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Lowe’s settles Security Camera Patent Suit sued by Iron Gate.
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. has settled a lawsuit brought by a company that claimed the home improvement retailer sold security cameras that infringed of its patents. Iron Gate, holder of U.S. Patent No. 7,203,693, sued Lowe's [...]
A new chapter in the linking saga and the Intellectual Property Infringement
The ‘linking saga’ initiated by the Svensson decision of the CJEU back in 2014 has taken a new turn with today’s GS Media judgment. Of course, it would be more appropriate to call it [...]
Class action allows everyone to sing Happy Birthday and no more royalties would be paid
Up until this past August, two California music companies were enforcing the copyright of the song “Happy Birthday” and requiring television shows and movies to pay royalties to use the song. But a class [...]
MP3 tunes appeal might raise the obligations of safe harbour dwellers
Neither EMI nor MP3tunes may exist anymore, but the EMI v MP3tunes legal battle continues, and in doing so puts the spotlight on the obligations of technology companies which benefit from the so called [...]
Power Struggle In Russia As Internet Pirates Vie For Upper Hand
The Russian intellectual property industry is on the verge of a new scandal. Following the recent arrest of Sergey Fedotov, head of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAS), Russia’s leading public association for the protection [...]
Provider of free Wi-Fi is not liable for copyright infringement
Free public Wi-Fi is not a rarity, especially among shops that try to draw the attention of potential customers to their goods and services. However, what happens when a user commits a copyright infringement [...]