Copyright Trolls and the Potential Impact on Contributory Copyright Infringement: What Adult Film Companies’ Lawsuits may Indicate about Internet Service Providers’ Liability
A pornographic production company has exploited the legal system by filing lawsuits alleging copyright infringement. The company tracks potential infringers’ IP addresses and subpoenas their internet service providers (“ISPs”) to locate defendants. Other copyright holders utilize similar tactics to bring claims of contributory copyright infringement. ISPs are privy to their users’ information, and copyright trolls rely on subpoenas to gather essential data. Since the information supplied by ISPs is vital to pursuing these contributory copyright infringement claims, ISPs may possibly be held liable for their involvement in their subscribers’ conduct.
<em> Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith </em>
Outside the U.S. Supreme Court, the public line elongated as more spectators joined and waited on the chilly morning of October 12th. Around 10 A.M., the Court heard the oral arguments in an art appropriation case, Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith. The Court granted certiorari and reviewed the holding of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. The petitioner Andy Warhol Foundation challenged the lower court's decision in fair use defense. That evening, AUWCL hosted the "I.P. at the Supreme Court series: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith." The panelists carefully surveyed the oral arguments and the 2nd Circuit's decision. This article provides readers with the background of the 2nd Circuit decision and some principal precedents that contoured the fair use doctrine.
Statute of Litigations: The Supreme Court Remixes Copyright Rules
The Supreme Court has granted a petition to review the 11th Circuit’s decision in Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music, Inc. to resolve a circuit split regarding the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations and the circuit courts’ discovery rules regarding copyright infringement.