3 Count: ISP Liability

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1: Appeals Court Cuts Major Label Payouts in Grande ISP Copyright Infringement Case

First, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the major record companies have secured a key win in their battle against Grande Communications. An appeals court ruling means that internet service providers (ISPs) can be held liable for infringements by their users.

The record companies sued Grande, alleging that the ISP failed to take adequate action to stop piracy on its network. A jury sided with the record companies, awarding them $47 million in damages. However, Grande appealed the decision, saying that a recent Supreme Court decision regarding Twitter, which was found not liable for terrorist content posted on the platform.

However, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has found that the ruling in question didn’t apply since it wasn’t about copyright. As such, the jury verdict stands. However, the damages amount will likely be reduced as the court found that the damages should be calculated per album, not per track. That issue was remanded to the lower court for a new damages calculation.

2: Barroz: Mohanlal Starrer Hits A Roadblock, NRI Author Sues Makers Over Copyright Violations

Next up today, Republic World reports that an upcoming Indian film Barroz has become the target of a lawsuit as a non-resident Indian author, George Thundiparambil, has filed a lawsuit hoping to prevent the film from being released.

Starring Mohanlal, the film has been highly anticipated but has been delayed multiple since it’s origially planned 2023 release. However, according to Thundiparambil, the film copies from hi novel Maya, prompting him to file a lawsuit in the Ernakulam District Court.

He is seeking an injunction to prevent the release of the film. He claims that he wrote the filmmakers in July of this year but they dismissed the claims in a reply sent a month later.

3: Celebrity fitness guru Tracy Anderson settles part of her legal workout war with Megan Roup

Finally today, Mara Siegler at Page Six reports that fitness gurus Tracy Anderson and Megan Roup have settled part of their ongoing legal dispute, though the copyright claims will continue.

Anderson sued Roup in 2022 alleging both copyright infringement and breach of contract. According to Anderson, Roup, who formerly worked for her, was copying her workout routines to train her clients.

However, in June, a court dismissed the copyright infringement claim. This set the stage for a trial on the contract claims only. However, by settling those issues, Anderson can now appeal the dismissal of the copyright claim to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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