Source: http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2013/03/
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 22:18:57+00:00

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In Viacom v. YouTube, the defendant has made a new motion for summary judgment asking the court to now dismiss the remainder of the case.
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has dismissed a case against a group of search engine companies for linking to public judicial records, in Nieman v. VersusLaw Inc. The Court ruled that publicly available judicial records are privileged under the 1st Amendment, noting that that judicial "[o]pinions are not the litigants' property. They belong to the public, which underwrites the judicial system that produces them".
The United States Supreme Court has denied certiorari in Jammie Thomas's case, Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset. This means that the award of $222,000, for downloading 24 files, stands.
In UMG v. Veoh, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reaffirmed its previous ruling granting Veoh summary judgment dismissing the complaint, on the grounds that Veoh qualified for safe harbor treatment under the DMCA, and had complied with any legitimate takedown notices.
In Combat Zone v. Does 1-84, a Massachussets case, the report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal severing and dismissing as to Does 2-84 has been adopted in full by District Judge Michael A. Ponsor.
Prenda Law Firm, one of the "copyright troll" law firms bringing mass "John Doe" cases for alleged BitTorrent downloading copyright infringements, and its principal, have sued two bloggers who have been critical of Prenda and the other "troll" lawyers. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has entered the fray to defend the bloggers.
In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, Joel Tenenbaum has filed his Appellant's Brief.
In Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset, the RIAA has filed a brief opposing the grant of certiorari requested by Jammie Thomas-Rasset.

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