| Georgia v. Public Resource Org |
SCOTUS |
Copyrightability of annotations |
| Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. ComicMix |
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals |
fair use |
| UMG Recordings v. Kurbanov |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals |
Personal Jurisdiction |
| University of Houston v Jim Olive Photography |
1st Appellate Court, Texas, filed June 20, 2018 |
sovereign immunity |
| Capitol Records v. ReDigi |
Second Circuit, Decided Dec. 2018 |
First Sale, Fair Use |
| Rentmeester v. Nike |
Supreme Court |
Substantial Similarity |
| VHT v. Zillow |
On appeal to Ninth Circuit |
Secondary Liability |
| Rimini Street v. Oracle |
Supreme Court, cert granted Sept. 2018 |
Remedies |
| Brammer v. Violent Hues |
EDVA, Decided June 2018 |
Fair Use |
| Bynum v. Texas A&M University Athletic Department |
Southern District Court of Texas |
Sovereign Immunity |
| Oracle America v. Google |
Federal Circuit, Decided Mar. 2018 |
Software |
| Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies v General Motors |
DC District Court |
Audio Home Recording Act |
| Spanski v. Telewizja |
D.C. Circuit, Decided Mar. 2018 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Fox News Network v. TVEyes |
Second Circuit, Decided Feb. 2018 |
Fair Use |
| Goldman v. Breitbart News |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Feb. 2018 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Goldman v. Breitbart |
SDNY, Decided Feb. 2018 |
Exclusive rights |
| Allen v. Cooper |
Supreme Court granted certiorari, June 2019 |
Remedies/Damages |
| BMG v. Cox |
Fourth Circuit, Decided Feb. 1, 2018; On Remand |
DMCA |
| Oracle v. Rimini Street, Inc. |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Jan. 8, 2018 |
Exclusive Rights; Software |
| Elsevier Inc. v. Sci-Hub |
S.D.N.Y., June 2017 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Signature Management Team, LLC v. Doe |
Sixth Circuit, Nov. 2017 |
Infringement, First Amendment |
| United States v. BMI |
Second Circuit, Dec. 2017 |
Music Licensing, Ownership, Consent Decrees |
| The Leaders Institute v. Jackson |
N.D.T.X., Nov. 2017 |
Secondary Liability; Exclusive Rights |
| Flo & Eddie v. SiriusXM |
Florida Supreme Court, Oct. 2017 |
Music Licensing; Exclusive Rights |
| SAS Institute v. World Programming Limited |
Fourth Circuit, October 2017 |
Claim preclusion |
| Penguin Random House LLC v. Colting |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Sept. 2017 |
Fair Use |
| Disney v. VidAngel |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Aug. 2017 |
Exclusive Rights; First Sale; 1201 |
| Graham v. Prince |
S.D.N.Y., Decided July 2017 |
Fair Use |
| Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com |
SCOTUS, On Appeal |
Registration |
| Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 2017 |
Copyrightability |
| Fox Television Stations v. Aereokiller |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Mar. 2017 |
Cable/Broadcast |
| Geophysical Service, Inc. v. TGS-Nopec Geophysical |
Fifth Circuit, Decided May 2017 |
First Sale |
| ASTM v. Public.Resource.org; AERS v. Public.Resource.org |
DDC, Decided February 2017 |
Copyrightability |
| Perfect 10 v. Giganews |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Jan. 2017; Cert Denied Dec. 2017 |
DMCA; Secondary Liability |
| John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng |
SDNY, Decided Dec. 2016 |
Remedies/Damages |
| TCA Television Corp. v. McCollum |
Second Circuit, Decided Oct. 2016 |
Fair Use |
| Green (EFF) v. DOJ |
D.D.C., Case stayed Sept. 2017 |
1201 |
| BWP Media v. Polyvore |
On Appeal to Second Circuit |
Secondary Liability |
| Capitol Records v. Vimeo |
Second Circuit, Decided June 2016 |
DMCA |
| Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons |
SCOTUS, Decided June 2016 |
Remedies/Damages |
| VMG Salsoul v. Madonna Louise Ciccone |
Ninth Circuit, Decided June 2016 |
Exclusive Rights; Music |
| Cambridge University Press v. Becker (GSU) |
NDGA, Decided Mar. 2016 |
Fair Use |
| FilmOn X v. Window to the World |
NDIL, Decided Mar. 2016 |
Cable/Broadcast |
| Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. |
Second Circuit, Decided Oct. 2015 |
Fair Use; Exclusive Rights |
| DC Comics v. Towle |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Sept. 2015 |
Copyrightability |
| Lenz v. Universal Music |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Sept. 2015, Amended Mar. 2016 |
Fair Use; DMCA |
| Garcia v. Google |
Ninth Circuit, Decided May 2015 |
Copyrightability; International/Trade |
| Cambridge Uni. Press v. Patton |
