Copyright Lately
APRIL 30, 2021
The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. Key among them is the extent to which pre-1978 works first published abroad without proper copyright notice are still protected under U.S. copyright law. Walt Disney Co.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Relying on Twin Books Corporation v Walt Disney Company ( Twin Books ), Bundy argued, “a foreign publication of a foreign work, before January 1, 1978, without notice of United States copyright, did not put the foreign work into the public domain in the U.S.”. Copyright Act of 1909. An Age-Old Debate.
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Copyright Lately
JANUARY 13, 2023
Yes, in addition to being a noted clergyman and civil rights leader, Dr. King was a copyright litigant. The New York Times reported on Dr. Martin Luther King’s copyright lawsuit over “I Have a Dream” in 1963. Result: copyright preserved, injunction granted. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mister Maestro.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
The decisions in the first category , i.e., Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
If not, the court may have to address several other interesting, rarely-litigated issues concerning the proper scope of copyright in recorded interviews. Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”?
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