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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

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

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Actress sues Mattel over use of likeness in Barbie doll

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Liability found for unauthorized use of self-portrait photography

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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