Hi all, this may come up in the News of the Week, but earlier last week the Federal Court granted damages on an ex parte motion for default judgement based on “Infringement Reports” generated by SmartFlow through their built-in antipiracy products. This article by Bereskin & Parr provides a good summary of the case (linked below), […]

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 […]

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Bullet Tip Presentation

Hello everyone, I came across a really interesting article earlier this week that I thought I would share. I’m sure we’ve all heard about instances where black content creators — whether they be artists, fashion designers, musicians, etc. — have had their work stolen by larger companies or personalities. This article is an interview with one […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Today’s festivities… Jon

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]