- Second time as farceThe Barnes Unit of the Deaccession Police, having failed to stop the entire move of the museum to Philadelphia, is now protesting the recent sale, at the famed Pook & Pook auction house in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, of "156 lots of around 430 objects that had belonged to [Albert] Barnes and ... Read More
- Another Mamacha Lawsuit
- Frida Kahlo name/likeness lawsuit
- Gallery Employee Trade Secrets Lawsuit Settled
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 14: TERM Act Targets Patent Evergreening, Senate Patent Eligibility Hearings Wrap, and Huawei Seeks Patent Licenses From VerizonThis week in Other Barks & Bites: the Supreme Court’s decision in Return Mail prohibits the federal government from petitioning for America Invents Act (AIA) patent validity trials; the TERM Act is introduced into the House of Representatives to reduce patent evergreening; the leadership of the Senate IP Subcommittee calls ... Read More
- 3 Count: The Law of the LawHave any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Georgia Code Copyright Case Gets US High Court Cert Review First off today, Marcia Coyle at the Law.com Daily Report writes that a group of law students, small practitioners and legal educators have filed a petition with ... Read More
- IPWatchdog to Host Its First-Ever Annual Meeting and Conference Next MarchIPWatchdog will host its first Annual Meeting and Conference from March 15-18, 2020. The event will take place at the Renaissance Dallas Richardson in Dallas, Texas. Registration will begin on Sunday, March 15, followed by an opening General Session, and then an Opening Reception. We will begin Monday, March 16 ... Read More
- 3 Count: Angel on TrialHave any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: VidAngel Could Face $125 Million Judgment in Copyright Trial First off today, First off today, Gene Maddaus at Variety reports that the trial of VidAngel has begun as a jury will be asked to determine how much ... Read More
- “The judge concurred, asserting that if one were to put the two prints next to each other, the ‘common person would point to one and say, “Hey, that’s a Warhol!” So that is its own work of art.'”
- European Copyright Roundtables: Implementing the Digital Single Market DirectiveMartin Husovec and Martin Kretschmer The Digital Single Market is a widely shared aspiration. The recently adopted copyright reform is one of the EU’s central interventions to re-arrange online creative markets. The expectation is that the newly created rules will facilitate fairer attribution of value where it is due. Since ... Read More
- The sad Peter Max story just got even sadder
- How Much Would it Cost to Register All of Plagiarism Today?Currently, the content of Plagiarism Today is not registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. The reason isn’t because I don’t want to enjoy full protection in these posts I spend hours per day writing or that I’m unaware of the usefulness of a registration, but because it’s not practical. ... Read More
- 3 Count: Money en the BancHave any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: SF Appeals Court Convenes Panel To Hear Plagiarism Case Against Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ First off today, CBS San Francisco reports that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will hold an en banc appeal ... Read More
- Article 17 of the New Copyright Directive: A French mission on content recognition technologiesBrad SpitzIn a letter dated 29 March 2019, the President of the CSPLA (‘Conseil supérieur de la propriété littéraire et artistique’), an independent body in charge of advising the French Minister of Culture on copyright law, has appointed three public institutions to submit a report on the use of recognition ... Read More
- Why the Ilayaraja Judgment Is a Boon for ProducersWe are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Arun Mohan on the recent Madras High Court judgment in the Ilayaraja copyright dispute. Arun is a graduate of the London School of Economics and has experience in working on intellectual property and commercial matters, in India and internationally. ... Read More
- Poland’s Challenge to the DSM Directive – and the Battle Rages On…Tomasz TargoszThe Polish government has filed a complaint against the new DSM Directive, and more specifically against its art. 17. While it will be a long time until the CJ EU issues a decision, the complaint makes it likely that the battle for the rules on intermediary liability is not ... Read More
- The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 15: Cows, Cars, and Copyright – A Conversation With Myra Tawfik on the IP Concerns With Implementing the USMCAThe new NAFTA – dubbed the USMCA or CUSMA depending on where you live – took a significant step forward recently with the introduction of Canadian legislation designed to ratify the treaty. The economic implications of the agreement are enormous, particularly with respect to digital issues and intellectual property. Myra ... Read More
- Not Here to Start Trouble: Court Rules Documentary’s Use of Super Bowl Shuffle Was Fair UseThe Eighties are in! A contagious wave of nostalgia has infected popular culture with period TV series, from shows like Stranger Things to rebirths and reboots of the era’s shows and movies. This retro cultural appropriation was bound to involve a copyright issue. Indeed, a dispute arose over a documentary ... Read More
- The Poetic and Secret Lists of French Fashion Photographer Guy Bourdin
