Monster Radio, Inc. v. Stranger Things LLC45 DownloadsYear: 2017 (Vol. 41) Topics: Copyright; Intellectual Property and Information Law Questions presented: (1)  Whether, under section 980(a)(2) of the Hawkinstate Civil Code, copyright owners of pre-1972 sound recordings possess an exclusive right of public performance. (2)  If not, whether Hawkinstate’s common law grants copyright owners of pre-1972 Read more about Monster Radio, Inc. v. Stranger Things LLC[…]

Pear Inc. v. Prophet Inc.36 DownloadsYear: 2016 (Vol. 40) Topics: Intellectual Property, Copyright Question(s) presented: Whether the elements of a copyrighted work should be subject to the merger doctrine when evaluating their copyrightability or whether the merger doctrine should be used as an affirmative defense to copyright infringement. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Ryan T. Lawson

Newman v. Feld Media77 DownloadsYear: 2015 (Vol. 39) Topics: Copyright Question(s) presented: Whether, under the Copyright Act of 1976, an agreement designating a commissioned work as “work made for hire” must be executed prior to the work’s creation for the commission party to validly be the work’s author. Format: Word and PDF Prepared by: Miriam Furst Read more about Newman v. Feld Media[…]

Mapple, Inc. v. Ritchie19 DownloadsYear: 2012 (Vol. 36). Topic: Copyright. Question: Whether the anti-circumvention trafficking provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(2), requires the plaintiff to prove a “nexus” between the circumvention devices and the exclusive rights protected by 17 U.S.C. § 106. Format: Word.