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Seventh Circuit case regarding copyright liability for embedding infringing videos brings major industry players to the table as amici

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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May 1 2012

What started as a copyright litigation between two relatively minor parties has morphed into an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that has seen amici briefs from the likes of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Google, and Facebook

Copyright and trademark issues highlighted during recent controversy over Pinterest’s terms of service

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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April 26 2012

Any company with an online presence, especially one that allows users or subscribers to post content or images, should carefully consider applicable intellectual property laws and take steps to ensure that its website’s terms of service are at all times appropriately tailored to provide adequate protection for the company while simultaneously serving the specific needs of the site and its users

Kelsey Grammer, producers of BET’s “The Game” flagged for alleged copyright infringement

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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February 28 2012

An aspiring scriptwriter has again accused the producers of the BET television series “The Game”including Kelsey Grammer, series creator Mara Brock Akil, and a unit of CBS Broadcasting Inc.of violating federal copyright law by using a script she had written for an episode of the show without compensation

There’s no place like court: Eighth Circuit rules that studios’ classic film copyrights extend to famous characters in the Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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November 11 2011

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently ruled in favor of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in its copyright infringement suit against several movie image licensors who had been selling altered public domain images of famous characters from The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and a number of Tom & Jerry short films

Decision against NBC Universal for use of pitched television show concept without compensationcredit being appealed to Supreme Court

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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October 10 2011

Major players in the entertainment industry should be aware of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc., 649 F.3d 975 (9th Cir. 2011), a case regarding a pitch for a television show concept

Another fair-use victory for the studios: makers of South Park immune from copyright infringement claim of viral video creator

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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September 28 2011

South Park Digital Studios, Comedy Partners, MTV Networks, Paramount Home Entertainment Inc., and Viacom International Inc. have successfully defended themselves against federal claims of copyright infringement related to an April 2, 2008, episode of the popular Comedy Central television program South Park

Weighing-in on copyright infringement: NBC wins summary judgment in The Biggest Loser copyright infringement suit

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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March 1 2011

On February 22, 2011, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York threw out a copyright infringement suit regarding NBC's popular reality series The Biggest Loser

Copyright infringement in the world of celebrity blogging: X17, inc. v. Hollywood.com, LLC

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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December 14 2010

On November 5, 2010, X17, Inc., a paparazzi photo agency, filed suit against Hollywood.com, LLC, owner, operator, and publisher of a series of popular celebrity fan sites and blogs, including www.hollywood.com and www.worldofjustin.com (dedicated to all things Justin Timberlake

Photographer claims made-for-TV movie infringes his copyrighted photo

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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October 13 2010

In the summer of 2008, a man using the name Clark Rockefeller abducted his daughter Reigh and fled Massachusetts

ivi TV: transmission in the second degree or theft in the first?

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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October 12 2010

ivi, Inc.’s new service, offering live television broadcasts on computers and mobile devices may soon be a thing of the past

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