Communications Law
News of the Week; October 14, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Google gets mixed reception in Supreme Court clash with Oracle: Justices held a low-tech telephone session in one of the biggest software fights in American history on Wednesday Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster for Google IP Alert | Supreme Court Hears Arguments in “Copyright Case of the Century” hiQ […]
News of the Week; October 7, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Fake News, Fake Views and the Parody Exception Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. (SCOTUS Oral Arguments Transcript, October 7, 2020) Oracle Is Wrong About Having Permission To Reimplement Amazon’s API. But They Shouldn’t Need It. The Supreme Court hears Oracle v. Google tomorrow—here’s what’s at stake Copyright Owner Claims Ownership Over Depicting […]
News of the Week; September 30, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Access Copyright v. York University – Update on Supreme Court – Replies Have Been Filed (Howard Knopf) The Outpost – Mass Copyright Litigation (Howard Knopf) How To Be Funny And Not A Jerk In A Cease And Desist Notice, From The Doobie Brothers Bill Murray Responds To Doobie Bros. Copyright Letter With Snark, […]
News of the Week; September 23, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Mandatory copyright tariffs – Uncharted territories Nicki Minaj’s “Artistic Experimentation” with a Tracy Chapman Song “to Seek License Approval” Qualifies as a Fair Use Under Copyright LEGO Blocks Out ZURU in Copyright Dispute Over Minifigures Schwartzwald v. Oath Inc.: Court dismisses photographer’s copyright claim against HuffPost, finding media site’s altered reproduction of photographer’s […]
News of the Week; September 16, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY In Another Instagram Embedding Decision, SDNY Finds Use of Image of Cardi B Fair Performing a DNA Test on Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts”: Joint Works and Derivative Works Under Copyright A Closer Look at a Troubling Anti-Scraping Ruling from Spring – Compulife Software v. Newman This Copyright Fair Use Opinion Discusses Jon Hamm’s Crotch […]
News of the Week; September 9, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Access Copyright and York U File Responses in SCC (Howard Knopf) The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency(“Access Copyright”) And -York University: Response Of York University To Application For Leave To Appeal Of The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency The Copyright Board’s New $757,548.50 (+?) Website – Finally an Apparently Functional Search Engine – but Otherwise Disappointing […]
News of the Week; September 2, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Arts On (the) Line: Copyright Protection of Digital Performances for Presenters, Agents & Managers Word To Politicians: “Please [Do] Stop The Music” Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo Bad Faith Scraping of Photos carries a Big Cost Liability for Copyright Infringement Attaches if Conduct Exceeds Scope of License Regulations and the surge […]
News of the Week; August 26, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY On the Barefoot Contessa, Peppermint Bark, and the Volitional Conduct Requirement for Copyright Infringement Virtual Reconstruction Of Ancient Temple Destroyed By ISIS Is Another Reason To Put Your Holiday Photos Into The Public Domain Mango v. Buzzfeed: On claim that media site violated DMCA by publishing photographer’s work without permission 2nd Cir. holds […]
News of the Week; August 19, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Judge Denies Copyright Troll Malibu Media’s Request For A Default Judgment Media Co. Ordered To Stop ‘Cartoon Classics’ DMCA Notices Don’t use my music! Neil Young sues Donald Trump for copyright infringement More Rockin’ In The Free World S.D. Florida Refuses To Toss Artist’s Claims Over Alleged Knock-off Art Installation Copyright in photographs […]
News of the Week; August 12, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Genius Media Lawsuit Accusing Google of Stealing Song Lyrics Is Tossed Judge Tosses Out Genius’ Laughable Lawsuit Against Google Over Licensed Lyric Copying Neil Young’s Suit Illustrates Music Licensing Issues Helpless No More? Neil Young Sues Trump Campaign for Use of His Songs Fair Use, “The Frankenstein,” and the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. […]