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Filed last week in the Federal District court, New York Southern District Court was Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, et al, Case Number: 1:2007cv08580, Filed: October 3, 2007. The owner of the copyright of the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" is suing 20th Century Fox (and others including Seth McFarlane personally) [...]

Glendale, CA - Copyright attorneys representing Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. filed a copyright infringement lawsuit at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles over alleged infringing sales of each company's movies. The complaint itemizes each ... of its claims be paid by defendant pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505. The case is titled Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Cox, CV08-03151 SJO (C.D. Cal. 2008).

... games. In transferring the disputed domain name to Complainant, the Panel held that the addition of the term "live" is insufficient to distinguish it from relevant FOX SPORTS marks. There was no indication of any right or legitimate interest that Respondent may have in the domain and, ... of or authorized by Complainant, falling squarely within the terms of paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v. Domains by Proxy, Inc./Samina Rahman, WIPO Case No. D2009-1121

... a part of the "popular lore" surrounding the Walt Disney persona. Satire v. Parody: Fox sought to justify its use as parody in two ways: 1) as a comment on the "saccharine sweet," " ... , just like wishing upon a star. Of particular note, Judge Batts absolved Fox of the need to show that the public equated "When You Wish Upon a Star" with Disney or that the public ... lofty, magical, or pure associations. Documents: Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation et al, 07 cv 08580 DAB (March 16, ...

... 02/07 closed 02/28/07 1:07-cv-00733 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v. Perkins filed 02/07/07 closed 10/16/07 ... 04/07 closed 10/24/07 1:07-cv-04957 Atlantic Recording Corporation et al vs. Napolitano filed 09/04/07 closed 10/15/07 ... 07 1:07-cv-05180 American Medical Association v. Practice Management Information Corporation filed 09/13/07 closed 09/27/07 1:07-cv-05529 ... filed 11/29/07 1:07-cv-06752 Compliance Software Solutions, Corporation v. Moda Technology Partners, Inc. et al filed 11/30/07 1 ...

... of the MPAA has filed a lawsuit against a small Australian ISP, perhaps as a warm-up for a war -- by Big Music and Big Film -- against ISP's in general. The larger Australian film studios have ganged ... Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Disney Enterprises, Inc. and the Seven Network (free to air tv channel). [www.afact.org.au] It is rumored that they went after a small ISP and would not ...

Last Thursday, Carol Burnett filed a lawsuit against the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation for alleged copyright infringement relating to her likeness in a "Family Guy" episode. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, Burnett alleges violations of her exclusive rights to her name and likeness regarding the depiction of her known cleaning-woman ...

... who wants to free Willie, however, the Supreme Court has cut through that Gordian knot of liability. The Supreme Court held in Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation that, once a work has fallen into the public domain, its former copyright holder cannot use federal unfair competition law to demand credit from those who reuse the work. Still more broadly, the Court flatly excluded copyrighted works from the ...

In Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 539 U.S. 23, 31 (2003), Justice Scalia phrased the question to be decided this way: [A]s it comes to us, the gravamen of respondents' ... 2008) No. 08 Civ. 4320(SAS). The facts are a bit spare, perhaps because of the court's sensitivity to the pornographic of the films. As related by the court: Plaintiff LBB Corporation is a California corporation that produces and distributes pornographic films that are marketed toward niche audiences. Pursuant ...

... Rules: (Class 46), No strike out for Nokia: InterDigital Technology Corporation v Nokia Corporation & Anor: (IPKat) United States US General ACTA ... Copyright Blog), Has Congress backdoored in 'attempted copyright infringement' as a crime?: (Techdirt), Film Maker and PK submit testimony on orphan works: (Public Knowledge), Cotchkie ... Depot dismissed for inequitable conduct: (IP Law360), Oakley - Oakley sues Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp and Marvel Characters Inc for infringement of design patent ...