Copyright Infringement

Let's have a suit for the douchebags!

How to fight back.

Lay down some justice and give a proper verdict for the case! For the case!

You know what they say, a Bored Ape a day keeps the attorneys at play! Just kidding. No one actually says that.

And to think, this all started because a monkey named Naruto took a picture.

There is still a long way to go in terms of getting to a resolution on the merits in this already hot-tempered dispute between former friends turned rivals.

The singer thought her defense was coming at the plaintiffs' claims like a 'dark horse,' but that didn't work out as planned.

There may be some rethinking about linking going forward, but no worries -- the internet will not be broken down as a result.

It’s an interesting argument, but as you will see, it’s a naked one.

Here’s hoping that 2018 will be a year of creation, collaboration, and lawful monetization.

While an innocent defendant will perhaps be offered refuge from unnecessary embarrassment, porn pirates will eventually find a lack of safe harbors available to them.

This would destroy the way we communicate today, including interactions on social media platforms -- and you can thank Tom Brady for it.

This is the first of what will be many cases addressing the role of computers, software, and artificial intelligence in the creative process.

You can go ahead and blame the DMCA rulemaking process for all of your troubles.

Did Amazon really sell you that product? Not according to the courts.

A new NAFTA deal could have important ramifications for copyright law.

Amazon has aggressively litigated its way to what amounts to a free pass on most IP infringement claims.

Litigation over a famous anthem of the civil rights movement presents an interesting issue of IP law.

How can artists use copyright law to protect their works from unfair appropriation?

* Kasowitz Benson may have gotten a minor “Trump bump” from other associates in the most recent edition of the Vault 100 law firm rankings thanks to Marc Kasowitz’s representation of the president, but the firm’s own associates don’t seem to be too impressed. In fact, they listed “Trump” as one of the things they dislike most about the firm. [DealBook / New York Times]

* Despite protests from her lawyers that a deposition would “interfere with her ability to perform her duties [as an unpaid advisor] at the White House,” a judge has ruled that Ivanka Trump may be deposed in the IP infringement suit that was filed by Aquazzura over the First Daughter’s look-alike shoes. [CNN Money]

* No matter how many times we think we’ve dispelled this rumor, it keeps rearing its ugly head again and again. Word is somehow still on the street that Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire from the Supreme Court, as early as this Term or next. But… what if it actually turns out to be true that the justice who holds abortion rights in his hands will be leaving the bench? [Newsweek]

* Three months have passed since Trinh Huynh, an in-house attorney at UPS, was gunned down during her commute, and her accused killer has now been indicted on murder charges. Raylon Browning may have targeted Huynh, as surveillance footage indicated that he was following her. [Daily Report]

* After 69 years as a journalist — 58 of them spent reporting on the high court — Lyle Denniston, the dean of the Supreme Court press corps, will be officially hanging up his press pass after today. He’ll be teaching a course at Baltimore Law this fall, but after that, he has no set plans. Congratulations on a remarkable career! You’ll be missed. [Constitution Daily / National Constitution Center]