TVEyes, Fox News, and the Future of Fair Use
In 2015, the Second Circuit ruled that the four factors that make up the “fair use” exception analysis favored Google Books, and one year later the Supreme Court decided not to take up an appeal, leaving the Second Circuit’s decision in place.
October 09, 2018
What is Actually Included in an Inclusion Rider?
Whether inclusion riders will set the entertainment industry on its head and increase the power and presence of minorities in the TV and film world, remains to be seen, but, for those with the bargaining power and will to incorporate an inclusion rider into their own contracts, what matters is the language actually included in those individualized contracts.
September 25, 2018
Paramount Pictures and Producers of Fan-made Star Trek Film Settle Case
With a high-profile trial set to start on January 31st, 2017, Paramount Pictures and Axanar Productions, the studio behind an upcoming Star Trek fan film, have decided to settle instead.
February 07, 2017
PBS Being Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Surrogacy Story
Producers Tommy Phipps and Wendy Wheaton are suing PBS and Crystal Travis, the owner of a surrogacy firm, for a story that was featured on To the Contrary, alleging copyright infringement.
April 26, 2016
Fox Wins Trademark Fight Over “Empire” TV Show
Fox will only have to worry about fictionalized drama when its hit show Empire returns to TV in several weeks, now that its real-life one is over.
March 09, 2016
Fox News vs. TVEyes: When Is Sharing the News Not Fair Use?
Just two months ago, Google scored a major victory for fair use after a decade-long fight over the legality of its digital library of copyrighted books. We talked about it before, so we won’t go into too much detail now.
December 22, 2015
Advocates for the Creative Mind
