Court Rejects “Embedded Link” Copyright Infringement Loophole
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has rejected the argument that embedding a link to a video does not “display” that video...
Read MoreInside Out Characters Beat Copyright Infringement Claims
In an interesting case about a children’s movie that my children have watched countless times, Disney came under fire for its use of anthropomorphized...
Read MoreCriminal Penalties Toughened for Illegal Streaming of Copyrighted Content
Hidden in the December 2020 COVID-19 relief bill was legislation designed to increase the criminal penalties for unauthorized streaming of copyrighted...
Read MoreRussian Copyright Pirate May Be Forced To Answer Infringement Claims in Virginia
Does a Virginia federal court have specific personal jurisdiction over a Russian copyright pirate who operates numerous websites from Russia and has...
Read MoreSixth Circuit Affirms That Portions Of Company’s Training Guides Are Protected by Copyright
Many of our clients and potential clients have questions about the intellectual property rights that may be available for training guides or...
Read MoreHuffington Post’s Reproduction of Jon Hamm Photograph Considered Fair Use
In a lawsuit based upon on a photograph of Jon Hamm walking down the streets of New York wearing trousers without any underwear, a photographer sued...
Read MoreEleventh Circuit Lays Out the Legal Framework for Proving Copyright Infringement of Computer Code
September 23, 2020 Two software competitors that maintain databases of life insurance quote information for their clients squared off in a South...
Read MoreRick Ross Wins His Courtroom Faceoff With 50 Cent
September 17, 2020 50 Cent and Rick Ross squared off against each other in a copyright-related lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District...
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