Copyright Infringement Derivative Work Licensing Television 
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. This case is one of a spate of recent infringement claims brought against video-game makers over realistic depictions of tattooed athletes.
JIPL Online
APRIL 9, 2021
Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.
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Copyright Lately
AUGUST 2, 2022
The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. First, as far as copyright cases go, this one’s easy.
Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Nearly a year after a screenwriter’s lawsuit over Disney’s “Muppet Babies” reboot was dismissed, the trustee of Jeffrey Scott’s bankruptcy estate has filed a new complaint alleging copyright infringement in a production bible and scripts from the original series. Does the Bankruptcy Trustee Have a Case?
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
As usual, readers who are already familiar with the case and/or with copyright law may skip the “Background” sections below (but don’t skip the commentary “The Road Not Taken”). Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 1, 2023
It is certainly within the definition of chutzpah to publicly display your own work on the Internet, visible for anyone to see for free and without further conditions, and then to complain that others are helping people find your work by linking to it. Surely paid licensing should not have to work on an all-or-nothing basis.
43(B)log
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
15, 2023) This is a copyright suit against Gannett for advertising-like use of a photo taken by Campbell of NFL coach Katie Sowers; the photo came from a screenshot of an ad run by Microsoft that played during the Super Bowl. The Microsoft ad was licensed by Campbell and showed the photo at about the 40-second mark.
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