July 23, 2021
The Second Circuit on Friday upheld more than $100,000 in sanctions against a New York attorney labeled a "copyright troll," citing the lawyer's "ignominious record" of disciplinary problems.
June 25, 2021
The first six months of 2021 saw a blockbuster ruling in Google v. Oracle, but there was also plenty of other copyright action elsewhere — from a home design "troll" to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan to a major fair use ruling on Andy Warhol. To get you up to speed, here are the seven major rulings you need to know from the first half of the year.
June 25, 2021
The Second Circuit on Friday upheld part of a harsh sanctions order against a New York attorney labeled a "copyright troll," citing repeated lies to a federal judge and a "pattern of misconduct."
April 07, 2021
An attorney for Richard Liebowitz argued before a skeptical Second Circuit on Wednesday that a district judge had acted unfairly by labeling the embattled copyright lawyer a "troll" and a "lamprey" in a scathing sanctions order.
July 27, 2020
The Second Circuit on Monday refused to grant Richard Liebowitz an emergency stay on a sanctions order requiring the embattled copyright lawyer to inform clients and judges around the country about his "extraordinary record of misconduct."