Univision, an American Spanish-language television channel, has copyright claimed our video covering the Robert Mueller hearing in the House of Representatives. What can we do to stop this from happening?
Judge Joel Schneider has dismissed at least four Strike3 Holdings cases and issued a blistering opinion outlining the investigation he and his staff have conducted into the “Troll’s” legal-extortion scheme. Can this ruling be applied to every other Strike3 case in NJ?
Sony, Universal, and myriad related record labels are suing Cox Communications after a previous court decision finding Cox ignored the DMCA by allowing repeat infringements to continue.
Let’s review the Complaint and see how much money I think Cox will be paying. Hint: a lot.
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The Appeals Court said Cox, a major ISP, lost their safe harbor protections by not implementing a termination procedure for repeat copyright infringers. Cox had taken a hard stance against “DMCA Settlement Letters”, refusing to forward any from Rightscorp, BMG’s rep.
Cox had appealed from a lower court ruling which also held them liable for $25 million in Statutory Damages.
The 4th Circuit sent the matter back to the District Court for a new trial on whether Cox’s alleged “wilful blindness” is enough for the jury to find them liable. The District Court had instructed the jury using a “should have known” or negligence standard that the appeals court found was not a high enough standard to meet and match other case law, particularly patent law.
Opinion and Order inside.
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