So, it is happening. The animated short “Steamboat Willie,” which was released in 1928 and features an early version of Mickey Mouse,...
IP & Media Law Updates
During the holidays, the television in my octogenarian parents' home toggles back-and-forth between Fox News (my father's choice) and the...
On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office continued its chain of rejections as it denied—for the second time—Mr. Ankit...
For many years, the plaintiff was part-owner and lead designer for a company that made stationery and office supplies. The plaintiff...
Today I report on another opinion out of the Central District of California that addresses whether generative AI tools infringe upon the...
Lawyers say this to clients all the time: you can’t copyright an idea; copyright protection extends only to an author's original...
When it comes to tech powered by generative AI, we are on the verge of a Cambrian Explosion, a period during which we can expect an...
As we previously blogged, multiple generative AI platforms are facing lawsuits alleging that the unauthorized use of copyright-protected...
Tattoos and fair use. Again. (See this post from last month.) The plaintiff Jeffrey Sedlik is a photographer who took (and owns the...
Door-to-door storage services deliver packing crates to your house and pick them up once they are filled up. It is, apparently, a...
A federal law taking effect on January 1st 2024, and a New York law awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature, will require certain companies...
In a not-so-surprising turn of events, on October 11, 2023, Dr. Stephen Thaler, of Imagination Engines, Inc., filed a notice of appeal to...
An advertiser includes an infringing image in an advertising campaign. (It has been known to happen.) The copyright owner sues, seeking...
Michael Kelley v. Morning Bee, Inc. and Apple, Inc., No. 1:21-cv-8420-GHW2023 WL 6276690 (S.D.N.Y Sept. 26, 2023) If you work in the...
Back in March I posted about the deepening Circuit Court split on how far back a plaintiff could look for damages in a copyright...
Tattoos again. (See here and here.) In the early days of the pandemic, tattoo parlors across the country - including one owned by...
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