Bon Jovi’s $400 Billion Copyright Case Resurfaces

November 10th, 2009 more images more images more images Judge: HOPE artist can switch lawyers in AP suit NEW YORK — Shepard Fairey has a new legal team and new questions he must answer. The street artist known for his Barack Obama "HOPE" image will be permitted to switch attorneys in his copyright fight against The Associated Press, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

November 3rd, 2009 Stormtrooper battle returns to British courtsLONDON — The George Lucas empire has struck back against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the "Star Wars" movies. Designer Andrew Ainsworth has fought a long legal battle against Lucasfilm Ltd., which sued him over the replica suits and helmets he sold through a Web site.

September 22nd, 2009 New deal sought in dispute over Google book planNEW YORK — A $125 million settlement of a lawsuit that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books will be renegotiated in light of the U.S.

September 14th, 2009 Court rules against Universal Music in Veoh caseLOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled against Universal Music Group in a copyright lawsuit against online video site operator Veoh Networks Inc., although Universal says it will appeal. U.S. District Judge Howard Matz on Friday dismissed the 2007 suit in which Universal accused Veoh of supporting and inducing copyright infringement.

September 10th, 2009 Copyright office leader balks at Google book dealWASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Copyright Office has serious concerns with a class-action settlement that would grant Google the digital rights to millions of books that are no longer being published.

August 25th, 2009 Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trialDENVER — The fate of ownership of the Unix computer operating system is heading to trial after a federal appeals court reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright to Novell Inc. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S.

July 14th, 2009 Blogger sentenced for leaking G N'R albumLOS ANGELES — A blogger who admitted to leaking part of the Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday. U.S. District Magistrate Judge Paul L.

June 30th, 2009 Judge: Ono owns copyright to rare Lennon footageBOSTON — Yoko Ono is the rightful copyright holder of rare, intimate footage showing John Lennon and his family in London in 1970, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Rya W.

June 29th, 2009 High court won't block remote storage DVR systemsWASHINGTON — Hollywood studios and television networks lost their bid Monday for the Supreme Court to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when they want, without commercials. The justices decline to hear arguments on whether Cablevision Systems Corp.'s remote-storage DVR violates copyright laws.

May 6th, 2009 BANGALORE - India has been ranked as the country with the world's most consumer friendly intellectual property (IP) laws since its copyright regulations allow citizens great freedom to access and utilise information for educational and development purposes. This emerged in a study of 16 countries, including economically advanced ones, undertaken by the Malaysia-based Consumers International, which calls itself the 'world's only global consumer advocacy body'.

March 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Just a week after the release of Anurag Kashyap's film 'Gulaal', a total of 2,926 pirated DVDs worth over Rs.800,000 were seized by the police here with the help of the Society for Copyright Regulation of Indian Producers for Film and Television (SCRIPT). 'As soon as I received reports of illegal distribution of pirated DVD's in Dadar, I personally visited the site and purchased a DVD as proof,' said J.S.

January 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The fate of Mahatma Gandhi's original literary works remains undecided following the expiry of the copyright restrictions on them on the first day of this year, leaving scholars and admirers of his philosophy across the country anxious. The country Friday observed Martyrs' Day, remembering the father of the nation on his death anniversary.

January 16th, 2009 MUNICH - The German state of Bavaria demanded Friday that a British publishing company stop reprinting Nazi-period newspapers. The educational reprints of the newspapers have become best sellers in Germany where most people under 80 have never seen Nazi propaganda in the raw and those over 80 do not want to talk about it.

January 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Danny Boyle's internationally applauded 'Slumdog Millionaire' will have an odd-sounding title for its Hindi dubbed version - 'Slumdog Crorepati'. The intended Hindi title 'Slumdog Millionaire: Kaun Banega Crorepati' was shortened, thanks to copyright issues by the producers of the international game show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'.

December 22nd, 2008 MUMBAI - The Bombay High Court has allowed 'Ghajini' to be released on Dec 25 (Thursday) even though the case filed against its producer for alleged violation of copyright is still pending in the court. A little-known production banner, KBC Pictures, had filed a case in the court Monday, claiming that producer Madhu Mantena had infringed upon its copyright as it had acquired the right to re-make 'Ghajini' in Hindi.