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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 […]

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 […]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY A Quarter-Billion Dollar Bag of Beans: Responding to Ken Whyte’s Attack on Library Book Loans (Michael Geist) Internet Archive Responds To Publishers Lawsuit: Libraries Lend Books, That’s What We Do “Salacious” Content Doesn’t Bar Discovery in Copyright Infringement Suit IAP Defeats Vicarious Copyright Infringement Claim–UMG v. Bright House (Eric Goldman) Taylor Swift Changes […]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY “No one can own the law” – United States confirms copyright protection does not extend to works of legislators or judges Forever(ly) Brothers, Forever(ly) Rivals: The Everly Brothers’ Epic Battle Over Authorship of “Cathy’s Clown” Reproduction of infringing content online: who’s liable? Yet Another ‘Stranger Things’ Copyright Suit Over A String Of Likely […]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Research Libraries Tell Publishers To Drop Their Awful Lawsuit Against The Internet Archive Google v. Oracle and the Future of Software Development The Case of Enola Holmes Estate Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Alleges Copyright Infringement Over Sherlock’s Emotional Awakening In Copyright Case Over Photos, the Second Circuit Brings Four Critical Issues into […]