In Maloney v. T3Media, Inc. d/b/a Paya.com, No. 15-55630 (9th Cir. April 5, 2017) (Available Here), the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that plaintiff’s state law claims were preempted by section 301 of the federal Copyright Act because plaintiffs sought to hold … [Read more...] about Right of Publicity Preempted by Copyright Law
Copyrightability and Fair Use of the Google Android Operating System – Oracle v Google
In a lengthy decision covering historical computer copyright case law, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on the copyright dispute over the Android smart phone operating system in Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., Fed. Cir. Case No. 2013-1021 (May 9, 2014) … [Read more...] about Copyrightability and Fair Use of the Google Android Operating System – Oracle v Google
