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IP Primer Authorities

COPYRIGHT AUTHORITIES

STATUTES:

  1. Title 17. Copyrights, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.
  2. Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101-122
  3. Digital Millenium Copyright Act, 105 Pub. L. 304 (1999)
  4. DMCA: Copyright Protection and Management Systems, 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1205
  5. DMCA: Limitations on liability relating to material online, 17 U.S.C. § 512

TREATIES:

  1. Berne Convention for the Protection of Artistic and Literary Works, 1976
  2. WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1998

OPINIONS:

  1. A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 54 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1746 (N.D. Cal. 2000)
  2. UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 13293 (Sept. 6, 2000)
  3. CSC Holdings, Inc. v. Greenleaf Electronics, Inc., 2000 WL 715601 (N.D. Ill. 2000)
  4. Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc., 76 F.3d 259 (9th Cir. 1996)
  5. Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp., 77 F. Supp. 2d 1116 (C.D. Cal. 1999)
  6. Perry v. Sonic Graphic Systems, Inc., 94 F. Supp. 2d 616 (E.D. Pa. 2000)
  7. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena, 839 F. Supp. 1552 (M.D. Fla. 1993)
  8. Realnetworks, Inc. v. Streambox, Inc., 2000 WL 127311 (W. D. Wash. 2000)
  9. Religious Technology Center v. Netcom Online Publications, Inc., 907 F. Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal. 1995)
  10. Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Maphia, 948 F. Supp. 923 (N.D. Cal. 1996)
  11. Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Sabella, 1996 U.S. Dist. Lexis 20470 (N.D. Cal. 1996)
  12. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. Gamemasters, 87 F. Supp. 2d 976 (N.D. Cal. 1999)
  13. Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
  14. UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc., No. 00 Civ. 472 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
  15. Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Reimerdes, 82 F. Supp. 2d 211 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)

READINGS:

  1. Copyright Basics, U.S. Copyright Office (September 2000)
  2. Copyright Primer, Techlaw Reporter (2003)
  3. Copyrights and Related Rights, WIPO (2001)

RESOURCES:

  1. United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
  2. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

 

TRADEMARK AUTHORITIES

STATUTES:

  1. Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq.
  2. Federal Trademark Dilution Act (FTDA), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)
  3. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1125(d), 1129

ADMINISTRATIVE:

  1. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, ICANN (August 1999)
  2. UDRP Rules of Procedure, ICANN (August 1999)

OPINIONS:

  1. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Hunting World, Inc., 537 F.2d 4 (2nd Cir. 1976)
  2. America Online, Inc. v. Huang, 106 F. Supp. 2d 8482 (E.D. Va. July 13, 2000)
  3. Brookfield Communications, Inc. v. West Coast Entertainment Corp., 174 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 1999)
  4. Caesar's World, Inc. v. Caesar's-Palace.com, 2000 WL 1272942 (E.D. Va. Aug. 25, 2000)
  5. Caesars World,Inc. v. CAESARS-PALACE.COM, 112 F.Supp. 2d 505 (E.D. Va. 2000)
  6. Cardservice Int'l, Inc. v. McGee, 950 F. Supp. 737 (E.D. Cal.)
  7. FM 103.1, Inc. v. Universal Broadcasting of New York, Inc., 929 F. Supp. 187 (D.N.J. 1996)
  8. Harrods Limited v. Sixty Internet Domain Names, 110 F. Supp. 2d 420 (E.D. Va. 2000)
  9. Heathmount A.E. Corp. v. Technodome.com, 106 F. Supp.2d 860 (E.D. Va. 2000)
  10. Jews for Jesus v. Brodsky, 993 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1998)
  11. Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. LUCENTSUCKS.COM, 95 F.Supp. 2d 528 (E.D. Va. 2000)
  12. MTV Networks, Inc. v. Curry, 867 F. Supp. 202 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)
  13. Northern Light Technology, Inc. v. Northern Lights Club, 97 F.Supp.2d 96 (D.Ma. 2000)
  14. Panavision Int'l, L.P. v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316 (9th Cir. 1998)
  15. PETA v. Dougherty, No. 00-1918, Slip Op. at 6 (4th Cir. 2001)
  16. Planned Parenthood Federation v. Bucci, 1997 WL 133313 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
  17. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Calvin Designer Label, 985 F. Supp. 1220 (N.D. Cal. 1997)
  18. Porsche Cars North America, Inc., v. Porsche.Com, 51 F.Supp.2d 707 (E.D.Va. 1999)
  19. Sporty's Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman's Market, Inc., 202 F.3d 489 (2nd Cir. 2000)

READINGS:

  1. Trademark Basics, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (2001)
  2. Trademark Primer, Techlaw Reporter (2003)
  3. Trademarks, WIPO (2001)

RESOURCES:

  1. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  2. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

 

PATENT AUTHORITIES

STATUTES:

  1. Title 35. Patents, 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.

OPINIONS:

  1. State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group, Inc., 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998)
  2. AT&T v. Excel Corp, No. 98-1338, Slip Op., (Fed. Cir. 1999)

READINGS:

  1. Patent Primer, Techlaw Reporter (2003)
  2. Inventions (Patents), WIPO (2001)

RESOURCES:

  1. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  2. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

 

 

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