Category: Copyright
MMA and USMCA? They’re not piles of letters. They’...
Posted by Carla L. Martin | Oct 23, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Regulatory | 0 |
Yes, It Takes 400 Bureaucrats, 20 Or So Judges, an...
Posted by Biederman Blog Editors | Oct 11, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Procedural, Technology | 0 |
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Even as songwriters win a key fight on r...

Taylor Swift shakes off ‘Playas...

Shooter’s infringement claim fails to de...

In shoot-out with shooters, CoreLogic pr...

After film makers protest, U.S. court fr...

Landlord white-washes walls of ‘gr...

Q-&-A: As e-sports rise, Prof. Zach...

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Studios locked in ferocious fight over o...

Congress takes aim at nation’s copyright...
[Updated] Stairway to Inverse Ratio Rule Abrogation
by Orly Ravid | Mar 16, 2020 | Copyright | 0 |
Written by: Darian Hogan Edited by: Wil Rios & Lauren Landau Most of us are aware, at least...
Read MoreMMA and USMCA? They’re not piles of letters. They’re the future of copyright, protections key to Hollywood, music and entertainment industries.
by Carla L. Martin | Oct 23, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Regulatory | 0 |
*Editors note: This post was updated (see below) on Nov. 12, 2018: In recent years, courts,...
Read MoreYes, It Takes 400 Bureaucrats, 20 Or So Judges, and Now 9 Supreme Court Justices to Decide a Copyright Basic: When Can Creatives Sue to Protect IP?
by Biederman Blog Editors | Oct 11, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Procedural, Technology | 0 |
This guest post was written by Crystal R. Nobregas, a Southwestern Law School fourth-year evening...
Read MoreFilmmakers working with tight budgets face daunting legal expenses. Southwestern’s Entertainment & The Arts Legal Clinic offers no-cost help, in exchange for students getting invaluable hands-on experience.
by Carla L. Martin | Oct 3, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Talent Representation | 0 |
Legal fees for entertainment projects in Los Angeles are costly and daunting. But they’re...
Read MoreThe ‘Cobbler’ was a dud. But it has stitched up an appellate ruling on IP addresses, preventing copyright owners from acting like heels.
by Biederman Blog Editors | Sep 27, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Procedural, Technology | 0 |
This guest post was written by Crystal R. Nobregas, a Southwestern Law School fourth-year evening...
Read MoreAsk not what a bot does to thee: Sony and Facebook back down after taking down part of British pianist’s posted J.S. Bach performance video
by Carla L. Martin | Sep 24, 2018 | Copyright, Licensing, Music, Performance, Social Media, Technology, Video | 0 |
Johann Sebastian Bach may have died 268 years ago, but does legal discord still prevail over the...
Read MoreNot your average ROM com: No love lost as video game ’emulators’ get legal blast from Nintendo
by Biederman Blog Editors | Sep 23, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Trademark, Video Games | 0 |
This guest article is a courtesy cross-post from the social media of the Wolk & Levine law...
Read MoreAu revoir, appellate court says to Calif. attempt to give artists a percentage of rising value of their works under ‘droit de suite’ concept
by Natalie Reynoso | Jul 25, 2018 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing | 0 |
With blood, sweat, and tears, a quartet of California artists pursued their vision, winning over...
Read MoreIn shoot-out with shooters, CoreLogic prevails: Software doesn’t create infringement woes by erasing metadata, ending a tiff over house photos
by Anne M. Lum | Jul 5, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing | 0 |
Location, location, location— that’s the mantra to describe what matters in real estate,...
Read MoreSho’ Nuff: fiscal risk persists for music publishers after appellate court revives copyright suit, royalties claims over tune sampled for Justin Timberlake Hit ‘Suit & Tie’
by Natalie Reynoso | Jun 15, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music, Video | 0 |
Sho’ Nuff, some music publishers still may have a financial reckoning ahead with a trio who...
Read More‘Moral rights’ may hold some sway in Egyptian music, but Jay-Z rules like a pharoah in an appellate win in a long-running infringement case involving rap hit ‘Big Pimpin’
by Anne M. Lum | Jun 14, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing, Music, Technology | 0 |
The Egyptians’ and their empire, culture, and world views so enthralled the ancient world...
Read MoreComicMix’s mashup with ‘Star Trek’ elements goes boldly against a Dr. Seuss mark. But title the satire’s latest judicial win a study in the importance of *footnotes
by Natalie Reynoso | Jun 6, 2018 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Writing | 0 |
Literary history’s littered with simply awful book titles: Jane Austen, for example,...
