Six Copyright Law Resources For the Non-Copyright Practitioner

In updating Copyright Litigation Handbook this year for 2014-2015 (now available for purchase here), I came across a number of copyright law resources that should be of interest to attorneys who may not be copyright specialists.  I hope you enjoy this article that I wrote for this month's Federal Lawyer magazine.

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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. All practice, no theory.Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2012-2013) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

Southern District of New York New Local Rules - Federal Practice and Procedure

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has adopted new local rules.  Access the new rules below:

Southern District of New York New Local Rules

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Raymond J. Dowd Named General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association

From  Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS132178+29-Sep-2010+BW20100929

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Dunnington Announces Raymond J. Dowd Named General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association

Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, LLP, a leading New York City-based law firm established in 1921 that provides services including trusts and estates, corporate, taxation, litigation, real estate, construction, intellectual property and art law announced today that litigation partner Raymond J. Dowd was named General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association (FBA), the premier bar association serving the federal practitioner and the federal judiciary.

Mr. Dowd, who currently serves as the FBA’s Vice President for the Second Circuit, was appointed last week as General Counsel at the New Orleans annual convention. Mr. Dowd served as President of the FBA’s Southern District of New York Chapter and sits on the Editorial Board of The Federal Lawyer.

“At Dunnington, we have a proud and long-standing tradition of volunteerism and support of our local and national bar associations. We are very proud that Ray has been named General Counsel of the FBA,” said Carol Sigmond, the firm’s administrative partner.

Mr. Dowd’s litigation practice recently garnered national attention with a victory at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In Bakalar v. Vavra, Mr. Dowd represented descendants of Holocaust victims in recovering Nazi looted art, successfully arguing that New York law should trump Swiss law in determining title to stolen artworks. An experienced federal and state litigator, Mr. Dowd’s victories include summary judgment and a bench trial in trademark and unfair competition claims over the use of FASHION TELEVISION and litigation involving the estate of heiress Doris Duke, including removing the corporate fiduciary U.S. Trust Co. and upholding a $100,000 trust for her dogs.

Mr. Dowd has repeatedly been named a New York Superlawyer and is active in the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and New York County Lawyers’ Association. He is author of Copyright Litigation Handbook (5th Ed. 2010), a Thomson West publication, the Copyright Litigation Blog, and is a former contributor to the New York Law Journal.

About Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP
The firm was established in 1921 in New York City and provides a broad range of legal services to individual and corporate clients. For more information, visit http://www.dunnington.com/.

About the Federal Bar Association
The FBA is the premier bar association serving the federal practitioner and judiciary. For more information, visit http://www.fedbar.org/.

Starkman & Associates
Jeffrey Richardson, 212-252-8545, ext. 11
jrichardson@starkmanassociates.com



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Federal Bar Association - SDNY Chapter Swearing In Of New Officers By Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska

On March 1, 2010 Amy Gell, my fellow Vice President for the Second Circuit of the Federal Bar Association, and I organized a ceremony for the swearing-in of new officers of the Federal Bar Association's SDNY Chapter. The Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief U.S. District Judge of the Southern District of New York presided.  New chapter officers:
President: John G. McCarthy
President-Elect: Simeon H. Baum
Vice President: Philip R. Schatz
Secretary: Gareth de Santiago-Keene
Treasurer: William F. Dahill
National Delegate: H. Raymond Fasano
Delegate to the Network of Bar Leaders: Roland M. Gell

Myself and Chief Judge Preska

John G. McCarthy about to be sworn in.

I recount some of the achievements of the Federal Bar Association.

Judge Preska welcomes the new officers.

History and workings of the Southern District of New York.

Amy Gell welcomes John McCarthy as new President.

The McCarthy era begins.

The new leadership of the Federal Bar Association for the Second Circuit and Southern District of New York.

President-Elect Simeon Baum puts his mediation skills into practice.

Phil Schatz with Judge Preska.

Gareth de Santiago-Keene and Beata with Judge Preska

Danny Phillips with Bill and Tara Dahill

Amy Gell and I with our mentor, Past President M. Barry Levy

Roland Gell with Judge Preska

John McCarthy and I were classmates Fordham Law '91, we both served on the Fordham International Law Journal, he was Managing Editor and I was an Articles Editor.

The Federal Bar Association is the nation’s premier bar association for judges and lawyers involved in federal practice.  The FBA publishes The Federal Lawyer - a monthly magazine for attorneys practicing in federal court and in the federal government. For more information on the Federal Bar Association, please visit http://www.fedbar.org/.

 

Federal Bar Association Organizational Meeting for Westchester Chapter at Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP

The Federal Bar Association

invites you to an organizational meeting of our

Westchester Chapter

Date: April 6, 2010

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Place: BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

333 Main Street

Armonk, NY 10504

All interested persons welcome, light refreshments to be served. The

Federal Bar Association is the nation’s premier bar association for judges and

lawyers involved in federal practice. For more information on the Federal Bar

Association, please visit www.fedbar.org. Please come and get involved.

Respectfully submitted,

Raymond J. Dowd

Amy Nussbaum Gell
Vice Presidents for the Second Circuit

R.S.V.P. or more information Denise Gambino, assistant to Robin A. Henry

dgambino@bsfllp.com
Tel: (914) 749-8287