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In the present case, the claims against Mr. Vaughan are straightforward: trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, Texas unfair competition, including right of publicity, palming off and misappropriation.
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As a result, much content ends up in legal limbo (and in the case of old movies and sound recordings, is left to deteriorate copying them in order to preserve them may constitute an act of infringement).
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The center would investigate infringement of the Economic Espionage Act designed to protect trade secrets, as well as traditional copyright and trademark violations.
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U.S.-based companies have long been governed by a 1998 act that makes copyright infringement illegal.
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The company requested a temporary restraining order for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and facilitating copyright infringement, such as downloading pirated games.
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Napster, however, said that this act applies to all copyright infringement suits regardless of whether or not the parties involved cite the precedent.
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The case was closely followed not just because it pitted old media vs. new, but because it could determine the limits of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, the law governing copyright infringement online.
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This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement.
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However, according to the plaintiffs in the cases against Google, the act of copying the complete text amounts to an infringement, even if only portions are made available to users.
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Warner Brothers is a staunch supporter of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and keeps a keen eye out for infringement of its own copyright and trademarks.
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