Mr. Worldwide: Artist Prevails In Fierce Battle Over The Copyright Act’s Reclamation Right
The world is now an artist’s oyster thanks to this appellate court’s copyright decision.
Film Studios, News Media, And Even Competitor LexisNexis Among The 9 Amicus Briefs Supporting Thomson Reuters’ Copyright Case Against ROSS
Their argument is that Westlaw’s headnotes are sufficiently original to qualify for copyright and that ROSS’s copying of them was not fair use.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Expert Sues Jan. 6 Lawyers For Attaching Her Publicly Filed Report Without Paying $30K
Common law isn't supposed to be pay-per-view.
Homeland Security Keeps Violating Copyright Law Like It’s Due Process Or Something
America’s authoritarian cosplay agency forgot basic IP law... again.
Two Judges, Same District, Opposite Conclusions: The Messy Reality Of AI Training Copyright Cases
From the blind-judges-and-the-ai-copyright-elephant dept
Eminem Hits Meta With A Copyright Lawsuit After It Allegedly Misappropriated Hundreds Of His Songs
That is not what he meant by losing yourself in the music, Meta!
Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster
Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.
Contract Queen Taylor Swift Regains Control Of Her Master Recordings
She's inspired other musicians to negotiate for ownership of their master recordings in their record contracts, too.
Plagiarism Panic Hits The Courtroom (Again), And It’s Still Nonsense
When a lawyer copies a public complaint to represent a nearly identical client, is that unethical—or just efficient? Spoiler: it’s the latter.
‘Double Shot’ Of Justice: Artist Termination Rights Go Global
Never before have borders been blurrier.
KFC Abrubptly Drops ‘Original Recipe’ Tradeamark Suit Against Church’s Chicken
From the chickening-out dept
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‘United Healthcare’ Using DMCA Against Luigi Mangione Images Which Is Bizarre & Wildly Inappropriate
Because this isn't how copyright law works.
Trump Loses Copyright Suit Over ‘Electric Avenue’ 2020 Campaign Video In Summary Judgement
From the and-then-we'll-take-it-higher dept
Documentary Shows How Musician Clawed Back Rights To Number 1 Hit After Decades Of Being Paid Nothing
A feel good story about the 1976 Copyright Act!
White Stripes Join Long List Of Artists Telling Trump To Get Bent
Making Copyright Law Great Again.
Second Circuit Says Libraries Disincentivize Authors To Write Books By Lending Them For Free
From the this-can't-be-right dept