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Thus, the Circuit Court rejected Napster's argument that file sharing by its users qualified for the fair use defense. Napster's claims that it enabled legal sampling, space shifting, and permissive distribution (some artists had consented to the presence of their songs on the Napster service) were also rejected by the court.
In 2009, fair use appeared as a defense in lawsuits against filesharing. Charles Nesson argued that file-sharing qualifies as fair use in his defense of alleged filesharer Joel Tenenbaum. [34] Kiwi Camara, defending alleged filesharer Jammie Thomas, announced a similar defense. [35]
The CDFE, now the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), and Activision Blizzard announced they had settled the lawsuit on December 15, 2023, pending court approval. As part of the settlement, Activision Blizzard will set aside $54 million, with $47 million to deal with pay and promotion inequalities against female employees, and will bring ...
Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and Newsom's office also reviewed more than 100 lawsuits California filed against the federal government during Trump's first administration to pinpoint potential ...
The court at one point described the defense as "truly chaotic," stating that defense counsel "repeatedly missed deadlines, ignored rules, engaged in litigation over conduct that was plainly illegal (namely, the right to tape counsel and the Court without consent), and even went so far as to post the illegal recordings on the web."
The plaintiffs moved for partial summary adjudication on defendants' fair use defense on October 4, 1999, and cross-filed for summary judgment citing a First Amendment defense on October 19 under seal. Judge Margaret M. Morrow issued a preliminary ruling on November 8, 1999, rejecting the "fair use" argument. [6]
The circuit court also considered Corley's fair use defense, as Corley argued that DeCSS allowed users to watch encrypted DVDs, which prior to that point had been impossible on Linux machines. The circuit court held that the specific facts of the present case were beyond the types of fair use that are permissible under the DMCA.
In the new year, blockbuster legal cases will play out in US courts. Major criminal cases include Sean "Diddy" Combs and Luigi Mangione. In the civil arena, the DOJ's list of antitrust lawsuits ...