COURT AWARDS $352,000 TO PLAINTIFFS IN “WE SHALL OVERCOME” COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT
Months after admitting the song “We Shall Overcome” was free for all to use, Ludlow Music, the publisher responsible for collecting fees every time someone
Months after admitting the song “We Shall Overcome” was free for all to use, Ludlow Music, the publisher responsible for collecting fees every time someone
On August 1, 2018, the Ninth Circuit revived a lawsuit in which the plaintiff claimed Fox took the television show “Empire” from the plaintiff’s “treatment.”
On July 11, 2018, the Ninth Circuit refused to overturn a ruling that “Blurred Lines” infringed Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” Robin Thicke
On July 6, 2018, the Second Circuit officially declared the parody “Who’s Holiday”, based on Dr. Seuss’ “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” was freed of
On July 9, 2018, a Manhattan federal judge ruled the that the 2011 novel “The Art of Fielding” did not infringe the copyright to an
On July 5, 2018, three Manhattan-based strip clubs moved to dismiss allegations by 11 models in a New York federal court that their images were
On July 6, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled California’s 1977 Resale Royalties Act (CRRA) only applies to art sales conducted prior to
On July 5, 2018, Cardi B (real name Belcalis Almanzar) filed counterclaims against her manager after he slapped a $10 million defamation and breach of
On June 28, 2018, Lucasfilm Ltd. asked a California federal judge to find that two mobile game developers ripped off “sabacc,” a fictional card game
On June 28, 2018, Ed Sheeran was slapped with another copyright infringement lawsuit over his 2014 hit “Thinking out Loud” which Mavin Gaye’s estate contends
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