Comments on: Small Claims Court for Copyright Cases? http://musematic.net/2006/04/04/small-claims-court-for-copyright-cases/ Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Copyright Small Claims? | Navigating Business and Branding http://musematic.net/2006/04/04/small-claims-court-for-copyright-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-105601 Copyright Small Claims? | Navigating Business and Branding Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:35:02 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=36#comment-105601 [...] problem has not gone unnoticed. In 2006, there was a small claims hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Co..., looking for some sort of alternative dispute resolution to the problem of small claim deterrence. [...] [...] problem has not gone unnoticed. In 2006, there was a small claims hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Co…, looking for some sort of alternative dispute resolution to the problem of small claim deterrence. [...]

]]> By: Amalyah Keshet http://musematic.net/2006/04/04/small-claims-court-for-copyright-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Amalyah Keshet Mon, 01 May 2006 08:43:32 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=36#comment-24 Commenting on my own post... but just in case anyone is interested in a follow up on this subject, a legal colleague here in Israel informs me that: "As long as one just asks for financial compensation, up to 18,000 NIS, one can go to small claims court here. However, if you need an injunction, you have to go to district court and hire a lawyer. The difference between the US situation and ours, is that Israeli Copyright Law (unlike Patent Law) is not restricted to any specific court, thus one is not forced to go to District court, but may go to any court, depending on the relief sought." Commenting on my own post… but just in case anyone is interested in a follow up on this subject, a legal colleague here in Israel informs me that:

“As long as one just asks for financial compensation, up to 18,000 NIS, one can go to small claims court here. However, if you need an injunction, you have to go to district court and hire a lawyer.

The difference between the US situation and ours, is that Israeli Copyright Law (unlike Patent Law) is not restricted to any specific court, thus one is not forced to go to District court, but may go to any court, depending on the relief sought.”

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