These are extraordinary times. And this is an extraordinary case. In 2020, Shira Perlmutter was appointed Register of Copyrights by Dr....
On January 1, 2022, all literary works, compositions, and films first published in 1926, and all pre-1923 sound recordings, will enter...
In both the 1974 original and the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, a gang of accomplished thieves attempts to steal dozens of classic...
In a decision published last week, a panel of the Ninth Circuit held that kinetic sculptures - works that incorporate movement as a...
In Crystal Castles, the arcade game released by Atari in 1983, the player controls Bentley Bear, a bruin tasked with collecting gems...
Since 2020, Donald J. Trump and his campaign organization have regularly played the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at campaign...
Plaintiff Brian White is a professional musician who writes and records beat tracks that he sometimes licenses to other artists. (We Got...
As we head into 2026, here are some thoughts from the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group about some of the key issues that advertisers...
You have to tip your hi-hat to Eddie Lee Richardson, a/k/a Hotwire the Producer, a/k/a the plaintiff in this case. When he was 16 years...
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...
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...
An advertiser includes an infringing image in an advertising campaign. (It has been known to happen.) The copyright owner sues, seeking...