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
Are Advertising Keywords the Next Frontier in Trademarks?
A district court judge in Connecticut has denied a motion for summary judgment in part for Provide Commerce, an internet retailer of gift baskets and flowers, in a trademark lawsuit from Edible Arrangements over the use of keyword search terms matching Edible Arrangements’ protected marks.
September 13, 2016
AA Questions Whether Copyright Office Should Add Mandatory Deposits for Works Only Available Online
Under the law currently—with some limited exceptions—copyright owners are required to deposit two physical copies of the best edition of works published in the United States at the U.S. Copyright Office for use in the Library of Congress, within three months of publication.
September 07, 2016
Singer Ed Sheeran Sued for Copyright Infringement for the Second Time This Year
Just two months after British singer Ed Sheeran was sued by two songwriters for $20 million in a copyright infringement complaint over his song “Photograph,” he’s being sued again over “Thinking Out Loud.”
August 30, 2016
Court Affirms Piracy Verdict Against Cox Communications
A federal district court in Virginia has upheld a December jury verdict that found Cox Communications liable for subscriber copyright infringement, and the company will have to pay $25 million in damages to BMG Rights Management.
August 24, 2016
Star of Reality Show Sues Son for Trademark Infringement
Robbie Montgomery, founder of Missouri-based Sweetie Pie’s restaurant and star of a reality show on Oprah’s network called Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, has filed a lawsuit against her son James T. Norman, for copyright infringement and misappropriation of funds.
August 16, 2016
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