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Weekly copyright related summary of issues, congressional developments, judicial updates, administration updates, international updates and industry updates, provided courtesy of American Continental Group (ACG).
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On Monday, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), together with a group of fourteen international organizations that represent the creative community and eight international copyright scholars filed an amicus brief in support of broadcasters in ABC v. Aereo with a psecific focus on international law. The U.S. Government also filed an amicus in support of petitioners focusing on the interpretation of the right of public performance pursuant to the 1976 Copyright Act.
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Berkeley law professor Peter Menell contributes a guest post explaining how the legislative history of the public performance right supports the argument that Aereo infringes this right. Yesterday, Menell and fellow copyright scholar David Nimmer filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse the Second Circuit's decision absolving the online video service from liability.
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On March 3rd, the Copyright Alliance submitted an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of broadcasters and the larger creative community in ABC v. Aereo. Special thanks to Legal Advisory Board Members who drafted the brief Eleanor M. Lackman, Mary E. Rasenberger, Nancy E. Wolff and Scott J. Sholder from Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard.
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Weekly copyright related summary of issues, congressional developments, judicial updates, administration updates, international updates and industry updates, provided courtesy of American Continental Group (ACG).
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The Department of Homeland Security is one of the younger U.S. agencies, but its important role in protecting the nation’s interests has expanded rapidly. This remit extends to international IP protection, and new DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is being urged to continue the same commitment to protecting intellectual property rights that was demonstrated by his predecessors.
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