It is not every day that Supreme Court oral arguments include references to The Lord of the Rings (both the books and the movies!), the Syracuse University athletic program, Mork and Mindy, All in the Family, Norman Lear (inaccurately characterized as having passed away, when continue reading...
Unlike the current prohibitive policies on the trading and dealing of cryptocurrencies in China, the Chinese government has taken a more pragmatic approach towards non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). It considers NFTs to be digitalized fine artworks/collectibles or ‘trending artistic digital products’ rather than digital financial products. continue reading...
Last month, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit weighed in for the first time on the scienter requirement for copyright infringement under Section 1202(b) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or “DMCA.” In Victor Elias Photography, LLC v. Ice Portal, Inc., the Eleventh continue reading...
“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...
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