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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Eric Goldman

It’s a small operation, with a 2022 budget of under $1M/year. Matthew McDermott is a freelance photographer. The New York Post hired him to take photos of NYC police commissioner Keechant Sewell , paying him a day rate of $470. McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. The New York Post story.

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Journalists’ Lack of Harm Fatal to DMCA Claims Against AI Developer

Debevoise Data Blog

Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York dismissed plaintiffs’ suit in its entirety, holding that plaintiffs had no cognizable claim for damages or injunctive relief because they failed at this stage of litigation to demonstrate that they had been harmed in any way by OpenAI’s actions. Raw Story Media, Inc. OpenAI Inc. ,

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Eric Goldman

Michael Flores, representing himself, filed a claim for misrepresentation under Section 512(f) on June 28, 2022, twelve days after the CCB began. Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035 , February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Let’s take a look.

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Blogiversary: Guest Bloggers of the Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Part 8 of 10)

Eric Goldman

Even better, posting has enabled me to think through a doctrine (like failure to function ) or category of cases (like tagmark litigation) that I was already pondering, setting the initial groundwork for what would become a more extended study in the form of a law review article or essay. Not even any blog schwag.]

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

In re: StubHub Refund Litigation , No. Two top-line takeaways you might get from this post: A two-click formation process avoids the risk of judges moving the goalposts about formation, and If you are amending your TOS, have an airtight plan for building a credible evidentiary record. 22-15879 (9th Cir. Citing Sellers v.

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ELTA kicks off its annual conference on Tuesday in Tel Aviv!

ELTA

ELTAcon 2022 will take place on Tuesday in Tel Aviv! 14:25 – 14:45 Choosing the Focus – Innovation vs. Morly will share her experience developing a Reg-Tech solution – how to set the goals and how failures or success may change them. industry clouds). industry clouds). How to identify the right technology in a world of choices.

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Marking the Retirement of Jerry Larkin, Who Led the ARDC With Exceptional Foresight, Integrity, and ‘Irish Wit’

Legal Tech Monitor

2d 531 (1988) – finding that a lawyer’s failure to report another lawyer’s conversion of settlement proceeds violated the duty to report specified attorney misconduct; In re Richard A. He was a gentleman when he appeared before the court,” Grogan said. “He Working with him has been for me a true joy,” ARDC Chair Timothy Bertschy said.

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