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Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman Copyright Review 2019 “Recent Developments In Copyright” Selected Annotated Cases By Thomas Kjellberg with Joelle Milov and Jeffrey Chery Dasha Chestukhin Raphael Nemes Ariana Sarfarazi George Sciarrino Danielle Siegel Emily Stein Lyndsey Waddington Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. 114 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036-1525 (212) 790-9200 ∙ www.cll.com ∙ fax (212) 575-0671 These annotations cover cases reported since our report at the 42nd Copyright Society Annual Meeting of 2018. © 2019 Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES ........................................................... 1 A. Subject Matter Jurisdiction ...................................................................................... 1 B. Personal Jurisdiction and Venue ............................................................................. 3 C. Pleadings ................................................................................................................. 8 D. Standing ................................................................................................................. 11 E. Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 14 II. COPYRIGHTABILITY ................................................................................................. 14 A. Originality ............................................................................................................. 14 B. Pictorial, Graphic and Sculptural Works ............................................................... 17 C. Compilations and Derivative Works ..................................................................... 19 D. Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 19 III. OWNERSHIP ................................................................................................................. 20 A. Works Made for Hire ............................................................................................ 20 B. Transfer of Ownership .......................................................................................... 24 C. Termination of Transfers ....................................................................................... 25 D. Joint Works and Co-Ownership ............................................................................ 25 E. Contracts and Licenses .......................................................................................... 27 IV. FORMALITIES .............................................................................................................. 30 A. Registration ........................................................................................................... 30 V. INFRINGEMENT .......................................................................................................... 32 A. Access .................................................................................................................... 32 B. Copying and Substantial Similarity ....................................................................... 35 C. Contributory/Vicarious Infringement .................................................................... 45 D. Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 49 VI. DEFENSES/EXEMPTIONS .......................................................................................... 52 A. Fair Use ................................................................................................................. 52 B. Statute of Limitations ............................................................................................ 59 C. Res Judicata/Collateral Estoppel ........................................................................... 59 D. First Sale Doctrine ................................................................................................. 62 E. Misuse ................................................................................................................... 63 F. Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 63 VII. REMEDIES .................................................................................................................... 68 A. Damages and Profits .............................................................................................. 68 B. Attorneys’ Fees ..................................................................................................... 79 C. Injunction/Impoundment ....................................................................................... 90 D. Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 93 i VIII. PREEMPTION ............................................................................................................... 96 IX. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT .......................................................... 105 X. VISUAL ARTISTS RIGHTS ACT .............................................................................. 110 ii TABLE OF CASES Cases 16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Merkin, 740 F. App’x 223 (2d Cir. 2018) ......................................................................................... 79 ABS Entm’t v. CBS Corp., 908 F.3d 405 (9th Cir. 2018) ............................................................................................... 19 Alan Ross Mach. Corp v. Machinio Corp., No. 17-3569, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195415 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 16, 2018) ...................................................................................... 108 Am. Dig. Sys. v. Nelson, No. 17-293, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15706 (D. Utah Jan. 30, 2019) .................................. 88 Architecttura Inc. v. DSGN Assocs., No. 16-3021, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124468 (N.D. Tex. July 25, 2018) .......................... 10 Art of Design, Inc. v. Pontoon Boat, LLC, No. 16-595, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101321 (N.D. Ind. June 18, 2018) ............................ 18 Astor-White v. Strong, 733 F. App'x 407 (9th Cir. 2018) ........................................................................................ 36 Batiste v. Lewis, No. 17-4435, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69130 (E.D. La. Apr. 23, 2019) .............................. 34 Batra v. PopSugar, Inc., No. 18-3752, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20299 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2019) .................. 8, 99, 106 Bell v. Startup Prod., LLC, No. 18-02, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197703 (E.D. Ky. Nov. 20, 2018) ............................... 67 Bell v. Vacuforce, LLC, 908 F.3d 1075 (7th Cir. 2018) ............................................................................................. 93 Brammer v. Violent Hues Prods., LLC, No. 18-1763, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12572 (4th Cir. Mar. 19, 2019) ............................... 53 Brittney Gobble Photography v. Wenn Ltd., No. 16-306, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39414 (E.D. Tenn. Feb. 19, 2019) ............................ 77 BWP Media USA, Inc. v. Polyvore, Inc., 922 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2019) .................................................................................................. 49 Cambridge Univ. Press. v. Albert, 906 F.3d 1290 (11th Cir. 2018) ........................................................................................... 54 Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 910 F.3d 649 (2d Cir. 2018) .......................................................................................... 52, 62 Carrell v. Origami Owl, LLC, No. 18-694, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49522 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2019) .............................. 37 CENAPS Corp. v. Cmty. of Christ, No. 18-1276, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31138 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 27, 2019) ............................ 63 iii Clark v. Transp. Alternatives, Inc., No. 18-9985, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46274 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 18, 2019) ............................ 55 Close v. Sotheby’s, Inc., 894 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2018) ............................................................................................. 96 Close v. Sotheby’s, Inc., 909 F.3d 1204 (9th Cir. 2018) ............................................................................................. 97 Cobbler Nev., LLC v. Gonzales, 901 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2018) ................................................................................. 47, 50, 81 Code Revision Comm’n v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 906 F.3d 1229 (11th Cir. 2018) ........................................................................................... 19 Conan Props. Int’l LLC v. Sanchez, No. 17-162, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138203 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 15, 2018) ........................ 8, 90 Craig v. UMG Recordings, Inc., No. 16-5439, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53973 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2019) ........ 63, 71, 94, 105 Creazioni Artistiche Musicali, S.r.l. v. Carlin Am., Inc., No. 17-266, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23765 (2d Cir. 2018)................................................. 11 D’Pergo Custom Guitars, Inc. v. Sweetwater Sound, Inc., No. 17-747, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6074 (D.N.H. 2019) .................................................. 14 Datacarrier S.A. v. WOCCU Servs. Grp., No. 16-122, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106090 (W.D. Wis. June 25, 2018) .......................... 87 Davidson v. United States, No. 13-942C, 2018 U.S. Claims LEXIS 801 (Fed. Cl. June 29, 2018) ........................ 54, 69 Design Basics, LLC v. Ashford Homes, LLC, No. 17-273, 2018 U.S.