Kansas City artist Susan Lordi Marker has sued CVS Pharmacy, Inc. for copyright infringement alleging that CVS has copied Marker's Willow Tree figurines, which are small human-like sculptures. Marker alleges that CVS has created imitation copies of the Willow Tree figurines that are substantially similar to her copyrighted works.
Under the Copyright Act, a party that holds a registered copyright may recover up to $150,000 in statutory damages per copyrighted work infringed. Therefore, it is wise for copyright holders to register their copyrighted works, as a copyright registration is a necessary prerequisite to filing a copyright infringement lawsuit.
Top 10 Copyright Infringement News Stories of 2011 | Copyright Laywer
January brought more seizures by ICE and copyright infringement lawsuits by media giants. Here are the top 10 copyright lawyer stories of January 2011:
1. Justin.tv sued for copyright infringement. Copyright gorilla Zuffa, LLC, owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship, has sued video streaming website Justin.tv for failing to adequately implement measures to prohibit users from streaming copyrighted materials over the service. Though the DMCA typically shields service providers like Justin.tv from these types of lawsuits, Zuffa's copyright lawyer argues that Justin.tv does not do enough to prohibit copyright infringement.
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