Read MoreDoes Disney’s mood swing from elation to anger? Persistent plaintiff sees ‘Inside Out’ infringement claim tossed for a second time (No surprise, Sherlock?) But she appeals.
by Natalie Reynoso | May 22, 2018 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property | 0 |
It wasn’t exactly a super hero aggregation like The Avengers, but a federal judge in Los...
Read MoreSeeing mostly negatives, appellate judges nix ‘next friend’ advocacy to advance infringement claim aimed at protecting a great ape’s selfies
by Anne M. Lum | May 1, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Talent Representation, Technology | 0 |
Although three federal judges have sought to quash some copyright monkeyshines, a fourth and...
Read MoreCyber world’s atwitter over fast appellate review set for ‘Server Test’ ruling in suit over embedded photo tied to sports stars Tom Brady, Danny Ainge, and Kevin Durant
by Anne M. Lum | Apr 24, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Sports, Technology | 0 |
Along with major media and online information enterprises, millions who merrily apply a feature of...
Read MoreSeeking the skinny on copyrights for NBA stars’ phat tattoos, federal judge keeps alive suit that pits ink artist against video game maker
by Natalie Reynoso | Apr 17, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Sports, Video Games | 0 |
While legions of fans will focus with zeal and dread to see if LeBron James can lead the Cleveland...
Read MoreGive it up, divided appellate judges tell Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams about hopes to overturn controversial ‘Blurred Lines’ infringement case
by Natalie Reynoso | Apr 3, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Music | 0 |
There are far fewer blurred lines now for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams after the U.S....
Read MoreStudios locked in ferocious fight over on-screen wizardry, with copyright, patent, and mark protections claimed for special-effects tech
by Anne M. Lum | Mar 29, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Technology, Trademark | 0 |
Rearden, a high-powered computing company that has sought to establish its creative reputation in...
Read MoreLandlord white-washes walls of ‘graffiti,’ but U.S. judge invokes ‘VARA,’ imposing $6.7 million penalty for damage to big Queens display of ‘aerosol art’
by Anne M. Lum | Mar 2, 2018 | Art Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Procedural, Regulatory | 0 |
Gerald Wolkoff, a building owner in the New York borough of Queens, in search of what he might...
Read MoreTaylor Swift shakes off ‘Playas’ infringement claim. But how about that federal judge’s harsh finding of ‘unoriginal,’ ‘uncreative’ and ‘banal’ lyrics?
by Anne M. Lum | Feb 22, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Music, Performance | 0 |
It may be true, as some songs have averred, that playas gon play, and haters, they gonna hate. But...
Read MoreEven as songwriters win a key fight on royalties, new fronts open in big-money war between companies, creatives over pay for streamed music
by Anne M. Lum | Feb 20, 2018 | Copyright, Licensing, Music, Procedural, Regulatory, Technology, Video | 0 |
Bit coins and other crypto currencies? For already financially struggling creatives seeking ways...
Read More‘Nae, slappin?’ Au contraire: Court roughs up, tosses guitarist’s infringement suit against U2 and ‘The Fly’
by Anne M. Lum | Feb 16, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Music | 0 |
Nae, slappin? Dinnae talk mince. I’ll gie ye a skelpit lug! the fandan in Manhattan (a U.S....
Read MoreA sourpuss the internet adores scratched up java vendors who messed with her mug. But her $710,000 court win isn’t a path-breaker for animals’ rights
by Natalie Reynoso | Feb 6, 2018 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Regulatory, Right of publicity, Talent Representation, Trademark | 0 |
If Uncle Sam’s halls of civil justice weren’t crowded enough with growling two-legged...
Read MoreNo ‘fake news’ here: 15th annual ‘Entertainment and Media Law Conference’ will tackle Trump Administration’s legal ‘disarray’ for media, entertainment industries
by Biederman Blog Editors | Jan 8, 2018 | Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, International, Licensing, Privacy, Procedural, Regulatory, Social Media, Sports, Talent Representation, Technology, Television, Video, Video Games, Web Services | 0 |
The Media Law Resource Center and Southwestern Law School have hosted for 15 years the...
Read MoreFederal judge answers Cartoon Network’s legal prayer for relief, strikes down $75-million ‘Black Jesus’ infringement claim by ‘Saint Solomon’
by Victoria Carthorn | Dec 14, 2017 | Comics, Copyright, Film, Intellectual Property, Television, Writing | 0 |
Praise be, the folks at the Cartoon Network may be saying under their breath. That’s because...
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