Sarah Palin & Harper Collins Win First Round in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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  The following is the latest decision issued by Judge Thomas P. Griesa in the copyright litigation case of HarperCollins v. Gawker Media LLC, 10 Civ. 8782 (TPG), SDNY, issued on November 22, 2010. OPINION Plaintiff, HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C., is a publishing company holding exclusive rights to publish, reproduce, and distribute America By Heart, a book authored [...]

Copyright Infringement – How To Recover Damages When Someone Steals Your Intellectual Property

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Discovering Copyright Infringement Often photographers, authors, software designers and musicians post their intellectual property on the Internet, only to discover shortly thereafter that someone copied their intellectual property and is either using it for personal benefit, or is selling it to others without the creator’s permission.  As a copyright owner, you have the right to [...]