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Why Astley’s New Soundalike Lawsuit Should Be Rickrolled Out Of Court

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British singer Rick Astley is best known for “ Never Gonna Give You Up ,” a song people voluntarily listened to in 1987 and were tricked into listening to in 2007. Astley’s lawyers look to be trying to expand the doctrine to encompass the reproduction and distribution of Astley’s voice in an expressive work.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

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In 2007, Peter Gallagher (an author, not the dad on “The O.C.”) ” “The Little White Trip” (2007). affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the advertisers. A Cabin in the Woods. McDonald’s Corp. The 13 spookiest, Halloweeniest copyright cases that I could think of.

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