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Does Taylor Swift Own Her Music?

Taylor Swift now owns her master recordings after buying back the rights to her first six albums in 2025. Her battle over music ownership highlighted the difference between masters and publishing and reshaped industry conversations about artist control.

March 12, 2026

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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

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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

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PETA to Court: We Aren’t Monkeying Around With This Case

What do you get when you put a monkey and a camera together? One of the strangest lawsuits to land on a docket in a long time. A lawsuit that PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, recently argued deserves its day in court.

December 15, 2015

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‘Little Trees’ Air Fresheners Score Big Victory Over Competitor

The Exotica Fresheners Company will probably have to add “the smell of defeat” to its line of car air fresheners.

December 08, 2015

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Google Promises to Start Legally Backing Users Against DMCA Notices

Fresh off the heels of a victory in its own ten-year court fight, Google made a game-changing announcement recently: The company says it will now legally defend some of the YouTube video creators who are facing copyright claims, because it believes their works are fair use.

December 01, 2015

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Meet The Slants: This Band’s Fight Over The Right to Trademark its Name Could Impact What Happens With The Washington Redskins

This past July, a Federal District Court affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s cancellation of the Washington Redskins’s trademark for being disparaging toward Native Americans. The NFL team filed its appeal this month in a bid to get back its registration.

November 17, 2015

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