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Spider-Man lives to web-sling (and sing) another day following settlement of copyright suit

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

After infamously departing (i.e., being fired) from the nascent production of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, acclaimed stage and

Copyright law reform engages both courts and Congress

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

Big changes may be afoot in copyright law these days, via both litigation and legislation. Courts are considering sweeping infringement claims with

Admissions of “appropriation artist” not fatal to copyright fair

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2013

The first prong of the fair use defense in copyright infringement cases, the "purpose and character of the use," is often described as an inquiry

Google settles long-running copyright dispute with book publishers

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 5 2012

Yesterday (October 4th) Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced that they have settled the litigation filed in 2005 by the AAP challenging the Google Books Library Project

Superheroes of copyright: when do fictional characters enjoy copyright protection?

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 8 2013

Several recent cases have highlighted the interesting issue of whether and when fictional characters - as distinct from the works they inhabit - are

A private matter: Second Circuit rules that Aereo’s TV streaming service is not an infringing public performance

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2013

In an industry where technology is constantly evolving and racing to keep up with consumer habits, a recent court ruling came down to one basic

Copyright fair use defense not available to aggregator of AP news clips

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 4 2013

A U.S. federal court has held that the publication by a media monitoring service of excerpts from Associated Press news articles is copyright

Pinterest's popularity soars, but (p)interesting copyright questions abound

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 5 2012

In a world where Facebook isn’t a social network but The Social Network, it’s difficult for a new social networking site to gain traction

Viacom’s copyright suit against YouTube again faces DMCA roadblocks in the district court

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

Following the Second Circuit's remand order last year on appeal of an initial grant of summary judgment for YouTube, the Southern District of New

Revenge porn: "Is Anyone Up" on copyright law?

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 20 2011

Here’s something you probably don’t want fixed in a tangible medium of expression: revenge porn

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