9/30/2024 2:50:10 PM Trump in a “River of Trouble” for Infringing Copyright in Classic Isaac Hayes Song By Brian Murphy Since 2020, Donald J. Trump and his campaign organization have regularly played the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at campaign...
7/10/2024 1:16:28 AM Sponsored Links in Brazil: Will Courts Ban Them? By Bruna Rego Lins A recent decision by the São Paulo State Court of Appeals in the case between Via S/A (“Via”) and Magazine Luiza S/A (“Magazine Luiza”)...
3/26/2024 8:31:19 PM Fourth Circuit Hands Photographer a Clean Sweep Victory in Copyright Fair Use Appeal Over News Website’s Use of Free of Charge Photo By Linda Zirkelbach By Linda J. Zirkelbach & Parker Zimmerman On February 6, 2024, in Philpot v. Independent Journal Review, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
1/23/2024 2:05:42 PM French Montana and the Scope of Copyright Protection for Sound Recordings vs. Compositions By Brian Murphy 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...
4/3/2023 1:56:59 PM The Risks and Rewards of Generative AI By Sara Edelman Paavana Kumar Samantha Rothaus Howard Weingrad Andrew Richman +2 more... Show less From generating sophisticated music, artwork, text and video to having a conversation, passing complex standardized tests and, even, as...
12/9/2022 4:04:15 PM SodaStream: CJEU on Exhaustion of Trademark Rights in Refilled and Relabeled Gas Bottles By Maarten Haak Can one refill a refillable SODASTREAM carbonated gas bottle and put one’s own label on it, while the engraved brand SODASTREAM also...
10/27/2022 3:04:22 PM Promoting Crypto Currencies in Bulgaria: Are There Any Risks? By Violetta Kunze Vladislav Antonov Earlier this year, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court (the “SAC”) had the chance to evaluate the misleading potential of an...
12/21/2020 5:18:42 PM HEMA / Lacoste: Good Market Research Can Make the Difference By Maarten Haak A stylised crocodile on children's clothing. Infringement of the Lacoste trademark or not? In the first instance, HEMA went unpunished;...