Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
News of the Week; September 20, 2021
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Foreign Certificate of Registrations of Copyright may not suffice to prove ownership of copyright in Canada How one musician took on the world’s biggest TV network over copyright—and won Ninth Circuit Panel Adopts “Asserted Truths” Doctrine in Holding Jersey Boys Musical Does Not Infringe Copyright INSTA-FRAUD Instagram ‘Copyright Infringement’ Martin v Kogan: High […]
News of the Week; January 13, 2021
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Eleventh Circuit Says Netflix Series Does Not Infringe Copyrighted Memoir Ninth Circuit Holds Dr. Seuss-Star Trek Mashup an Infringement, Not a Parody This Mashup Is Not a Place You’ll Go – Seuss Copyright Will ‘Live Long and Prosper’ Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Helps Protect Free Speech & Fair Use By Losing Yet Another […]
News of the Week; January 6, 2021
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Copyright Board Begins 2021 with Less Transparency and More Potentially Dysfunctional Delays UK Music Rights Group Demands Payment From A Pub That Isn’t Playing Any Music Because It’s Closed Due To COVID U.S. Amends the Copyright Act to Establish Copyright Small Claims Tribunal Why You Should Be Cautious of the New Copyright […]
News of the Week; December 30, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Ninth Circuit Provides Holiday Win to Copyright Owners with Fair Use Decision Neoprene Tote Bags: Watertight Not Copyright Corellium notches partial victory in Apple iOS copyright case The Man With The Tiger Tattoo Prances Forward* Copyright Claims Board To Be Established; Criminal Streaming Law Substantial similarity in copyright: It matters where you sue […]
News of the Week; December 23, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Fair Use Permits Newspaper to Republish Photo Taken By Drone–Castle v. Kingsport Publishing (Eric Goldman) Dr. Seuss/Star Trek Mash-Up Not Fair Use, Ninth Circuit Rules The Mystery Of The Copyright On Sherlock Holmes’ Emotions Goes Unsolved Due To Settlement The Copyright Office Will Not Weigh in on Philadelphia Phillies’ Copyright Dispute US COVID-19 […]
News of the Week; December 16, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Eve of destruction: Moral rights infringement and destroying works of art Two Turntables, No Microphone: Using Technical Diagram Is Not Copyright Infringement Brophy v. Belcalis Almanzar (California, Southern District 12.4.20): In lawsuit against Cardi B for using plaintiff’s back tattoo on cover of her album, court holds that transformative fair use is question for […]
News of the Week; December 9, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Linking and Copyright Law in the European Union – Where do we go from here? Another Court Says Embedding Instagram Photos May Be Fair Use–Boesen v. United Sports (Eric Goldman) 576 German Artists Want EU Copyright Directive Made Worse, With No Exceptions For Memes Or Mashups Nancy Pelosi Sells Out The Public: Agrees […]
News of the Week; December 2, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Nicki Minaj Safeguards the Right for Artists to Experiment with Unlicensed Work Skateboard Graphic Artist Sues Jack Black, Tony Hawk, and The Berrics for Copyright Infringement of Skateboard Graphic Design PewDiePie’s “My Heart Will Go On”: A Case Study in the DMCA and YouTube’s Copyright Dispute Process (Part I) Peace does not get […]
News of the Week; November 25, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Using music in your business? Copyright fees proposed to increase Disney (Disney!) Accused Of Trying To Lawyer Its Way Out Of Paying Royalties To Alan Dean Foster Who Owns Vacation Photos of You? Probably Not You–Hubay v. Mendez (Eric Goldman) Hyperlinking: more control for copyright owners “Cultural misinterpretation” or designer’s freedom? Due diligence […]
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 […]