Righthaven’s Copyright Case Quickly Dispatched by 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that controversial copyright enforcer Righthaven only acquired from newspaper publishers minimal “right to sue” copyright assignments that did not confer standing to sue third parties for copyright infringement.
Patent Court Torn on Whether Software Deserve Patents (Bloomberg)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington issued a deeply divided opinion on how to determine if software is eligible for legal protection, reflecting the broader debate that has split the computer industry.
Google, Authors Guild Back in Court (Publishers Weekly)
After a nearly eight-month delay, lawyers for Google and the Authors Guild are back in court for oral arguments over Judge Denny Chin’s 2012 order granting the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.