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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

The IPKat

To preclude Taylor prematurely re-recording, which would devalue the copyrights assigned to the label, the contract contained a “re-recording restriction” clause, having effect for a certain period of time. In 2020 the first recording, “Fearless”, became eligible for re-recording.

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WIPIP Concurrent Session #3: Copyright Doctrine

43(B)log

Hived off of fair use and became its own defense in early 20 th century, then became swallowed by substantial similarity, which is a huge problem b/c it was about market substitution and it means the derivative work rights ballooned. In re Jackson (2d Cir 2020): what values does state law, as applied to the case, protect?

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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Microsoft's PR agency got Gannett sued by sending it an ad for its Superbowl Ad Meter

43(B)log

A PR rep sent an email to Gannett stating, “I would like to submit Microsoft’s 2020 Super Bowl ad, ‘Be The One,’ featuring Katie Sowers to the USA Today Ad Meter.” Campbell sued for copyright infringement, contributory/vicarious copyright infringement, and CMI removal. Amount: the whole photo.

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The EU DSM Copyright Directive: Implementation in Germany 2021 – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Part I of this post discussed the changes to copyright contract law and the new text and data mining exemption provisions that formed part of the 2021 copyright law reform. Part 2 explores further exemptions for users of works, new aspects of the right of communication to the public and the press publishers’ right.

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Copyright, Free Speech Clash in Dispute Over Cameron Boyce’s Final Film

Copyright Lately

The case involves an interesting interplay between copyright law, entertainment contracts and the First Amendment. Coakley’s threats prompted Wagging Tails—successor to Virtuoso and affiliated with Harvey Berger—to file its breach of contract and copyright infringement lawsuit against Coakley in federal court in Los Angeles.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The lawsuit involves sound recordings of 19 interviews that then-President Trump voluntarily gave to Woodward between December 2019 and August 2020, plus one interview from 2016 (when Trump was still a candidate). Factor four: the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

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