ARE Copyright Law Alert:
Supreme Court Finds Aereo Performs Copyrighted Works Publicly As Prohibited Under The Copyright Act

On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reversed the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and found that Aereo, Inc.’s system of rebroadcasting television over the internet was a “public performance” of copyrighted works and a violation of the Copyright Act of 1976.  American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. […]

Divided Federal Circuit Panel Notes the Lack of Clarity in Patent-Eligibility Law

Accenture Global Services, GmbH v Guidewire Software, Inc, 728 F.3d 1336 (Fed Cir 5 September 2013) Abstract A divided panel at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found computer system claims at issue to be patent-ineligible under 35 USC §101. With inconsistent guidance on patent eligibility from the Federal Circuit, the subject-matter […]