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Minnesota Website Battle Breeds Copyright Question
Claiming a copyright and suing for copyright infringement are two different things. As I’ve stated in my Copyright Q&A, a writer, photographer, or website creator owns a copyright in the article,...
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Yes, the law probably protects even light-bulb photographs
A Maple Grove company that sells light bulbs on the internet is asking a Minnesota federal judge to order a competitor to stop using its light-bulb photographs on its website. Service Lighting, which...
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Music ranging from “Ring of Fire” to “Billie Jean” cited in MN copyright suit
Ring of Fire, Walk Like an Egyptian, and Billie Jean are among a potpourri of songs that two Twin Cities-area taverns are accused of playing without paying for the rights to do so. Music-licensing...
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Joe Buck plagiarized, but did he violate dad’s “copyright” (theoretically...
Pretend for a moment Major League Baseball didn’t own the copyright to World Series broadcasts. Did Joe Buck violate his dad’s “copyright” last night by plagiarizing the famous Minnesota Twins “we’ll...
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Says the Strib: Pay up
With the end of October comes the end of free online access to the Star Tribune. Tomorrow begins a test of whether Minnesotans are in the mood to pay news contained in the state’s largest newspaper....
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BMI sues bar in Shakopee, alleging copyright infringement
Music-licensing company BMI today filed its third copyright-infringement case this month, again alleging a Minnesota establishment has permitted popular music to be performed without paying for the...
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Shakopee bar owner prevails in bout against UFC
A federal judge ruled this week that a Shakopee bar owner could not be personally liable for allegedly showing an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in his establishment. The fight, between Quinton...
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Big Minnesota win for big record companies
Record companies spun a big win this week in a case involving the Brainerd, Minn. woman who allegedly downloaded and shared a couple dozen copyrighted songs. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...
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10 steps bloggers should take to avoid getting sued
Being sued over blog posts is bad, and being threatened with legal action can be just as bad. Saturday morning, at the 2012 Minnesota Blogger Conference, I am presenting on … 10 steps bloggers should...
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MPR: Minnesotans are part of the copyright controversy over lawsuits alleging...
Minnesota Public Radio’s Martin Moylan has a nicely done piece involving tactics that porn companies and their lawyers are using to combat what they see as copyright violations involving downloads....
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