Category: Copyright

Los Angeles Copyright Infringement Attorney | NY Businessman Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Software, Infringing Copyrights

The Virginian-Pilot reported that 36-year-old Dennis Newsome was sentenced on December 3, 2012, to 11 months in prison and nine months on house arrest for copyright infringement. According to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Beacon, New York man “also forfeited assorted computers, hard drives, and other

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December 14, 2012

Los Angeles Copyright Infringement Attorney | ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Inspires XXX Film Leading to Lawsuit

E.L. James’ erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey became a worldwide phenomenon when it was published in 2011, inspiring many satirical readings, setting various paperback sales records and even coining a new term: “mommy porn.” However, after Los Angeles-based Smash Pictures, an adult film production company, produced an actual pornographic movie entitled “Fifty Shades of Grey: a

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December 10, 2012

Los Angeles Copyright Infringement Lawyer | Pizza Hut, Home Depot ‘Tighten Up,’ Settle Copyright Infringement Lawsuits with Black Keys

The Associated Press reported on November 27, 2012, that a Grammy-winning band has settled copyright infringement lawsuits against Pizza Hut and The Home Depot. The Black Keys alleged misuse of its songs “Lonely Boy” in a Home Depot commercial for power tools and “Gold on the Ceiling” in a Pizza Hut advertisement. The terms of the settlements

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December 7, 2012

Another Year, Another Copyright Infringement Lawsuit for Warner Bros.

On Wednesday, we referenced a copyright infringement lawsuit that Warner Bros. settled last year in regards to tattoo art it used for “The Hangover Part II.” On November 20, 2012, Bloomberg reported that the estate of late author J.R.R. Tolkien is suing Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. Entertainment unit for alleged copyright infringement and breach of contract. The

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November 30, 2012

Will Latest Copyright Lawsuit Over Use of Tattoo Artwork Leave a Mark?

A video released online recently shows gameplay from THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3. The attention to detail on American mixed martial artist Carlos Condit (one of the fighters featured in the clip) includes a striking recreation of a lion tattoo on the welterweight’s rib cage. However, the video game website Kotaku reported on November 17, 2012, that

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November 28, 2012

After Critics Cry Foul, CCI Seeking New Expert for ‘Six Strikes’

A video released online recently discusses the so-called “six strikes” anti-piracy system agreed to by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and five major Internet service providers (ISPs). All of these groups helped fund the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), but the CCI’s selection of the digital risk

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November 14, 2012

Defending Against Unfair Competition Claims

Unfair competition law in California lets businesses and consumers sue companies that engage in fraudulent or unlawful conduct. This area of the law prevents consumers from being misled by deceptive advertising, and it punishes businesses that violate professional standards in order to trick consumers into parting with their money (California’s Unfair Competition Law specifically references

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July 11, 2012
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