This morning, the Supreme Court resolved a longstanding circuit split about whether a copyright infringement plaintiff must first obtain a registration from the Copyright Office for the work upon which its claim is based before initiating an infringement lawsuit, or whether it need only file…
If you know how to Floss and Milly Rock, then you are way more hip than most, including the author of this post. Both are popular dance moves, along with the Shoot, Running Man, and the Carlton, the latter made famous by Alfonso Ribeiro as…
Earlier this week, a company called Xclusive-Lee, Inc. filed a complaint in federal court against the fashion model Gigi Hadid (real name Jelena Noura Hadid) alleging willful copyright infringement when Gigi reposted a photo of herself on her own Instagram account. According to the complaint,…
A lesser-known feature of selecting a TRUMP-branded property as a wedding venue is that the President himself may decide to crash your wedding. It also may end up leading to a substantial copyright law development, specifically regarding the fair use doctrine and photographs posted to…
As we previously reported on our blog, the doors to the public domain will open in the United States for the first time since 1998. On January 1, 2019, any works published in the United States in 1923 or prior are freed from the shackles…
In a decision issued on December 12, 2018, the Second Circuit refused to recognize application of the first sale doctrine to a service that had been established as a marketplace for resale of digital music files. Under the first sale doctrine (set forth in Section…
American Airlines recently scored a major win by convincing the Copyright Office to reverse its refusal of an application to register the “American Airlines Flight Symbol.” American Airlines reached its final destination after overcoming myriad delays. The Copyright Office rejected American Airlines’ copyright application three…
On January 14, 2019, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in the copyright dispute Oracle USA Inc. v. Rimini Street, Inc. The Court will provide guidance on the proper definition of “full costs” under the Copyright Act. While this may not be the juiciest…
For our U.S. readers with Thanksgiving and food still on their minds, the TMCA thought it would be timely to comment on recent news from Europe about cheese. The Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) held that there was no copyright in the…
The recent decision of DeLorean v. DeLorean Motor Co. is no doubt significant to the parties as well as attorneys and courts who will cite it in future briefs and decisions. However, it is also important because it demonstrates that the intellectual property rights associated with…
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