Items tagged "amicus brief"
Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Media Ownership Repeal in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
December 23, 2020 amicus brief , FCC , Litigation , Media Consolidation , Media Diversity , Media Ownership , Prometheus Radio Project , SpectrumToday, Public Knowledge filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the Prometheus Radio Project and other opponents of the Federal Communication Commission’s 2017 Order eliminating most of the broadcast ownership rules.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Joins California Fight to Preserve State’s Net Neutrality Protections
October 1, 2020 amicus brief , California , Net Neutrality , Open Internet , State Legislation , State Net NeutralityLast night, Public Knowledge joined Access Now, Free Press, Mozilla Corporation, and New America’s Open Technology Institute in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in the case of United States vs State of California.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Brief Supporting Consumer Access to PEG Channels in Maine
September 23, 2020 amicus brief , NCTA v Frey , PEGToday, Public Knowledge filed an amicus brief at the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of The Internet and Television Association (NCTA) v. Frey.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Brief Supporting Maine’s Effort to Protect Broadband User Privacy
June 1, 2020 ACA v Frey , amicus brief , Broadband PrivacyToday, Public Knowledge filed an amicus brief at the United States District Court of Maine in the case of ACA v. Frey. In June of 2019, Maine passed a law prohibiting broadband providers from using, disclosing, selling, or permitting access to a customer’s personal information without the customer’s consent. Broadband providers sued, claiming that the law infringed on their First Amendment rights and was preempted by federal law.
Read MoreSupreme Court Reaffirms Public’s Right to Access State Laws
April 27, 2020 amicus brief , Copyright , Copyright Act , Georgia v Public Resource , Supreme CourtToday, the United States Supreme Court determined that official annotations to state law are not eligible for copyright protection in the case of Georgia v. Public Resource.Org.
Read MoreJames Oscar Smith v Drake Decision Marks Another Win for Fair Use
February 5, 2020 amicus brief , Copyright , Fair Use , James Oscar Smith v DrakeYesterday, the Second Circuit upheld a fair use finding in the case of James Oscar Smith v. Drake. The estate of James Oscar Smith sued the artist Drake (among others), claiming that Drake infringed on the estate’s rights when he sampled “Jimmy Smith Rap” for the opening of his track, “Pound Cake.” The trial court disagreed, holding that the sample was a fair use, and the Second Circuit affirmed that finding on appeal.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Joins Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Overturn Federal Circuit in Google v Oracle
January 13, 2020 amicus brief , API , Copyright , Google v Oracle , Supreme CourtToday, Public Knowledge joined the R Street Institute and the Niskanen Center in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in the case of Google v Oracle. The case asks whether the application programming interface, or API, of a programming language such as Java is subject to copyright protection — and, if it is, whether reimplementing that API can be a fair use.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Joins Amicus Brief Asking 9th Circuit to Invalidate FCC Order Weakening Local Oversight of Small Cells
June 19, 2019 5G , amicus brief , FCC , Municipal BroadbandThis week, Public Knowledge joined the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance in an amicus brief filing in a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission’s action to weaken local authority to manage streets and public property. The brief was filed in City of Portland v. FCC before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Amicus Brief in Google v. Oracle
February 25, 2019 amicus brief , Fair Use , Google v Oracle , Supreme CourtToday, Public Knowledge, along with R Street Institute, filed an amicus curiae brief in Google v. Oracle before the United States Supreme Court.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Applauds New York v Charter Communications Decision
June 21, 2018 amicus brief , Broadband , Charter , consumer protections , FCCToday, the First Department of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division of the State of New York held that the Federal Communications Commission has not preempted states from enforcing laws “that prevent fraud, deception and false advertising” with respect to broadband practices.
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