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Court to Revisit Fair Use in Tattoo Infringement Case

Copyright Lately

Goldsmith on a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit involving celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D). Fifteen minutes of fame, meet permanent ink. A Los Angeles federal judge is set to decide the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

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In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale. 139 (2016). [ix]

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Fair Use: Graham v. Prince and Warhol v. Goldsmith

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A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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With Friends Like These: Copyright Implications Of Novelists Drawing Inspiration From The Real Lives They Cross

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Larson also sought a declaration that she owns the copyright to The Kindest and that the letter in the short story does not infringe Dorland’s copyright. Dorland counterclaimed for copyright infringement, claiming that Larson’s use of Dorland’s letter was a violation of intellectual property law.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2016, Time “embedded” one of Brauer’s Instagram posts, featuring one of his photos of Hilary Clinton, in its entirety (preserving his username or “handle”, his caption, and his links and hashtags). How are photographers supposed to get the attention of those publishers without displaying samples of their work? 94-1476, at 159-60.

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New Tools, Old Rules: Is The Music Industry Ready To Take On AI?

Copyright Lately

Chrissy uses voice conversion software to convert the SpongeBob track and ends up with something atrocious like this: AI Drake imitating Drake, imitating SpongeBob Copyright Law, What Say You? Hit me up in the comments below or on social media @copyrightlately. AI Drake original track “Winter’s Cold.”

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

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But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. Conjuring up a Copyright Case. In 2016, author Gerald Brittle alleged that the Warner Bros. “Nosferatu” is supposed to be scary, but it may put you to sleep.

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