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Written by : Ian W. Gillies and Eric R. Blosser Key Takeaway : Due to the unique release of the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin , a federal district court in the Second Circuit has ruled that the album and its music could qualify as a trade…
Sony Music has settled with a group of rock musicians, including prominent figures such as David Johansen of the New York Dolls, in a copyright lawsuit filed in New York federal court. This legal action derived from the musicians' attempts to reclaim…
Copyright intends to protect the rights of creators, but here is an interesting use that you probably haven't thought about. In recent years, the recording of police activity has become a tendency, if not an urge. To anticipate the misuse of…
Just last week, Kanye West was once again sued over copyright infringement related to sampling. The lawsuit is similar to the ones previously filed against him such as the ones alleging infringement in “Kids See Ghosts” and “Ultralight…
During the Winter Olympics 2022 which took place from Feb. 4-22 in Beijing, China, two figure skaters along with NBC got sued over using a song during their performance without the artists permission. Robert and Aron Marderosian who are also known as the…
Written by Vicki Y. Nee and Ian W. Gillies Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland On June 1, 2017, noted music and fashion photographer Danny Clinch filed suit in the Southern District of New York in connection with the use of two photographs of famed…
Written by Julianna Simon and Jeff van Hoosear On January 18, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding whether the Lanham Act’s provision refusing federal trademark registration to disparaging marks is invalid under the Free Speech…
When few days back Google Inc. took a step towards the anti-piracy drive, a question was posed if others would join in (http://www.patexia.com/blog/56). Only few would have known that ‘Apple’, the software giant, was already a part of the…
