IP & Media Law Updates

2/27/2023 11:26:09 PM

Thanos Prevails (For Now) In VFX Lawsuit Against Disney

By Amanda Barkin

Last week a federal judge threw out for the second time a visual effects software creator’s copyright claim against Disney for using its...

2/15/2023 9:51:05 PM

By Zach Lewis

Over one hundred million people watched Rihanna open the Super Bowl LVII halftime show with her multiplatinum hit Bitch Better Have My...

2/15/2023 3:35:21 PM

By Molly Rothschild

Take yourself back. It’s Election night in America 2020 (night five or maybe seven?). No president has been elected. The networks scream...

2/14/2023 1:41:53 PM

By Jeffrey Marks

The latest shot in the battle among a number of states to attract film productions was recently fired by New York Governor Kathy Hochul...

2/8/2023 5:04:10 PM

By Regina Gerhardt

Fashion retailer Zara—which is often accused of copying other brands' designs—has now filed its own copyright infringement lawsuit...

2/3/2023 8:27:58 PM

By Rick Borden Saphya Council

This is our sixth and final post in a series analyzing major proposed changes in the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”)...

2/3/2023 3:04:30 PM

By Frances Jensen Saphya Council

At 11:59pm PT on January 18, 2023 Google shut down its cloud gaming service known as Stadia. The Stadia team had high hopes for its...

2/2/2023 10:31:36 PM

By Amanda Barkin

Does the First Amendment protect use by fictional television programs of products or services resembling trademarked products or services...

2/1/2023 4:13:33 PM

By Molly Rothschild Nicole Bergstrom

In 2022, U.S. schools saw an unprecedented rise in attempts to ban books. According to PEN America, 1,648 titles were banned in the...