New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert J. Bernstein and Robert W. Clarida | March 14, 2019
Copyright Law columnists Robert J. Bernstein and Robert W. Clarida discuss 'Fourth Estate Public Benefit v. Wall-Street.com, et al.', one of two recent, unanimous Supreme Court opinions construing provisions of the Copyright Act relating to procedural requirements for commencing infringement actions and interpreting the term “full costs” in awarding them to the prevailing party.
By Scott Graham | March 11, 2019
A Federal Circuit judge accused unnamed colleagues of waging "guerrilla warfare" against the Supreme Court's Alice decision.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini | March 11, 2019
Entertainment Law columnists Michael Rudell and Neil Rosini discuss the Everly Brothers' case where Don Everly was awarded sole royalties for the song “Cathy's Clown,” which his brother Phil claimed he co-authored, despite signing a “release and assignment” that ceded 100 percent of songwriter royalties to Don. The authors conclude that “despite the unusual nature of this case, details and analysis leading to the result deserve the attention of current and would be co-authors.”
By Richard Binder | March 11, 2019
A Kickstarter campaign to digitally remove a “painfully on-the-nose metaphor” from the end of Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning film was quashed by Warner Bros. Entertainment over copyright infringement claims.
By Richard Binder | March 8, 2019
A Kickstarter campaign to digitally remove a “painfully on-the-nose metaphor” from the end of Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning film was quashed by Warner Bros. Entertainment over copyright infringement claims.
By Stan Soocher | March 6, 2019
On March 7, 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court decided for the first time that a parody may be a copyright fair use. In the 25 years that followed, the High Court's unanimous 9-0 ruling in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Inc., has been cited in more than 500 court decisions. But the Supreme Court's pronouncement left questions and controversies in its wake.
By Caroline Spiezio | March 5, 2019
Comedian Miel Bredouw tweeted a series of emails from Barstool Sports' general counsel Mark Marin. The GC offered her a $50 gift card to retract a DMCA takedown notice against the sports blog, which republished a video she created in December.
By Scott Graham | March 4, 2019
Applying and paying is not enough to clear the way for an infringement suit, the U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled in a blow to owners. The copyright register must also sign off, which can take weeks.
By Caroline Spiezio | March 4, 2019
Google's legal department head Kent Walker urged EU lawmakers to amend controversial aspects of its pending copyright directive before an upcoming final vote.
By Caroline Spiezio | March 4, 2019
Walker, Google's senior vice president of global affairs, urged EU lawmakers to amend controversial aspects of its pending copyright directive before an upcoming final vote.
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