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Lady Gaga: she's no (copyright) monster

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 17 2013

The federal district court in New Jersey has dismissed Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, from a copyright lawsuit filed by composer and record

Copyright law reform engages both courts and Congress

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 21 2013

Big changes may be afoot in copyright law these days, via both litigation and legislation. Courts are considering sweeping infringement claims with

Google settles long-running copyright dispute with book publishers

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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October 5 2012

Yesterday (October 4th) Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced that they have settled the litigation filed in 2005 by the AAP challenging the Google Books Library Project

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

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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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

Admissions of “appropriation artist” not fatal to copyright fair

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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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

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

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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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
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USA
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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

Too little too late: court rejects confirmatory copyright assignment due to lack of evidence of prior transfer

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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April 26 2011

A recent case in the Third Circuit, Barefoot Architect Inc. v. Bunge, Case Nos. 09-4495, 09-4600, (3d. Cir. January 14, 2011) has provided some interesting practice pointers with respect to copyright transfers

Harry Potter and the allegedly purloined font

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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July 15 2011

Just in time for the release of the final installment in the Harry Potter film franchise, a related branch of the Harry Potter empire finds itself involved in a curious copyright dispute

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

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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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

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