District of Massachusetts IP Blog

Publisher Sued for Using Pics Beyond License Terms

An individual photographer from Stony Brook, NY has sued Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. (Boston, MA) and several John Doe publishers for copyright infringement stemming from alleged unauthorized inclusion of several photographs in various educational publications overstepping the terms of the license between the parties. 

Lefkowitz v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 12-10614-MLW (Apr. 5, 2012)

MIT Sues Licensee for Failing to Pay

MIT (Cambridge, MA) has sued Capire, Inc. (Durham, NC) for failing to pay MIT for its licensing fees and cost reimbursements. 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Capire, Inc., 11-3870 (Mass. Superior Court, Middlesex County, Oct. 31, 2011)