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The Supreme Court of... Facebook?

  • Adams & Adams
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  • South Africa, USA
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  • May 14 2013

Several months ago, fashion house DKNY approached photographer Brandon Stanton, a New York street photographer who photographs some of the Big Apple’s

Resale of digital music: US v EU approach

  • William Fry
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  • European Union, USA
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  • May 14 2013

ReDigi, a US company, allows its customers to resell their digital music through its online marketplace. Users of the service can buy used digital

When a cease & desist letter backfires

  • Stewart McKelvey
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  • Canada, USA
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  • May 12 2013

Often when a work of art or a logo is appropriated by a rogue for an ulterior purpose, the owner of the intellectual property wants to exercise their

2nd Circuit finds collages, paintings using photos transformative enough for fair use

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 16 2013

In a closely watched copyright infringement suit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that an artist's use of photographs in a

Lady Gaga: she's no (copyright) monster

  • Foley Hoag LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 17 2013

The federal district court in New Jersey has dismissed Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, from a copyright lawsuit filed by composer and record

Cars lawsuit runs out of gas

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 9 2013

The United States Supreme Court recently brought final resolution to Mandeville-Anthony v. Walt Disney Co., a dispute over the ownership of Disney

Composer accuses famed Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy of copyright infringement in misappropriating lyrics to song provided to rapper in 2009

  • Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 13 2013

Brian Smith (Smith), who describes himself as a music producer and songwriter specializing in urban music, filed his complaint seeking an injunction

Copyright law reform engages both courts and Congress

  • Foley Hoag LLP
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  • USA
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  • 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

Potential bad news for UGC music sites: pre-1972 tracks may not be covered by the DMCA’s safe harbor

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 6 2013

When you think of "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly, "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry, and "My Girl" by the Temptations, you think classic, iconic, rock and

Client-licensed Microsoft software in hosted environments

  • Scott & Scott LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 15 2013

Hosting services customers often want to use licenses that they have acquired to deploy Microsoft software on a service provider's servers. Those