May 09, 2024 Breaking News: The Supreme Court Finds Against 3-Year Limit on Copyright Damages By Nicole Bergstrom Edward H. Rosenthal In a decision issued this morning, the Supreme Court rejected the three-year cap on damages in copyright infringement actions espoused by...
Feb 22, 2024 Quick Thoughts on the Supreme Court Argument in Warner Chappell v. Nealy By Nicole Bergstrom Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard argument in Warner Chappell v. Nealy, which (at least ostensibly, as you'll see below) raises the...
Sep 29, 2023 Supreme Court to Weigh in on Damages for Copyright Infringement By Nicole Bergstrom Back in March I posted about the deepening Circuit Court split on how far back a plaintiff could look for damages in a copyright...
Jun 28, 2023 Repeat Copyright Plaintiff's Infringement Claim Dismissed on Statute of Limitations Grounds By Nicole Bergstrom If you spend any time keeping track of new copyright infringement filings (Am I the only one?), you'll start to notice the same names pop...
Jun 15, 2023 This Case is Bananas: Art Basel Banana Did Not Infringe By Nicole Bergstrom How many ways are there to duct tape a banana to a wall? Apparently not too many. Earlier this week, Judge Scola in the Southern...
May 19, 2023 PEN, Penguin Random House, Parents and Authors Fight Florida Book Ban By Nicole Bergstrom We blogged earlier in the year about PEN America's top banned book list (see that post here). Now PEN is going on the offensive. In a...
Apr 25, 2023 California Lawmakers Vote in Favor of Defamation Protection for Sexual Assault Survivors By Nicole Bergstrom Following the #MeToo movement, experts noted an uptick in defamation lawsuits against accusers. These lawsuits are typically brought by...
Mar 04, 2023 The Curious Case of the Statute of Limitations in Copyright By Nicole Bergstrom In the panoply of difficult legal questions, you'd think "What is the statute of limitations for a copyright infringement claim?" would...