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2nd Circuit applies Patent Injunction Standard of eBay v. MercExchange to Copyright Infringement: Injunctive Relief granted Only Upon Establishment of Irreperable Harm

By Andis Kaulins

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Lexology in Don?t presume anything: copyright holders must establish irreparable harm to be entitled to an injunction has an article by Joel D. Leviton, Amy L. Brosius and Kristen McCallion of Fish & Richardson PC regarding an important decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals which applies the patent injunction standard of the U.S. Supreme Court in  eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, 547 U.S. 388 (2006) to copyrights. They write inter alia:
"What is clear is that, at least in the Second Circuit, copyright holders may no longer rely on the presumption of irreparable harm that normally arose upon a showing of likelihood of success on the merits. Instead, preliminary injunctions require a showing of each of the equitable principles without the benefit of any presumption."
Here is the U.S. Supreme Court precedent in  eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, 547 U.S. 388 (2006):


Full post as published by LawPundit on May 20, 2010 (boomark / email).

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