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Are Silent Films Still Protected by Copyright?

Are Silent Films Still Protected by Copyright?

Posted by Stone Law, P.C. on Mar 25, 2014

Film enthusiasts may be familiar with the silent film Safety Last!  Starring Harold Lloyd, this film debuted in 1923.  Even those who are not familiar with the movie may recognize the iconic scene where Lloyd is dangling from the hands of a giant clock. Cupecoy Home...

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DMCA Takedown Used to Quash Negative YouTube Review

Posted by Stone Law, P.C. on Jan 17, 2014

If you were to search YouTube for reviews of video games, you would hit countless results.  Some channels have been able to rise above the other in terms of subscribers and consequently can be targeted for their negative reviews.  This particular dispute involved a...

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Football, Video Games & The Law

Football, Video Games & The Law

Posted by Stone Law, P.C. on Oct 22, 2013

Football video games have existed for over 25 years and have continued to grow in sophistication.  Player avatars have evolved from generic pixels to fully developed representations.  Electronic Arts (EA), the video games publisher with an exclusive license for NFL...

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Copyright Issues – Oz, The Great & Powerful

Posted by Stone Law, P.C. on Aug 14, 2013

You can learn a great deal about copyright law by analyzing the different copyright issues in the creation of the recent Disney movie, Oz the Great and Powerful.  The new Oz movie is a derivative work based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wizard of Oz. ...

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Nintendo Claims Advertising for “Let’s Play” Videos on Youtube

Posted by Stone Law, P.C. on Jul 18, 2013

                Youtube users started reporting this week that Nintendo has started claiming revenue for advertisement on user-created Youtube videos which feature content from Nintendo games.  Nintendo confirmed this news stating they became a Youtube partner in...

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Apple Found Guilty of E-Book Price Fixing

Posted by Stone Law, P.C. on Jul 10, 2013

On July 10, 2013 the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Apple was guilty of anti-trust violations for its role in conspiring with book publishers to raise prices for electronic books.  The five publishers, Hachette Book Group,...

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