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photo by Arthur Shevtsov / Shutterstock.com Sometimes, the best place to determine whether a work qualifies as art is in a courtroom. In a recent decision, Judge John H. Chun of the District Court for the Western District of Washington found that a driving simulator continue reading...
Typically, Godzilla and other kaiju (Japanese for “strange beast” and also referring to a genre of fiction involving giant monsters) use their armored skin, massive size, and superpowers to protect themselves against almost anything, including human armies, natural disasters, and other kaiju. Perhaps the most continue reading...
On September 27, 2021, the National Music Publishers’ Association (“NMPA”) issued a press release stating that it had settled its claims against video game company Roblox, bringing an end to the copyright infringement case its members filed against Roblox in the Central District of California continue reading...
Any fan of Nintendo games and consoles can tell you that the company’s most iconic virtual villain is King Bowser Koopa, generally referred to as simply “Bowser.” In a strange instance of life imitating art, Nintendo filed a copyright infringement complaint on April 16, 2021, continue reading...
If you are a fan of legal decisions about professional wrestlers, tattoos, video games or video games about professional wrestlers with tattoos, 2020 has been an exciting year for you. This past Spring, in Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc., Judge Laura Taylor continue reading...
Just two months ago, we published a post about an Eastern District of Pennsylvania decision in the Pellegrino v. Epic Games case regarding Epic’s online battle royale video game, Fortnite. In that case, saxophonist Leo Pellegrino alleged that a Fortnite “emote” (i.e., a feature sold continue reading...
Even devoted comic book fans and other true believers might not know that the term “Comic-Con” is meant to refer to the king of comic conventions—the San Diego Comic Convention (“SDCC”)—not all comic conventions in general. Until now! In the recent San Diego Comic Convention continue reading...
In a recent decision, Judge John R. Padova of the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed seven out of eight of the claims brought by musician Leo Pellegrino alleging that Epic Games unlawfully copied his “Signature Move” in its massively popular online continue reading...
Tattoos have been around since ancient times, all around the world, for over 5000 years. See article. Nonetheless, it’s probably fair to say that when Congress drafted each version of the Copyright Act, its members were thinking more about how to protect ink on the continue reading...
In the past few years, retrogaming – collecting and playing video games from past generation consoles – has become incredibly popular. However, retrogaming raises some interesting copyright issues for both IP owners and gamers. One such issue is the gaming world concept of “abandonware.” This continue reading...
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