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...
2/23/2023 4:18:29 PM Can You Copyright Ad Slogans and Short Phrases? By Brian Murphy In 2008, defendants Make Ideas, LLC and its founder Keith Mullin created the “Breathe Right Ball," a ball designed with holes to allow...
2/15/2023 9:51:05 PM She Better Have My Crypto: Rihanna Streaming Royalties Offered to Limited NFT Holders 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 10 Things You Should Know About the Dominion v. Fox Defamation Case 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 7:44:34 PM Does Adding a Spiral Binding to a Book Create a Derivative Work Under Copyright Law? By Brian Murphy Plaintiff Steeplechase Arts & Production publishes musical instruction books, including Piano Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself...
2/14/2023 1:41:53 PM New York Governor Seeks to Up the Ante in State Film Tax Credit Programs 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...
2/10/2023 12:47:17 PM The Risk of Stating “Risk-Free” in Sports Betting Ads By Christopher Chase As we approach Super Bowl Sunday, traditionally one of the biggest sports betting days of the year, sportsbook operators and their...
2/8/2023 5:04:10 PM Fast-Fashion Brand Zara Alleges "Massive Scam" 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 Cybersecurity: Responding to Violations and “Events” Under the Proposed New NYDFS Regulations 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 GG: Seven Takeaways From Google Stadia’s Sunsetting 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 Better Call Saul Creators say Liberty Tax Service’s Lawsuit Stretches the Reach of Trademark Law Beyond Breaking (Bad) Point 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 The Top Banned Books of 2022—and What’s in Store for 2023 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...