Communications Law
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. […]
News of the Week; August 5, 2020
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 […]
News of the Week; July 29, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Print-on-Demand Vendor Doesn’t Qualify for DMCA Safe Harbor–Feingold v. RageOn (Eric Goldman) CBS’ overzealous copyright bots hit Star Trek virtual Comic-Con panel Viacom’s Copyright Bots Take Down ‘Star Trek’ Comic-con Panel Because These Bots Suck Out Loud Reagan Foundation Tells President Trump and the RNC to Stop Using Reagan for Fundraising Purposes Fight or Flight […]
News of the Week; July 22, 2020
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 […]
News of the Week; July 15, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY U.S. Court Of Appeals Hears Arguments That Lawsuit Against Disney For ‘Pirates’ Shouldn’t Have Been Dismissed Top EU Court Says Online Platforms Must Only Provide Postal Addresses Of People Who Upload Unauthorized Copies Of Copyright Material Neil Young ‘NOT ok’ with Trump playing his music at Mount Rushmore event Legal Implications of Syncing Copyrighted Music […]