News of the Week; March 4, 2020

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

1. Can someone copyright every possible melody? (Andres Guadamuz)
2. Simple Solutions Simply Don’t Suffice to Solve the Slew of Song Infringement Substantial Similarity Suits
3. Castillo v. G&M Realty L.P.: 2nd Circuit affirms $6.75 million damages against property owner for painting over   graffiti art at 5Pointz exhibition, ruling that works were protected under Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990.
4. Second Circuit Affirms $6.7M VARA Judgment for Aerosol Artists
5. United Kingdom: Court of Appeal Clarifies When a Work is a Product of Joint Authorship
6. Netflix argues ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ has become a generic term
7. Netflix Seeks Cancellation Of “Choose Your Own Adventure” Trademark
8. Court Dismisses Author’s Claim that TV Series “Billions” Copied Her Work – No Substantial Similarity Under Any Applicable Test
9. The Vatican Apostolic Library enters the digital age – and promptly asserts copyright
10. Bobby Brown’s Claims for the Use of His Name and Likeness Not His Prerogative
11. Copyright Registration – A Prerequisite to a Copyright Infringement Suit
12. Landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Digital Exhaustion in the Tom Kabinet Case
13. Clash of IP and competition to pharma’s detriment? The CJEU’s decision in the GSK case
14. Google v. Oracle – Copyright Battle of the Tech Titans
15. Breaking Down the Briefing in Google v. Oracle: Petitioner’s Brief
16. Four major factors at play in the Google-Oracle IP rights dispute
17. U.S. Copyright Office: Renewal of DMCA Designated Agent Required for DMCA Safe Harbor
18. Fifth Circuit Tosses Statutory Damages Award, Reinforcing the Importance of Early Copyright Registration
19. Geo-blocking of copyright protected content: The elephant in the room
20. Copyright: protection of designs as copyright works
21. Who Owns the Copyright? Work-Made-For-Hire Edition
22. Move to terminate Paramount Decrees may effect IP in the film industry
23. UK confirms withdrawal from the Unitary Patent
24. The UK will not be part of the UPC, Prime Minster’s Office confirms to IAM
25. The European unified patent court – a Brexit casualty?
26. Federal Court of Appeal remands REMICADE new use patent decision on anticipation and obviousness
27. A Practical Guide to the transition to Canada’s new Patent Act and Rules
28. Music – First Sale Doctrine, Fair Use and Protectability
29. Key Estate Planning Considerations for Individuals with IP (Part I: Introduction & Copyrights)
30. The Past and Future of Canada’s Criminalization of Trade Secret Theft – Part I
31. The Past and Future of Canada’s Criminalization of Trade Secret Theft – Part II
32. Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2020 – PART 3
33. Banking on Intellectual Property | Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Banking
34. Millennium and Janssen seek leave from Supreme Court in Section 8 bortezomib case
35. Architects’ copyright
36. The Future of Patent Research
37. Senator Thom Tillis Pushed Awful Patent Reform Idea Last Year; Now Looks To Top It With Awful Copyright Reform This Year
38. How e-commerce platforms get drawn into global war on counterfeit goods
39. After 109,000 Video Removal Appeals Last Quarter, YouTube Says It Reinstated 22%
40. Bogus Automated Copyright Claims By CBS Blocked Super Tuesday Speeches By Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, And Joe Biden
41. SEC Issues Guidance on International Intellectual Property and Technology Risks
42. Machine Learning Patentability in 2019: 5 Cases Analyzed and Lessons Learned Part 3
43. Two New California Laws Tackle Deepfake Videos in Politics and Porn
44. I Wish More Countries ‘Stole’ Our Movies
45. The Tail of the Phillie Phanatic – The Hidden Underbelly of the New-Look Mascot
46. Grand Theft Auto cheat software; an infringement story
47. Real Property Dispute in a Virtual World
48. New publisher Ziggurat Interactive to revive dormant IP for PC and console: Company has access to over 140 titles from as far back the ’80s, first three games revealed
49. Six ways video game composers are missing out on money: Video game music is more accessible than ever before, but a lack of business knowledge among composers means money is being left on the table

Jon