“Writing is thinking and thinking is hard work.” – Lewis Black Over his highly successful career, comedian Lewis Black has certainly done his share of hard work writing jokes. He also has copyrighted them. Now he and a host of other famous comedians are seeking continue reading...
What additional value does a copyright registration confer on a run-of-the-mill neighborhood social media post? Not a lot, it appears. Earlier this year, the First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by one neighbor against another. From 2002-2017, neighbors in the Davis Square continue reading...
Who owns the creations of an artificial intelligence? From ownership in general to copyright and patent law, the answer is unclear. However, the question has taken on a new sense of urgency: inventors are creating increasingly advanced AI systems which can paint Rembrandt-style works of continue reading...
Technology is changing, but is copyright law keeping up? Stephen Thaler clearly believes it is not and has sued the U.S. Copyright Office over its refusal to register artwork created by his artificial intelligence software. You may remember Thaler from a previous TMCA article discussing continue reading...
After two years of groundwork, the Copyright Office’s new forum for hearing small copyright claims is finally here. The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) began accepting claims on June 16 and seeks to provide a streamlined alternative to resolving copyright disputes in federal court. It is 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...
To end the harm following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, numerous forms of sanctions were imposed against the Russian government and economy. Many Western governments limited access to financial systems, denied entry of Russian nationals into their countries, and prohibited the import continue reading...
Hyperbolic descriptions of the supposed importance of cases dealing with intellectual property rights are as numerous as they are unfounded, but that is not true when it comes to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, Case No. 21-869, in which continue reading...
Most lawyers are familiar with the well-known legal maxim that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” In a 6-3 opinion issued on February 24, 2022, in a copyright case, the Supreme Court nonetheless held that ignorance of the law is a valid excuse in continue reading...
Fly Havana and Fat Joe are heading “All the Way Up” to the Second Circuit for “Another Round.” Earlier this month Fly Havana appealed New York District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald’s conclusion that Fly Havana had transferred all ownership rights to the song “All continue reading...
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