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August 14, 2008 |

Steinbeck Descendants Lose Bid to Renegotiate Publishing Rights

A 1994 agreement signed by the widow of John Steinbeck trumps a claim made by two of the late author's heirs under copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 13. Reversing a lower court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said a 1938 agreement in which John Steinbeck gave the sole and exclusive rights to publish "Of Mice and Men" and several other works was terminated and superceded by a 1994 agreement between Elaine Steinbeck and Penguin Books.
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November 19, 2004 |

Judge Rules for U.S. Company, Against Russian Agency

In a decision delving into abstract areas of Russian and U.S. law, a federal judge has turned down a Russian agency's attempt to wrest control of copyrights held to be legitimately granted to a U.S. company. Eastern District of New York Judge David Trager rejected a motion by the Russian agency to apply the so-called act of state doctrine -- which requires U.S. courts to defer to foreign government actions on their own soil -- in its favor.
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June 26, 2012 |

Braves in settlement talks over Brave movie

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May 17, 2007 |

9th Circuit Hands Google a Copyright Victory in Dispute Over Nude Pictures

An online nudie magazine's copyright infringement suit against Google now requires some complex maneuvering after a 9th Circuit panel on Wednesday severely limited what it could argue. Perfect 10 magazine sued Google for providing thumbnail versions of images from the magazine. "We conclude that the significantly transformative nature of Google's search engine, particularly in light of its public benefit, outweighs Google's superseding and commercial uses of the thumbnails in this case," the court wrote.
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April 18, 2002 |

The Big Six: Universities That Make the Most From Licensing

Here's a look at the top six universities that make the most from IP licensing, and the law firms that help them do it.
6 minute read
May 14, 2004 |

Silverstein v. Penguin Putnam Inc.

Preliminary Injunction Against Creative Work Is an 'Extraordinary Remedy'
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August 30, 2002 |

Suit Against Music Search Engine Proceeds

The battle continues between MP3Board.com, a California-based search engine, and the record labels suing it for copyright infringement. A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected both sides' bids to rule in their favor on summary judgment, forcing the suit a step closer to trial. The case raises the novel issue of whether hyperlinks to pirated material constitute copyright infringement.
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May 16, 2006 |

Bill Graham Archives, plaintiff-appellant v. Dorling Kindersley Limited, defendants-appellees

Publication of Reduced Size Images of Concert Posters In Biography About the Grateful Dead Was Fair Use
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December 04, 2000 |

The X Factor

Over the last couple of years, a handful of companies have created Web sites to buy and sell intellectual property: B2B for IP. An exchange for IP and technology sounds like a good idea -- R&D spending tops $200 billion a year in the U.S. alone. But the transactions these companies hope to profit from have yet to come, and the market potential for trading IP remains a big, fat X -- the variable for unknown.
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