New Motion For Summary Judgment Filed in “Star Trek” Copyright Case
Paramount and Axanar Productions, parties in the closely watched Star Trek fan fiction case, both filed motions for summary judgment in November.
December 13, 2016
Federal Judge Recommends Lawsuit Against Pop Stars Be Dismissed
Two years ago, a Virginia federal district court granted a summary judgment and dismissed the case, filed by Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton, after ruling that “Somebody to Love” was not “intrinsically similar” to their song of the same name.
December 06, 2016
Lawsuit Over “We Shall Overcome” Protest Song Can Move Forward
The Richmond Organization and its subsidiary Ludlow Music, Inc., seeking a declaratory judgment on whether “We Shall Overcome” is in the public domain.
November 29, 2016
Warner Bros. Scores Another Victory in its Classic Movie Merchandising Suit
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has bolstered Warner Bros.’ rights in images from famous classic films in a ruling from November 1st, in a case that goes back a full decade.
November 15, 2016
Late Artist’s Estate Sues McDonald’s For Copyright Infringement
McDonald’s is facing a copyright lawsuit from the estate of Dash Snow, a graffiti artist who died in 2009, after artwork that is allegedly similar to Snow’s was discovered is several of the fast food chain’s restaurants around the world, including here in the U.S. Snow’s work has been featured in museums and galleries, as well as auctioned off by fine art auction house Sotheby’s.
October 18, 2016
Rights-Policing Partner of Warner Bros. Accidentally Flags Warner Bros. for Piracy
Earlier this year, we wrote about some of the issues with automated copyright infringement reporting systems after Fox included a YouTube user’s personal gameplay footage in an episode of Family Guy, and then later flagged the same gameplay footage as infringement.
September 20, 2016
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