Dispute Over Removal Of Copyright Info Survives Summary Judgment Motion

Mealey's (May 8, 2018, 1:02 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Allegations that a defendant violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) when it removed copyright management information (CMI) from derivative works will proceed, in light of a denial of summary judgment on May 3 by a Texas federal judge, who expressed skepticism about the defendant’s claim that the disputed works were created “from scratch” (Preston Wood & Associates LLC v. UL Inc., No. 16-1427, S.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74723)....