International Law

Nine wins Ice TV appeal
In Nine Network Australia Pty Limited v IceTV Pty Limited [2008] FCAFC 71 the Federal Court of Australia Full Court allowed Nine's appeal against the original decision (discussed here) which permitted Ice to reproduce Nine's TV schedules in electronic form...

Australia Launches a Copyright Consultation
Australia has launched a new copyright consultation on private copying of films and photos to determine whether its current list of exceptions could be expanded.

Creative Commons licences are useful but oversold
Creative Commons is a popular movement feeding on a populist anti-copyright molopolists zeitgeist growing in recent decades, particularly among academics, hackers and the digerati...

Protecting the Copyright In Culture
Michal Shur-Ofry, Faculty of Laws, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has published "The (Copyright) Law of Genre: A Network Perspective on Copyright Protection of Cultural Genres," in volume 60 of the Florida Entertainment Law Review (2008)...

Fundamentals of Copyright #11: Non-Copyright Concerns
Copyright is not the only law you have to be aware of when considering whether or not to use a work. Patents, trademarks, trade secrets, contracts, and other issues may provide an additional “layer of protection” beyond just copyright...

US Patent Office Conducts Tour On Industrial Design Protection
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States Patent and Trademark Office is meeting with industry groups and intellectual property experts to determine how to strike just the right balance on industrial design protection in the United States...

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

$69M Settlement Approved in Volkswagen, Audi Design Defect Class Action
$69M Settlement Approved in Volkswagen, Audi Design Defect Class Action

Australia
Reported $4.5 million settlement for wrongful deportation.

Spike Lee and Showtime
Settlement reached in script copyright infringement lawsuit.

Joke Book
Judy Brown and publishers pay undisclosed settlement to comedians and talkshow celebrities for copyright infringement.

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement

imbee Data Collection
Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.