . .” On January 14, 2013, President Obama signed the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 (“FEEPEA”), which increases the penalties for violating the EEA.”
– U.S. Federal Law Provides Enhanced Trade Secret Protection For Employers
Tagged employers, Federal Law, Trade Secret Protection
Sly Stone Royalty Fight Moves to Bankruptcy Court
“Lawyers for Stone, who claims Goldstein duped him out of his royalties, have purchased a $1.7 million judgment against the manager. The judgment was obtained by First California Bank last year after Goldstein defaulted on a loan secured by Stone’s future royalties. By purchasing the judgment, Stone’s legal team could foreclose on the assets—including the name Sly and the Family Stone—owned by Goldstein’s companies.”
Lawsuit Filed To Prove Happy Birthday Is In The Public Domain
The creatively named Good Morning to You Productions, a documentary film company planning a film about the song Happy Birthday, has now filed a lawsuit concerning the copyright of Happy Birthday and are seeking to force Warner/Chappell to return the millions of dollars it has collected over the years.
Tagged public domain
NM Employers Can’t Ask for Applicants’ Facebook Passwords
“Joining a handful of other states that limit employer access to social media accounts, New Mexico … passed a law forbidding employers from demanding passwords from prospective employees. Under the new law, employers are forbidden from requesting or requiring job applicants to provide access to their social media accounts.”
Tagged Facebook Passwords, NM Employers
Pandora seeks to reduce royalty payments by buying an FM radio station
“Pandora is getting into FM radio, with the acquisition of a station called KXMZ-FM in Rapid City, South Dakota … ‘To put this in perspective, at least 16 of the top 20 Internet radio services that compete with Pandora operate under the RMLC license that has not been made available to Pandora,’ writes Pandora’s Christopher Harrison in a blog post explaining the KXMZ-FM acquisition. ‘This acquisition allows us to qualify for the same RMLC license under the same terms as our competitors.’”
- Pandora seeks to reduce royalty payments by buying an FM radio station
Continuing: Craigslist’s Suit Against 3Taps and Padmapper For Scrapping, Repackaging Classifieds
“Last month, Craigslist sued 3Taps and Padmapper for scraping and repackaging its classified ads. Since then, it has extracted greater IP rights from its advertisers and reportedly may de-index the listings from Google.”
– Continuing: Craigslist’s Suit Against 3Taps and Padmapper For Scrapping, Repackaging Classifieds
Tagged Craigslist, Users
Actress Sues IMDb for Revealing Her Real Age
“Hoang contends that IMDb ‘outing’ her true age has resulted in a loss of work, and has caused emotional turmoil.”
Judge Rules In Favor Of Unpaid Interns Who Worked On Black Swan
A New York Federal Judge both ruled for the two Black Swan interns suing Fox Searchlight Pictures and gave class certification to a number of interns who had worked at the company in another win for unpaid interns across America on Tuesday. The win was two-fold: one, the Judge said there was evidence that the two men “were essentially regular employees”, and two, that “these internships did not foster an educational environment and that the studio received the benefits of the work.”
- Judge Rules In Favor Of Unpaid Interns Who Worked On Black Swan
Tagged employment law, internships, unpaid internships
‘Lost’ Beatles Concert Footage Prompts Lawsuit
“[A] new lawsuit claims that Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Apple Corps tortiously interfered with the release of the documentary The Beatles: The Lost Concert. According to Ace Arts, the company got hold of a 35-minute tape of a Feb. 11, 1964 Beatles concert at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C. The tape of the concert passed through several hands before eventually being acquired by Ace. The company says it entered into a deal with Screenvision Exhibition to show the documentary in 500 theaters nationwide before Sony/ATV and Apple Corps interfered.”
Tagged beatles, Concert Footage, footage, lawsuit