Category: Copyright

Los Angeles Trademark Infringement Lawyer | Google Releases Transparency Report Detailing Copyright Infringement Claims Since 2011

Google released its most recent transparency report on Thursday, December 19. Google has included an extensive section on requests to remove content from search results that contain copyright infringement. The report contains an approximately 1 million row database of copyright infringement claims dating back to 2011. In just the past month, Google has received 23,235,747

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Los Angeles Copyright Infringement Attorney | Cease-and-Desist Letter, DMCA Takedown Request Misunderstandings

The United Kingdom-based video game website Eurogamer reported on July 10 that American miniature golf course chain Putt-Putt, LLC sent a cease-and-desist letter to Minecraft developer Mojang. Putt-Putt threatened to sue Mojang over user-generated levels that allegedly infringed upon the Putt-Putt name. However, the problem with Putt-Putt’s trademark infringement claim is that the examples cited by the company were

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Los Angeles Copyright Infringement Attorney | Photographer Dishes Up Lawsuit Against Gossip Blogger Over Unauthorized Image Use

Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., the blogger known as Perez Hilton, has often been able to circumvent Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violations by “transforming” copyrighted images. Hilton frequently writes captions or draws scribbles on the photos that allow him to claim “fair use” protection. However, Hilton has certainly faced copyright infringement allegations on multiple occasions. In November

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Los Angeles Copyright Infringement Attorney | Where One ‘Avatar’ Lawsuit Ends, Another Begins for Cameron, Fox

James Cameron and 20th Century Fox are facing their fourth lawsuit in the past year over the 2009 film “Avatar,” according to the entertainment news website Deadline.com. Fantasy landscape artist William Roger Dean filed a complaint alleging copyright infringement, contributory infringement, breach of implied contact, unfair competition and unjust enrichment against Cameron and Fox on June 27. He

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