Tag Archives: Florida Copyright Litigation
The DMCA Safe Harbor Regime: Explained
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton in October of 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) seeks to provide a balanced environment, both protecting the interests of copyright holders and accounting for the concerns of website owners and operators that accept user-created submissions. The ‘Safe Harbor’ provisions contained within this law provide immunity… Read More »
Miami Company Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Take up Copyright Case
On October 13th, 2017, Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp., a journalism collective headquartered in Miami, Florida, filed a petition asking the Supreme Court of the United States to hear an appeal in its copyright law case. Specifically, the company wants the nation’s highest court to resolve a circuit split that currently exists in copyright… Read More »
SiriusXM Settles Class Action Copyright Lawsuit for Nearly $100 Million
Recently, Rolling Stone reported on major class action copyright lawsuit that was settled by the multi-billion dollar broadcasting conglomerate SiriusXM. To settle the dispute, the company agreed to pay out $99 million to impacted plaintiffs. This lawsuit stems from the fact that the satellite radio company had been playing songs from before 1972 without… Read More »
Florida Copyright Litigation: Understanding Secondary Liability
In the event of copyright infringement, affected parties deserve full and fair compensation. However, in some cases, the party that is directly responsible for the infringement can be difficult to hold liable. They may be able to hide their identity or they may even operate in another country. Though, in many cases, the direct… Read More »
