Posts Tagged: copyrights
China’s Actions on Copyrights Suggest Increasing Support of IP Rights
These headlines are further proof that China, long known as and still considered to be a major international contributor to IP theft and piracy issues, has taken …
New DMCA Exemptions Including Use of Motion Picture Clips in Narrative Films for Parody or Historical Significance
One of the new exemptions for motion pictures includes the expansion of the exemption of TPMs protecting motion picture clips on DVDs, Blu-Rays and streaming services to …
Musically Inclined: The Music Modernization Act of 2018
When Congress permitted sound recordings to be copyrighted over four decades ago, it didn’t extend that coverage to pre-1972 recordings. This issue, and the piecemeal nature …
Eleventh Circuit Finds No Valid Copyright in Official Code of Georgia Annotated
An analysis of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated led the appellate court to find that the annotations, while not having the force of law, are part …
Is Europe really moving away from protecting platforms and internet intermediaries?
This time last year, the combination of the Commission's September 2017 Communication and the proposed Article 13 of the draft Copyright Directive led some to conclude that Europe was …
Copyrights: Intellectual Property Considerations for Start-Ups
Copyrights protect original works of authorship. This gives a copyright holder exclusive rights to modify, distribute, perform, display, and copy the work. However, as with other forms …
Cost-Effective IP Strategies for Biotech Startups
A well-devised intellectual property (IP) portfolio can go a long way to ensure a startup biotech company’s business success in the marketplace. Patents allow a patent …
Getty Images Wins Summary Judgment in Copyright Case Over Press Photographs
This case stems back to a complaint filed by Zuma Press in August 2016, a few months after Getty displayed and offered thousands of images for commercial use …
Judge Rules That Script for “Friday the 13th” Was Not a Work For Hire, Allows Scriptwriter to Reclaim Copyright
District Judge Stefan Underhill of the District of Connecticut issued a ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in a copyright case involving the cult horror film Friday …
Supreme Court to Hear Rimini Street v. Oracle to Decide if Copyright Act Authorizes Non-Taxable Costs
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a petition for writ of certiorari to take up Rimini Street v. Oracle on appeal from the Court of Appeals …
Ninth Circuit Vacates and Remands ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Case Over Erroneous and Prejudicial Jury Instructions
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued an opinion in Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, which vacated-in-part a judgment out of the Central District of …
Judge Allows Copyright Claim by Mural Artist to Proceed Against General Motors
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the Central District of California recently issued an order granting-in-part and denying-in-part a motion for summary judgment made by …
Is Europe really (*still*) moving away from protecting platforms and internet intermediaries?
This time last year, the combination of the Commission's September 2017 Communication and the proposed Article 13 of the draft Copyright Directive led some to conclude that Europe was …
Preventing a Graffiti Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Filming and photographing in public venues – parks, streets, subway stations – for ads, TV spots and social media videos can produce exciting, creative results for advertising campaigns, but …
Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss Fraud, Copyright Claims in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Lawsuit
In October 2016, the creators of the classic mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap filed suit against a group of defendants including the French mass media conglomerate Vivendi …
