As we discussed in two previous posts, the U.S. Copyright Office just published its most recent set of exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). In Part 1 of our analysis we discussed the DMCA’s statutory privacy exception. Part
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DMCA Non-Infringement of Copyright: Cars, Devices, and the Internet of Things (Part 1)
On October 25, 2015, the U.S. Copyright Office published its sixth set of exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Our multi-part post will explore practical aspects of these new federal regulations. We will cover topics ranging from education…
Dancing baby ruling adds a twist to DMCA Fair Use analysis
By Jeff Pettit (US) & Saul Perloff (US) on
Last week, the Ninth Circuit seemed to fire a warning shot across the bow of overzealous copyright holders: Before issuing a DMCA takedown notice, the copyright holder must stop to consider if the alleged infringement is a fair use of…