Communications Law
News of the Week; November 18, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Boesen v. United Sports Publications, Ltd.: Court dismisses copyright claim, holding that publisher’s article that “embedded” Caroline Wozniacki’s Instagram post featuring plaintiff’s photograph constituted fair use. Flo & Eddie, Inc. v. Pandora Media, Inc.: Court denies anti-SLAPP motion by owners of pre-1972 sound recordings created by The Turtles, holding Pandora’s failure to pay […]
News of the Week; November 11, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Game, set, match: Sometimes the photo is the story Federal Judge Rules Embedding of Instagram Post Containing Copyrighted Photo is Fair Use Embedding in a State of Flux: New York Courts Challenge Decade Old Reasoning from the Ninth Circuit Vallejo v. Narcos Productions LLC (USCA, Oct.27, 2020): Held that portions Netflix’s Narcos series are […]
News of the Week; November 4, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Use Your Illusion: Rights in posthumous holographic performance Intellectual Property & Architecture – Copyright Protection in Focus Tenth Circuit Breathes New Life into a Spooky Skeleton Copyright Dispute Protect Your Posts: New Group Copyright Registration Option for Online Blogs and Articles The US election: a vote on IP? New Working Paper – Memes […]