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Federal Courts Class Cert. Vacated; Evaluate Google's 'Fair Use' Defense First

Class Cert. Vacated; Evaluate Google's 'Fair Use' Defense First

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

Today was another bad day for the Author's Guild, the collective of copyright holders who are suing both the HathiTrust Digital Library and Google Books over...

Federal Courts True Threat or Political Speech? 2nd Circuit Rules on Free Speech

True Threat or Political Speech? 2nd Circuit Rules on Free Speech

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Let's say a blogger doesn't agree with your political views and writes a blog post saying you "deserve to be killed." Not great news, but the First Amendment...

Federal Courts United States v. Windsor: SCOTUS Affirms, DOMA Struck Down

United States v. Windsor: SCOTUS Affirms, DOMA Struck Down

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

Edith Windsor, 83, spent 44 years with her late spouse Thea Spyer. Though they were engaged in 1967, they were not legally married until 2007, when the couple...

Federal Courts NY Media Intern Battle Headed for Interlocutory Appeal to 2nd Cir

NY Media Intern Battle Headed for Interlocutory Appeal to 2nd Cir

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

Is this the most interesting employment law battle happening in the country today? We certainly think so. There are the unpaid Black Swan movie production...

Federal Courts Amicus Briefs Piling Up in HathiTrust Digital Library Appeal

Amicus Briefs Piling Up in HathiTrust Digital Library Appeal

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

Imagine e-book utopia. Billions of books, nearly every significant work ever written, available electronically through an electronic library. Want to flip...

Federal Courts 'Ghost Rider' Rides Back to Court; Hopefully Not to Theatres

'Ghost Rider' Rides Back to Court; Hopefully Not to Theatres

By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on

Anyone remember that pair of Nicholas Cage abominations masquerading as "superhero films" from a few years back? Yeah. Those were awful. They also led to this...

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