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For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 107(1) asks whether the contested use “is of a commercial nature.” Kingsport Publish. 107 is common practice. Indeed, part of 17 U.S.C. § See Castle v.

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Website Advertisements and Copyright Fair Use

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For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § § 107(1) asks whether the contested use “is of a commercial nature.” Kingsport Publish. § 107 is common practice. See Castle v.

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5th Cir affirms fair use on a motion to dismiss, fee award to D

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25, 2022) “The softball team and flag corps at a public high school outside Fort Worth used their Twitter accounts to post a motivational passage from sports psychologist Keith Bell’s book, Winning Isn’t Normal.” He sued; the court of appeals affirms a finding of fair use on a motion to dismiss and an award of attorneys’ fees.

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec. 52(1)(t); and (ii) if yes, whether the proviso of the same or ‘fixation requirement’ excludes it from the scope of fair use. Lastly, I will discuss the argument of moral rights of the author in contending the ‘fair use exemption’ of their work.

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State Farm’s Nod to Nostalgia Sparks Copyright Clash With Atari

Copyright Lately

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik v. Kat Von D

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media. Nature of Use. It’s a creative photo, but it was published. It wasn’t possible to use only a portion of the photo to depict melancholy, so I guess the court is saying Kat Von D should have picked a different image altogether?

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My “Summer” 2022 Activities

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition). Regulation of Housing Advertising (2022 Edition). How Fair Use Helps Bloggers Publish Their Research , Association of Research Libraries blog, Feb. Blog Posts.

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