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Are Courts Finally Getting Fed Up With Copyright Shakedowns?

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Recent decisions suggest courts are losing patience with those who bring dubious copyright infringement claims as part of their business models. Back in May, I wrote about an overzealous copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Rachel Dolezal , the woman best known for mispresenting her racial background.

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Is Rachel Dolezal Using Copyright to Erase History?

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Rachel Dolezal, the woman accused of misrepresenting her racial background, has filed a new infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive. Is she weaponizing copyright? Now, in 2021, Dolezal may find herself at the center of a new controversy. who had worked with Dolezal but was not her father.

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

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The copyright owner in Runt is seeking to enjoin director William Coakley from releasing a behind-the-scenes project about alleged on-set bullying and sexual harassment that it claims he fabricated. The lawsuit accuses Coakley of fabricating claims of real-life abuse allegedly suffered by Boyce and others on the set of the film.