Singer Josh Stone Files Infringement Suit Against Ariana Grande; Eden Project Artist Sues Botanic Garden Over Infringing Sculptures; EWHC Dismisses Infringement Claim against Google; Spotify and Time Warner End Indian Licensing Dispute; Apple TV+ Show ‘Servant’ Faces Copyright Infringement Suit; Federal Court orders Ed Sheeran to Reveal Concert Revenues and ... Read More
Source: BIP CounselsPublished on 2020-01-24By BananaIP Reporter
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court finally unequivocally answered the question about whether copyright owners need to receive a Registration Certificate from the Copyright Office before filing suit for infringement and thus resolved a difference of opinion among various regional circuit courts. (Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, ... Read More
Source: IP Watch DogPublished on 2020-01-23By Candace Lynn Bell
Reviewing Cases in 2019 to See 20-20 in 2020 Who said there’s no looking back? It is crucial to consider key takeaways from the most important IP cases from 2019 when planning ahead for the new year. Foley Hoag presents a webinar offering guidance on what we learned last year ... Read More
Source: Trademark and Copyright LawPublished on 2020-01-23By Foley Hoag
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you an interesting guest post by Dr. Sunanda Bharti on IP protection of kathputlis and other puppets. Sunanda is an Assistant Professor in Law at Delhi University. She has written several guest posts for us in the past ... Read More
After almost a full decade since the application was filed, the Copyright Board of Canada released its Access Copyright Post-Secondary tariff and decisionat the end of the day on Friday, December 6, 2019. Objections to the next round of Access Copyright tariffs were due on the following Monday December 9, ... Read More
Source: EXCESS COPYRIGHTPublished on 2020-01-23By Howard Knopf
Till KreutzerPhoto by Osman Rana on UnsplashOn July 6, the EU adopted the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM Directive), following heated discussions of Articles 15 (formerly 11) and 17 (formerly 13) in particular. In Germany, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the ... Read More
Source: Kluwer Copyright BlogPublished on 2020-01-22
Portland Press Herald: "Evidence of deleted emails muddies fight over Robert Indiana’s estate."Previous mud-level status reports here and here. ... Read More
Source: The Art Law BlogPublished on 2020-01-20By Donn Zaretsky
Hugo CoxEd Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ was a giant hit of the last decade, a runaway success story – well almost. There is a fly in the ointment. Sami Chokri (a.k.a. Sami Switch) is claiming Sheeran and his fellow songwriters infringed his copyright, copying part of the chorus of ‘Oh ... Read More
Source: Kluwer Copyright BlogPublished on 2020-01-20
Google v. Oracle America, a case pending before the United States Supreme Court, is a seemingly never-ending battle, since 2010, between two Silicon Valley behemoths. But now that battle may finally be nearing its conclusion. On January 7, the first of the amicus briefs were filed, signaling that both sides ... Read More
Source: IP Watch DogPublished on 2020-01-19By Sue Ghosh Stricklett
By Chris Castle [This post first appeared on our sister site Artist Rights Watch] Cap on stat. damages in the Copyright Act is $150K. Cap in the #CASEAct is $15K. Cap in Oregon small claims ct is $10K. @RonWyden proposes reducing CASEAct stat damages to $750–a 95% reduction. That barely ... Read More
Source: The TrichordistPublished on 2020-01-19By thetrichordist
Image from here In an intriguing case last week, the Delhi High Court directed the makers of the film ‘Chhapaak’ to acknowledge the inputs by Aparna Bhat, the lawyer who represented the acid attack survivor whose life the film is based on, in the film’s ... Read More
Source: Spicy IPPublished on 2020-01-17By Pankhuri Agarwal
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Settlement Agreed Upon in Audio Book Captions Lawsuit First off today, The Associated Press reports that audiobook company Audible has reached a settlement with the various publishers over Audible’s new book captioning feature. The lawsuit was filed ... Read More
Source: Plagiarism TodayPublished on 2020-01-16By Jonathan Bailey
Affidavit Filed to Dismiss Infringement Suit Against Chhapaak; YouTube’s Takedown System- A Hassle for Content Creators; Miley Cyrus Reportedly Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit; New York’s MTA Issues Copyright Infringement Notice to Mapmaker; Shenzhen Court Grants Copyright to AI Generated Article; Supreme Cites ‘Fair Use’ Defence in Infringement Suit and more. ... Read More
Source: BIP CounselsPublished on 2020-01-14By BananaIP Reporter
A recent article in Science Magazine highlighted a mass-retraction campaign that has seen 869 suspicious articles pulled from 263 journals. The effort was spearheaded by a committee appointed by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) last year. The committee, using software, searched through hundreds of Russian-language journals to seek ... Read More
Source: Plagiarism TodayPublished on 2020-01-14By Jonathan Bailey
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: MTA Goes After Amateur Mapmaker for Copyright Infringement First off today, David Meyer at the New York Post reports that New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has filed a notice with the online marketplace Etsy to ... Read More
Source: Plagiarism TodayPublished on 2020-01-13By Jonathan Bailey
For many, 2019 appeared to be a tumultuous year, legally and politically, while for others it was a year of radical but welcome changes. The view remains divided. Intellectual Property in India however, appears to have had a reasonably good year saving some deeply tragic losses such as that of ... Read More
Source: BIP CounselsPublished on 2020-01-13By BananaIP Reporter
Copyright Statistics 2019 Recap A total of 21,153 applications for copyright registration was filed in the year 2019. There was an increase of 3126 applications in comparison to the total number of applications for the year 2018, which was 18,027. There was an increase of 17.3% in the total number ... Read More
Source: BIP CounselsPublished on 2020-01-13By BananaIP Reporter
BananaIP Counsels, through Intellepedia, is happy to announce a seminar titled “When Do You Really Need a Music License?”, an event for live performers, musicians, event organisers, and venue managers, on 24th January, 2020 at its office. You may register online for the event here: Register Online Event Information ... Read More
Source: BIP CounselsPublished on 2020-01-13By BananaIP Reporter
Story here. More here: "Over the past year, a wave of employees at museums across America have pushed to unionize. Much of the action has been centered on New York, with workers at the New Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and elsewhere having successfully formed unions, ... Read More
Source: The Art Law BlogPublished on 2020-01-12By Donn Zaretsky
