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

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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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

Court okays General Motors’ use of Einstein image

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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November 26 2012

A California federal district court recently ruled that General Motors could use Albert Einstein's image in a car advertisement because it has been too long since Einstein's death for anyone to limit the use of his likeness

Stored Communications Act and internet service providers

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 28 2012

Working within the confines of the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”), plaintiffs have continued to seek information from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from which they can identify individual end users associated with Internet Protocol (IP) addresses

Liability found for unauthorized use of self-portrait photography

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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December 23 2010

The Middle District of Florida recently found Televised Visual X-ography, an adult film production company, liable for the unauthorized use of an individual's self-portrait photograph on the cover of one of its DVDs

Use of excerpts from and linking to article found to be fair use

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 26 2010

Righthaven, a company which has purchased and owns the copyrights to various news and media articles, has filed multiple lawsuits against various individuals who have reposted, excerpted or quoted one of Righthaven's copyrighted articles

"South Park" sued for copyright infringement over re-creation of YouTube video

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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November 22 2010

Brownmark Films, the creators of a YouTube music video that has received more than 34 million views, recently sued Viacom, MTV, and others for copyright infringement after a re-creation of the song and music video was included in a 2008 episode of "South Park" on Comedy Central

Actress sues Mattel over use of likeness in Barbie doll

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 16 2011

Donna Douglas, the actress who played Elly May Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies," recently sued Mattel, Inc. for violating her right of publicity and false endorsement

Apple sued for use of image exceeding scope of license

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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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

Offering incentives to upload infringing content may create liability

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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September 28 2011

Adult entertainment company Perfect 10, Inc. sued an online file storage company for copyright and trademark infringement after users uploaded certain Perfect 10 content to the defendant’s service without authorization

NY court holds photo storage site doesn't need to police for infringements

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 29 2011

Photobucket is an online photo storage site that gets referral fees from third-parties if it encourages artists to have the third-party print photos on the third-party's website

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