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The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, LLC et al Filed: March 9, 2007 California Northern District Court
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Connectu, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. et al Filed: March 28, 2007 Massachusetts District Court
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ConnectU is suing Facebook in Massachusetts for copyright infringement, breach of actual or implied contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, unfair business practices, intentional interference with prospective business advantage, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud and breach of confidence. Facebook is suing ConnectU in California for business torts and unfair business practices. Read More
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| Plaintiff David Kittos alleged that Defendants Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., Donald Trump, Sr., Donald Trump, Jr. and Michael Pence used an authorized copy of his photograph in a campaign advertisement in violation of the Copyright Act. Specifically, Defendant Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted the plaintiff's photograph with this accompanying text: "[i]f I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian refugee problem." | ||
| Apple Inc. v. Mobile Star LLC |
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| Plaintiff Apple Inc. alleged that Defendant Mobile Star LLC sold counterfeit power adapters and charging cables with Apple's trademarks and copyrighted artwork on Amazon and Groupon. Apple alleged that these counterfeit products were not subjected to industry-standard consumer safety testing, were poorly constructed with inferior or missing components, flawed designs and inadequate insulation, and lacked safety features to protect users from shock and fire hazards. | ||
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. |
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| Plaintiff David Kittos alleged that Defendants Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., Donald Trump, Sr., Donald Trump, Jr. and Michael Pence used an authorized copy of his photograph in a campaign advertisement in violation of the Copyright Act. Specifically, Defendant Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted the plaintiff's photograph with this accompanying text: "[i]f I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian refugee problem." | ||
| Paramount Pictures Corporation et al v. Axanar Productions, Inc. et al |
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| Code Revision Commission et al v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. |
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| MICHAEL SKIDMORE v. LED ZEPPELIN et al |
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| President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Certplex Ltd., a UK Corporation et al |
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| Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. |
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| Boffoli v. Google Inc. |
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| Toups v. Google Inc et al |
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| ARAG North America, Inc. et al v. Google, Inc. |
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| GoldieBlox, Inc. v. Island Def Jam Music Group et al |
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| Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathitrust |
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| Cambridge University Press, et al v. J. Albert, et al |
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| Is it Fair Use to make digital copies for e-reserves at a university, using the four factor analysis on an item by item basis? If so, how should the analysis be made? | ||
| Marino Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Inc. v. Issa et al |
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| A continuing legal education company headed by Joseph Marino (inset, left), the legendary force behind a 65-year-old family-owned New York and New Jersey bar exam course, sued a former employee for alleged theft of "invaluable data" from his more recent CLE company's business. | ||
| ROLLING THUNDER MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. v. DOES et al |
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| The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Rally, an annual motorcycle ride sponsored by veterans to honor their missing and fallen colleagues files a preemptive copyright infringement lawsuit in advance of the group's Memorial Day ride in Washington, D.C. to stop and enjoin alleged copyright infringers from selling unlicensed and counterfeit goods during the event. | ||
| TufAmerica, Inc. v. Diamond et al |
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| Plaintiff Apple Inc. alleged that Defendant Mobile Star LLC sold counterfeit power adapters and charging cables with Apple's trademarks and copyrighted artwork on Amazon and Groupon. Apple alleged that these counterfeit products were not subjected to industry-standard consumer safety testing, were poorly constructed with inferior or missing components, flawed designs and inadequate insulation, and lacked safety features to protect users from shock and fire hazards. | ||
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| Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. v. Leland Stanford Junior University, et al |
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| Adidas America, Inc et al v. Seven Wells, LLC |
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| RC3, INC. v. Bieber |
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| Adidas America, Inc et al v. Preschoolians Company et al |
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| Germany top court allows damages for closed nuclear plants | December 6, 2016 |
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The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany [official website] ruled [judgment, in German; press release, in German] Tuesday that nuclear plants that were closed or scheduled to be closed as a result of a statute passed in 2011 can recover damages. The statute [statute, in German] accelerating the closing of German nuclear plants was passed in response to the nuclear accident at Fukushima, Japan, and just months after the government had extended the life of the nuclear power plants. Three energy...
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The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) [official website] on Monday sentenced [judgment, PDF] fugitive Idris Ali Sardar to death for war crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The ICTB held the trial in absentia, listing Sardar as “absconded” in the court documents. Sardar worked as a leader of the Islami Chhatra Sangha during the war, allying himself with the occupying Pakistan army. Found guilty of genocide, abduction, confinement, torture, rape and other inhumane acts, Sardar was sentenced to be...
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