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Second Circuit partially vacates the district court's order in Viacom v. YouTube

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 24 2012

In the ongoing, high-stakes case between Viacom and YouTube, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to YouTube on the grounds that YouTube is entitled to infringement liability protection pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA

Company sues Justin Bieber over company's "joustin' beaver" app

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 29 2012

RC3, Inc., a mobile application development company, created "Joustin' Beaver," a mobile application available for download on smartphones and tablets

Supreme Court upholds extension of copyright protection to works by foreign artists previously in public domain

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2012

In Golan v. Holder, the Supreme Court recently held that the removal of certain works from the public domain by Congress does not infringe free speech rights under the First Amendment

Band sues Andy Warhol Foundation over use of banana design

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 31 2012

The Velvet Underground (“VU”), a 60s rock group, recently sued The Andy Warhol Foundation for trademark infringement

Apple sued for use of image exceeding scope of license

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 17 2011

A photographer filed a lawsuit against Apple, Inc. for allegedly using a copyrighted photo in an advertisement for Apple's iPhone without permission

Warner Bros. wins case against A.V.E.L.A., Inc. over use of certain film characters

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 28 2011

In an interesting case involving The Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, and "Tom & Jerry," the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that A.V.E.L.A., Inc. ("A.V.E.L.A.") infringed on Warner Bros. copyrighted materials

Photographer sues UNICEF for copyright infringement

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 19 2011

Photographer William Anthony sued UNICEF in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging that UNICEF infringed the copyright of a number of photos of celebrities that Anthony took for a UNICEF advertising campaign