by slasherindex | Oct 2, 1979
Sony is cleared of violating the Lanham Act, or in this case, the encouragement of infringement in their Betamax marketing campaign. The judge believes that television recordings for the purpose of time-shifting is fair use. Universal appeals the decision.
by slasherindex | Nov 11, 1976
MCA-owned Universal, teaming up with Disney, files a lawsuit against Sony in California court. The plaintiffs claim that Sony is deceptively advertising the legitimacy of recording broadcast television with their Betamax VCR.
by slasherindex | Jul 17, 1948
Mel Blanc sues Castle Films among others for $260,000 for distributing a cartoon and song with his signature Woody Woodpecker laugh without authorization.