Oracle Software Code Entitled to Copyright Protection, Says Appeals Court

Oracle Software Code Entitled to Copyright Protection, Says Appeals Court

by Brent Kendall

Wall Street Journal 

May 9, 2014

U.S. Judge Boosts Google 'Fair Use' Defense of Digital Books

Appeals Court Judge Denny Chin appeared to support Google's use of the fair use defense at a recent U.S. district court hearing.  Google has claimed the fair use exception to defend its practice of digitizing millions of books, while the plaintiffs charge that this "amounts to massive copyright infringement."  What do you think?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/net-us-google-books-idUSBRE98M19S20130926

Google Copyright Infringement Reports to Quadruple This Year

By Zoe Fox
 /http://mashable.com/2013/07/31/google-copyright-reports/

Commercial-Free Recording and Copyright

A recent Appeals Court ruling establishes that, when recording their favorite television shows, viewers can indeed skip the advertisements without violating the fair use doctrine.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/24/court-says-skipping-ads-doesnt-violate-copyright-thats-a-big-deal/

Authors Guild Loses Class Action Status in Case Against Google Books

A U.S. Appeals Court recently revoked the Authors Guild's class action status and ordered a lower court judge to rule on whether or not Google's book scanning project meets the definition of "fair use."

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/copyright/authors-guild-loses-class-action-status/

Happy Birthday: The Party May Be Over

Who Owns 'Happy Birthday'? Lawsuit Seeks Return of Millions

Supreme Court Gives American Consumers Victory Over Copyright Owners in Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley & Sons

http://www.forbes.com/sites/garyshapiro/2013/03/20/supreme-court-gives-american-consumers-victory-over-copyright-owners-in-kirtsaeng-vs-john-wiley-sons/
by Gary Sharpiro. Forbes, March 3, 2013