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2009-10-07, 05:03
(This post was last modified: 2009-10-07, 05:20 by theophile.)
I am asking for some help from the community. I am looking for examples of U.S. copyright infringement lawsuits instituted by large, wealthy, and powerful entities against small, independent, or individual entities where the disparity between the parties or the claims asserted make the entire suit look outrageous. I am trying to support the contention that the established industry players use copyright laws to suppress competition from small players.
Can anyone thinks of specific examples of this sort of behavior?
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Are you after strictly copyright or trademark as well?
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I am focusing on copyright, but I'm happy to read about a trademark case if you know of one.
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Thanks! I'm aware of the Kazaa mom case and that's the kind of thing I'm after. I'm also interested in cases where independent/indie film makers, musicians, or authors, are sued by MGM (for example), Metallica (for example), or Dan Brown (for example). Where the already-rich use Copyright lawsuits to squash the little guys and restrain competition, similar to the Microsoft vs. "LindowsOS" a few years back.
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Ha, I was a recipeint of a "Metallica Letter" back in the days of Napster.
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The bad thing is that Monster has trademarked the term "Monster" in nearly every field they can. The joke is that eventually Webster's Dictionary will receive a letter from Monster's lawyers.