Intellectual Property

Shapiro, Arato & Isserles Prevails in Case Raising Novel Copyright Issue

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On February 9, 2012, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP obtained a ruling on a question of first impression under the United States Copyright Act from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in favor of Cash Money Records, Inc. Cash Money was one of several defendants named in Rick Cunningham v. … Read more

Southern District Rejects Google Books Settlement and Cites Shapiro, Arato’s Objections in Support of Its Ruling

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On March 22, 2011, the Honorable Denny Chin issued a landmark ruling and rejected a $125 million class action settlement that would have allowed Google to create the world’s largest digital book library. A group of authors and publishers sued Google in 2005, alleging that the company was infringing their copyrights on a massive scale … Read more