Eleventh Circuit, Decided Oct. 2014 |
Fair Use |
| Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation |
Seventh Circuit, Sept. 2014 |
Fair Use |
| Am. Broad. v. Aereo |
SCOTUS, Decided June 2014 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Petrella v. MGM |
SCOTUS, Decided May 2014 |
Statutes of Limitations |
| Cariou v. Prince |
Second Circuit, Decided Apr. 2013 |
Fair Use |
| Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 2013 |
First Sale |
| Capitol Records v. Thomas |
Eighth Circuit, Decided Sept. 2012 |
Exclusive Rights; Remedies/Damages |
| Brownmark Films v. Comedy Partners |
Seventh Circuit, Decided June 2012 |
Fair Use |
| Viacom Int'l v. YouTube |
Second Circuit, Decided Apr. 2012 |
DMCA |
| Golan v. Holder |
SCOTUS, Decided Jan. 2012 |
Restoration of Copyright; Foreign works |
| Murphy v. Millennium Radio |
Third Circuit, Decided June 2011 |
Rights Management |
| Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens Football Club |
Fourth Circuit, Decided Sept. 2010 |
Remedies/Damages |
| Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 2010 |
Remedies/Damages; Registration |
| Mass. Museum of Contemp. Art Found. v. Buchel |
First Circuit, Decided Jan. 2010 |
Moral Rights |
| Schrock v. Learning Curve |
Seventh Circuit, Decided Nov. 2009 |
Exclusive Rights; Visual Arts |
| Gottlieb Dev. v. Paramount Pictures |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Dec. 2008 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Warner Bros. Ent. v. RDR Books |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Sept. 2008 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Jacobsen v. Katzer |
Federal Circuit, Decided Aug. 2008 |
Remedies/Damages; Licensing |
| Cartoon Network v. CSC Holdings |
Second Circuit, Decided Aug. 2008 |
DMCA; Copyrightability; Exclusive Rights |
| Meshwerks v. Toyota Motor Sales |
Tenth Circuit, Decided June 2008 |
Copyrightability |
| Christopher Phelps v. Galloway |
Fourth Circuit, Decided July 2007 |
Exclusive Rights; Remedies/Damages |
| Perfect 10 v. VISA Int'l Service |
Ninth Circuit, Decided July 2007 |
Secondary Liability |
| Zomba Enterprises v. Panorama Records |
Sixth Circuit, Decided June 2007 |
Remedies/Damages |
| Shloss v. Sweeney |
N.D. Cal., Decided May 2007 |
Exclusive Rights; Misuse ; Limitations and Exceptions |
| Perfect 10 v. Amazon.com |
Ninth Circuit, Decided May 2007, Amended Dec. 2007 |
Secondary Liability; Exclusive Rights |
| Blanch v. Koons |
Second Circuit, Decided Oct. 2006, Amended Nov. 2006 |
Fair Use |
| Mannion v. Coors Brewing Company |
S.D.N.Y., Decided July 2005 |
Copyrightability; Exclusive Rights; Visual Arts |
| MGM v. Grokster |
SCOTUS, Decided June 2005 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Bridgeport Music v. Dimension Films |
Sixth Circuit, Decided June 2005 |
Music; Exclusive Rights |
| Chamberlain Grp v. Skylink Tech. |
Federal Circuit, Aug. 2004 |
1201 |
| Newton v. Diamond |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Nov. 2003, Amended Nov. 2004 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Video Pipeline v. Buena Vista Home Ent. |
Third Circuit, Decided Sept. 2003 |
Limitations and Exceptions |
| Kelly v. Arriba Soft |
Ninth Circuit, Decided July 2003 |
Visual Arts; Fair Use |
| Dastar v. Twentieth Century Fox Film |
SCOTUS, Decided June 2003 |
Exclusive Rights; Lanham Act |
| Eldred v. Ashcroft |
SCOTUS, Decided Jan. 2003 |
Term |
| Cavalier v. Random House |
Ninth Circuit, Decided May 2002 |
Exclusive Rights; Literary Works |
| Random House v. Rosetta Books |
Second Circuit, Decided Mar. 2002 |
Licensing; Remedies/Damages |
| Boisson v. Banian |
Second Circuit, Decided Dec. 2001 |
Exclusive Rights |
| A&M Records v. Napster |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Feb. 2001, Amended April 2001 |
Secondary Liability |
| Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Aug. 2000, Amended Sept. 2000 |
1201; Limitations/Exceptions |
| Three Boys Music v. Michael Bolton |
Ninth Circuit, Decided May 2000 |
Exclusive Rights; Music |
| Bassett v. Mashantucket Pequot Tribe |
Second Circuit, Decided Feb. 2000 |
Civil Procedure; Remedies/Damages |
| Chavez v. Arte Publico Press |
Fifth Circuit, Decided Feb. 2000 |
Remedies/Damages |
| Aalmuhammed v. Lee |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Feb. 2000 |
Authorship/Ownership; Audiovisual Works |
| Lindsay v. The Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel R.M.S. Titanic |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Oct. 1999 |
Authorship/Ownership; Audiovisual Works |
| Martin v. City of Indianapolis |
