Supreme Court Limits the SEC’s Ability to Obtain Disgorgement of Revenues

Highest court affirms the right of the SEC to recover fraudulently obtained profits Read More ›

Supreme Court Holds Parties’ Contracts Determine Who Decides Issue of Arbitrability

The Supreme Court has unanimously vacated a Fifth Circuit decision concerning arbitrability. The court held that courts my not override a contract that tasks arbitrators with determining whether a claim should be arbitrated or litigated, even in the case that the quest for arbitration is “wholly groundless.” Read More ›

FCC Supreme Court Filing Supports Limiting of FCC’s Own Regulation

Supreme Court considering solicited fax rule for faxed advertisements Read More ›

Supreme Court To Consider An Appeal That Could Greatly Impact TCPA Litigation

Oral arguments scheduled for October; Decision likely in 2016 Read More ›

Copyright Act's "First Sale" Doctrine Applies to Copies of a Copyrighted Work Lawfully Made Abroad

By William MacDonald*

In a decision published last week, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., the United States Supreme Court held that the "first sale" doctrine under the United States Copyright Act applies to copies of a copyrighted work lawfully made abroad. Read More ›