Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Judge upholds DMCA safe harbor protection for MP3Tunes

In Capitol Records v. MP3Tunes, Inc., District Judge William H. Pauley has ruled that the digital music locker business of MP3Tunes is protected from copyright infringement claims by the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

August 22, 2011, decision, partially granting, and partially denying, summary judgment motions



Commentary & discussion:

Technology & Marketing Law Blog ~ Eric Goldman

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Judge again reduces award to $2250 per infringed work in Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset

In Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the Court again reduced the verdict to $2250 per infringed work, in a 43-page decision handed down on July 22nd. This time the decision was based on constitutional, due process, grounds.

Judgment was immediately entered in that amount.

Today, the RIAA appealed.

July 22, 2011, decision
RIAA notice of appeal

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