The “Happy Birthday” Song May Get Older in the Public Domain
It looks like the nearly three-year legal battle over “Happy Birthday” is in its final stages. According to court documents obtained by Buzzfeed, Warner/Chappell, purported owners of the rights to the song, hopes to settle the class-action suit against it by paying $14 million to those who have licensed the song since 1949, and will not seek any more royalties going forward.
March 01, 2016
Who Owns the Law?
A really interesting case was recently filed in a district court in Georgia over who has the right to publish Georgia’s Administrative Rules and Regulations.
February 23, 2016
Spotify is Being Sued For Copyright Infringement
Spotify’s year is not off to a great start. Two different songwriters have filed class action suits against the streaming music service, alleging copyright infringement.
January 20, 2016
Artist Jeff Koons Is Being Sued for Copying An Old Gin Ad
Famed pop artist Jeff Koons was hit with a lawsuit recently by a photographer named Mitchell Gray for copyright infringement over a photo Gray allowed Gordon’s Gin to use in a 1986 ad.
January 12, 2016
Grumpy Cat is Really Not Happy About Grumpy Cat Coffee
Grumpy Cat, the permanently disgruntled-looking feline that gained Internet fame three years ago, is sharpening its claws in court.
January 05, 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
