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Holy copyrightability Batman! The Batmobile is a superhero

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 9 2013

Judge Ronald Lew's recent decision in DC Comics v. Towle, No. CV11-03934 RSWL (OPx) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2013) ("Towle"), demonstrates that the line

The Second Circuit weighs in on transformativeness in the visual arts

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 30 2013

A year after hearing oral argument, the Second Circuit has issued its much anticipated decision in Cariou v. Prince on copyright fair use in the

Commercial distribution of news content on the Internet by media monitoring service not a fair use

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 15 2013

On March 20, 2013, the Honorable Denise L. Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a sweeping decision in favor

Are false allegations of homosexuality still libel, per se?

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 4 2013

One of the big stories in defamation law last year was the decision by the Third Department of the New York Appellate Division in Yonaty v. Mincolla

The Aereo and ReDigi decisions: courts continue to wrestle with the application of copyright law to the redistribution of digital content

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 9 2013

A series of recent decisions in the Second and Ninth Circuitsincluding Viacom v. YouTube and UMG v. Veoh (both dealing with the distribution

Ninth Circuit revives California idea submission claims

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 13 2011

At some point, everyone has come up with an idea for a television show or movie

Federal court finds Albert Einstein’s postmortem publicity rights have expired under New Jersey common law, dismisses lawsuit against General Motors

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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November 21 2012

On Oct. 15, the federal district court for the Central District of California dismissed a lawsuit filed against General Motors by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which has long claimed to own the postmortem publicity rights of Albert Einstein

Judge orders ASCAP fees for radio to drop - on an interim basis

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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May 19 2010

Last week, a US District Court Judge adopted a new interim rate to be paid by commercial radio broadcasters to ASCAP for the use of ASCAP-licensed music by over-the-air radio stations, reducing the fees paid by the industry by about $40 million dollars, or about 20 of the total that had been paid by the industry under the rate deal that expired at the end of 2009

California Supreme Court narrowly construes "commercial speech" exemption to anti-SLAPP statute - affirms lower courts in Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Gore

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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May 18 2010

The California Supreme Court issued its decision in Simpson Strong-Tie Co v Gore on May 17, 2010, narrowly construing the so-called "commercial speech" exemption to California's anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.17(c

Information gathering and social networks: minimizing exposure in the digital age

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 13 2011

Social networking websites can serve as first impressions for employers, investors, friends, and potential romantic partners

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