Playboy Entertainment Group Inc v. Happy Mutants, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:17-cv-08140

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Fernando M. Olguin

Firms

  1. February 15, 2018

    Playboy May Amend Centerfold Copyright Suit, Judge Rules

    Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. will have to rewrite its copyright infringement suit against the owner of online news site BoingBoing if it intends to keep the suit alive, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case over a link to every centerfold the men's magazine published.

  2. January 19, 2018

    BoingBoing Owner Wants Out Of Playboy's Copyright Suit

    The owner of online news site BoingBoing urged a California federal court Thursday to toss Playboy's copyright infringement suit over a story that linked to a slideshow of every centerfold the men's magazine ever published, saying that linking to others' content isn't against the law.

  3. November 08, 2017

    Playboy Says BoingBoing Owner Stole Every Centerfold Ever

    Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. hit the owner of BoingBoing, a website that has advocated for more open use of online content, with a copyright suit in California on Tuesday over the site's reference to a slideshow of every centerfold photo the magazine ever published.