An interesting case came out of the District Court for the District of Columbia in November — and the least interesting thing about it is that it involves pornography. In Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe, the issue was whether a copyright holder can unmask an infringing user’s identity by subpoenaing the user’s internet service provider…
The U.S. District Court of New Mexico recently decided a case in which the infringement was obvious and the defendant was absent. Viacom v. Mark Anthony Baca and Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign, Inc. concerned the trademark and copyright of the internationally famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The defendant was the driving force behind what was billed…