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Intellectual Property

May 12, 2011

Court Takes Up Internet Infringement Cases

After much anticipation by lawyers on both side of the battle between Internet innovators and copyright holders, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard back-to-back cases on web infringement.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


PASADENA - After much anticipation by lawyers on both sides of the battle between Internet innovators and copyright holders, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made a decisive move last week, hearing back-to-back challenges to a 1998 statute designed to protect web developers from infringement claims.


The high-profile case brought by UMG Recordings, Inc. against video website Veoh Networks Inc...

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