NO Plaguarism

Jil uNrT TWO lne Connercial Envircnment ol the confidentr:rliiy agreenrent, contending that allowing Channon to have access to thi: hles was assrsting in the theli ol tracle secrets. l-he trial court clismissecl the clarnr, br,rtJones appealed. Coulcl Hamiltons actions be the basis hrr a claim ol trade secret violation? What lactors should be taken into consideration? [/ones u Hamilron, 53 So.3cl 134 (AIa.CivApp. 2010)l $' ,r Copyright lnfringement. United Fabrics lnternatronal. lnc., purchased a fabric design from an lLahan design house, Contromoda, and registered a copyrlght ro the desLgn s'ith the U S Copl-righL Office. When 1r4ac1-s. lnc., began sell- ing garments rvith a simrlar design, United filed a copy- rlght infringement law,suit against N'[ac;,'s and others. ]n irs defense, N,lacys claimecl that United did not ou'n a valid copyright to the design. Ownership of a copy'right is a requirement to establish an inlringement claim. The distnct court held Lhat the eviclence ',r'as rnsulficient tr'r establish Unrtecls owncrshtp o{-Lhe clcsrgn anci, lbr thLit rea sl-rn, chsmissecl the action. Unitecl rrppcalecl. ar-guing that its copyright rn tl-re cLesign sl'ror-rlcl be preslrllptivel \'alici because the coplright had been registered rvrLh Lhe U.S. Cop,vright Office. Ho*' should the lederal appellate colrrt rule? Should the owner o[ a registered copl-right have tc. prove that the copyright is valid to establish inlnngen'renti Or should the party contestlng the r-alidity o[ a coplright have to show thaL it is inr.alid? Erplain 1'our ansrver. lL;rited Fabttcs International, Inc. t. C&l Wecu'. inc., 630 F3d 12 j; (gth Crr. 201 1)l ".' : ,=* A Question of Ethics. Copyright tnfringement CLrtom #ffi Cop,.r Int . rn 6ctincsr ilb, Fknttla, is a copy shop that '--' reproduccs and distr-ibLir. s. lor pro.fit, on rctluest, mcteidl pLrblishcd and ov'ntcl b,y ,r[ht'i.s Onc { thc.op,y shop:s pimary .r.tiviti.s is tht ltreparatitn rrnd .salc iy' coLoscpachs, \Nhich LonLLtin contpila:ions Ltf rcadingsJirr collt.grr .olrr.ses. Fttr a parLiculo' ct.tursc- pttch. d Lcaclrt' sclecls the rndings and clclivcrs n .syllabus lo the copy shop, which obLatns Lh maLcncLls.liont a hbrcu.v. copics thent, and then binds and sells the copics. Bldchwell PLrblishing, Inc., in Malcltn Massachusetts, publishes boolLs and jotu'nals in mtdicine and othtr .fieli,:s ancl orvns Lhe copyighLs to thtse publica- tlorx. Blacktr,ell and otlrcrs f,led a suit in a jederal disticL courL dgain-st CusLom Copies, cillcglng copynght inJingement Jor its "rouLine and ,)stematic rrprodtLction oJ mateials .from plaintifs' pttbhcations, r'virhout se.hing permis.sion, " to compile coursep aclzs Jor classes dt the Universi1t oJ Floridu. The platntiffs ashed the .ourt fo r.ssud an injunction and c^t,dtd them damages, as rvell ns fhe profitlrom tfu itfingemcnt Tfu defendant frbd crmotion to dr-snri-ss Lhe complamt. /Blackrvell Publishing. lnc. v Custom Crrl)res. lnr . i:Srrn,2,l O.D.tl,r 200/ I ' Custom Copies arguecl, rn part, that it did not clistribute" tire coursepacl