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Tag: DMCA

Digg this

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-11-13 14:24:42. Republished by Blog Post PromoterEncryption key Dugg. UPDATE: Here’s more, from no less than Ed Felten (via Instapundit). If you need […]

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IP Overreaching
Matthew David Brozik

No safe harbor for this shark.

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2015-08-05 12:22:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterGenerally, one doesn’t expect to find copyright decisions of note in state courts, but every so often […]

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Distribution systems

The more things change…

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Ron Coleman

The more they stay the same. This could be a story from 15 years ago, or any of a number of posts on this blog […]

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IP Overreaching

DMCA – Dumb Management of Copyright Accusations?

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-05-30 14:31:31. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIdiotic DMCA takedown notices:  They’re all the rage.  Tim Bukher links to this item from Mike Masnick, […]

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Enforcement

YouTube, the DMCA and politics — again

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-30 10:38:43. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSlashdot reports: It appears that CBS and Fox have submitted DMCA takedown notices to YouTube for videos […]

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Copyright Law, Fair Use, Free Expression

Best of 2009: The DMCA and the search engine

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Posted on August 6, 2009. Traverse Legal: Mary Roach has a great post at CircleID on an area that we have talked about extensively, namely, copyright […]

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Fair Use

DMCA abuse, YouTube, politics and blogs? Same old, same old (UPDATED — but still same old)

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Ron Coleman

My friend Patterico has done it again — but, then again, it has been done, as I’ll remind shortly.  The scoop for today?  In a […]

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Free Expression

Likelihood of baloney

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ron Coleman

IP Law Chat chats about how “paranormalist” charlatan Uri Geller got all bent out of shape over Brian Sapient, a member of the “Rational Response […]

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IP Overreaching

DMCA takedown backlash

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Ron Coleman

The EFF is suing Viacom over their DMCA takedown notice for a Stephen Colbert parody clip on YouTube which EFF says is non-infringing. Viacom sent […]

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Copyright Law, Internet Law

The DMCA and the search engine

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Ron Coleman

Traverse Legal: Mary Roach has a great post at CircleID on an area that we have talked about extensively, namely, copyright takedowns under the Digital Millennium Copyright […]

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IP Overreaching

Commercial, Trademark and Free Speech Litigation

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet) and legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

ron-coleman-lawyerAs for me, I'm Ron Coleman, a commercial litigator and a partner in the Dhillon Law Group with a special interest in copyright and trademark law and free speech. I was also the lead lawyer for The Slants, The Band Who Must Not be Named.

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