The copyright bar got some attention at the Supreme Court recently with the decision in Unicolors v. Hennis & Mauritz LLP (H&M). Originating from the Central District of California, this decision ended up being a victory for pro se applicants — with a caveat. Unicolors filed a copyright infringement action against H&M for using Unicolors’…
The Eastern District of Virginia recently decided on an interesting case called Universal Music Group v. Kurbanov. The defendant, in this case, is a Russian citizen, which becomes important later on. What’s interesting about this case is the magnitude of both the foolishness of the defendant, and of the award for damages. It wasn’t a…