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How Hard-Fought Is Copyright Litigation?, James Gibson
How Hard-Fought Is Copyright Litigation?, James Gibson
Law Faculty Publications
As I mentioned in my last essay, my colleague Chris Cotropia and I have recently completed a data collection project in which we examined pleadings from approximately 1,000 copyright cases filed in federal court over a four-year period. We are still evaluating the data, but our preliminary findings indicate that copyright litigation differs from other federal civil litigation; it takes longer and appears to be contested more – yet ends up in much the same place.
A little background first. During the period we studied (2005-2008), the cases fell into three broad categories. The first comprised those cases in which …
Big Media In Copyright Litigation, James Gibson
Big Media In Copyright Litigation, James Gibson
Law Faculty Publications
What role does Big Media play in the courtroom?
Major media companies are often portrayed as aggressive drivers of expansive copyright, dominating every aspect of the legal landscape. When it comes to litigation, however, the truth is more nuanced. My colleague Chris Cotropia and I have recently completed a data collection project in which we examined pleadings from approximately 1,000 copyright cases filed over a four-year period (a statistically significant sample). We are still crunching the numbers, but what we’ve learned so far indicates that record labels, film studios, major software companies, and other behemoths of the copyright world end …