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Spider-Man lives to web-sling (and sing) another day following settlement of copyright suit

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

After infamously departing (i.e., being fired) from the nascent production of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, acclaimed stage and

Admissions of “appropriation artist” not fatal to copyright fair

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2013

The first prong of the fair use defense in copyright infringement cases, the "purpose and character of the use," is often described as an inquiry

Viacom’s copyright suit against YouTube again faces DMCA roadblocks in the district court

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

Following the Second Circuit's remand order last year on appeal of an initial grant of summary judgment for YouTube, the Southern District of New

A private matter: Second Circuit rules that Aereo’s TV streaming service is not an infringing public performance

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2013

In an industry where technology is constantly evolving and racing to keep up with consumer habits, a recent court ruling came down to one basic

Copyright fair use defense not available to aggregator of AP news clips

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 4 2013

A U.S. federal court has held that the publication by a media monitoring service of excerpts from Associated Press news articles is copyright

A far cry from the same injury: Judge rebuffs class action against copyright “settlement fraud”

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

Ever since the entertainment industry figured out how to use IP addresses to bring copyright infringement lawsuits against illegal downloaders

Superheroes of copyright: when do fictional characters enjoy copyright protection?

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 8 2013

Several recent cases have highlighted the interesting issue of whether and when fictional characters - as distinct from the works they inhabit - are

Ron Paul seeks to liberate RonPaul.com.from the hands of Ron Paul supporters?

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 15 2013

Former U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul , polarizing political figure and active member of the Libertarian Party , is no stranger

Dissecting Mr. Rockefeller: First Circuit rejects copyright infringement claim based on unoriginal elements of news photograph

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 17 2013

Clark Rockefeller, aka Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, lived a double life until his conviction for child abduction in 2009. He was subsequently

Will the Supreme Court review copyright damages in music downloading case?

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

Like Joel Tenenbaum, who has been discussed in prior entries in this blog, Jammie Thomas-Rasset has conducted a long-running battle with the recording industry over how much damages she should pay for her downloading activity