Seventh Circuit, Decided Aug. 1999 |
Moral Rights |
| Bridgeman Art Library V. Corel |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Feb. 1999, Amended Mar. 1999 |
Copyrightability; International/Trade |
| Micro Star v. FormGen |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Sept. 1998 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier |
Second Circuit, Decided Aug. 1998 |
Choice of Law; International/Trade |
| Castle Rock Ent. v. Carol Publishing |
Second Circuit, Decided July 1998 |
Exclusive Rights; Fair Use |
| Los Angeles News Service v. Reuters Television Int'l |
Ninth Circuit, Decided July 1998 |
Remedies/Damages |
| Feltner v. Columbia Pictures |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 1998 |
Trial by Jury |
| Quality King Distributor v. L'anza Research Int'l |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 1998 |
First Sale |
| Ty v. GMA |
Seventh Circuit, Decided Dec. 1997 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Lee v. A.R.T. |
Seventh Circuit, Decided Sept. 1997 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Fonovisa v. Cherry Auction |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Jan. 1996 |
Secondary Liability |
| Religious Tech. v. Netcom On-Line Comms. Services |
N.D. Cal., Decided Nov. 1995 |
Secondary Liability |
| MGM v. American Honda Motor |
C.D. Cal.; Decided Mar. 1995 |
Copyrightability; Audiovisual Works |
| Lotus Development v. Borland |
First Circuit, Decided Mar. 1995 |
Software |
| Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 1994 |
Fair Use |
| Erickson v. Trinity Theatre |
Seventh Circuit, Jan. 1994 |
Authorship/Ownership; Literary Works |
| MAI Systems v. Peak Computer |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Apr. 1993 |
Exclusive Rights; Software |
| Aymes v. Bonelli |
Second Circuit, Decided Dec. 1992 |
Authorship/Ownership; Software |
| Computer Assoc. v. Altai |
Second Circuit, June 1992 |
Software; Exclusive Rights |
| Feist v. Rural Telephone Service |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 1991 |
Copyrightability |
| Stewart v. Abend |
SCOTUS, Decided Apr. 1990 |
Limitations and Exceptions; Term; Registration |
| Frank Music v. MGM |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Sept. 1989 |
Remedies/Damages |
| Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid |
SCOTUS, Decided June 1989 |
Authorship/Ownership; Visual Arts |
| Mirage Editions v. Albuquerque A.R.T. |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Sept. 1988 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures |
S.D.N.Y., Decided June 1987 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Carol Barnhart v. Economy Cover Corp. |
Second Circuit, Decided Sept. 1985 |
Copyrightability |
| Harper & Row, Publishers v. Nation Enters. |
SCOTUS, Decided May 1985 |
Fair Use |
| Selle v. Gibb |
Seventh Circuit, Decided July 1984 |
Exclusive Rights; Music |
| Sony v. Universal Studios |
SCOTUS, Decided Jan. 1984 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Apple v. Franklin |
Third Circuit, Decided Aug. 1983 |
Copyrightability; Software |
| Williams Electronics v. Artic Int'l. |
Third Circuit, Decided Aug. 1982 |
Copyrightability; Audiovisual Works |
| Kieselstein-Cord v. Accessories by Pearl |
Second Circuit, Decided Sept. 1980 |
Copyrightability |
| A.A. Hoehling v. Universal City Studio |
Second Circuit, Decided March 1980 |
Copyrightability; Literary Works |
| Sid & Marty Krofft Television v. McDonald's |
Ninth Circuit, Decided Oct. 1977 |
Exclusive Rights |
| Bright Tunes Music v. Harrisongs Music |
S.D.N.Y., Decided Aug. 1976, Amended Sept. 1976 |
Exclusive Rights; Music |
| Gilliam v. Am. Broad. |
Second Circuit, June 1976 |
Exclusive Rights; Moral Rights |
| L. Batlin & Son v. Snyder |
Second Circuit, Decided Apr. 1976 |
Exclusive Rights; Visual Arts |
| Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry v. Kalpakian |
Ninth Circuit, Decided July 1971 |
Copyrightability |
| Mazer v. Stein |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 1954 |
Copyrightability; Visual Arts |
| Arnstein v. Porter |
Second Circuit, Decided Feb. 1946 |
Exclusive Rights; Music |
| Nichols v. Universal Pictures |
Second Circuit, Decided Nov. 1930 |
Copyrightability; Literary Works |
| Bobbs-Merrill v. Straus |
SCOTUS, Decided June 1908 |
First Sale |
| White-Smith v. Apollo |
SCOTUS, Decided Feb. 1908 |
Music Licensing; Exclusive Rights |
| Burrow-Giles Lithographic v. Sarony |
SCOTUS, Decided Mar. 1884 |
Copyrightability; Visual Arts |
| Baker v. Selden |
SCOTUS, Decided Oct. 1879 |
Copyrightability |
