The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Circuit Split and Efforts to Amend

The Ninth Circuit’s 2012 decision in United States v. Nosal created a circuit split regarding the interpretation of … Continue Reading

Canada’s Approach to Intermediary Liability for Copyright Infringement: the Notice and Notice Procedure

In 2012, Canada adopted the Copyright Modernization Act as a comprehensive reform of Canadian copyright law and addressed … Continue Reading

A Futile Effort? Efforts to Clarify the Entire Market Value Rule

Company A owns a patent that tells the difference between CDs and DVDs. Company B infringes on A’s … Continue Reading

Advocacy and the Start-up Recording Artist

On February 8, 2014, California Lawyers for the Arts presented this year’s 31st annual Music Business Seminar at … Continue Reading

Jury Awards in File-Sharing Cases Add Fuel to Debate on Copyright Act Reform

The cases Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset The plaintiffs, Capitol Records, Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Arista Records … Continue Reading

EU’s Attempt to Address the Thorny Orphan Works Problem

The Orphan Works Directive 2012/28/EU was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 October … Continue Reading