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Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Friday, February 6, 2015

Katy Perry Dubiously Claims to Own Copyright in Shark Costume from the Superbowl Halftime Show

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During singer Katy Perry's performance at the halftime show at the 2015 Superbowl , a variety of amusing costumes depicting sharks and...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Opening Pandora's Box: Supreme Court Allows Archaic Copyright Infringement Cases to Proceed

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court opened Pandora's Box. The decision that the Supreme Court may come to regret involved a copyright...
Friday, October 4, 2013

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Run D.M.C. and Others Sued for Past Sampling

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Unauthorized "sampling" of catchy melodies used in modern music is heating up as a recurring legal issue...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

When Does Copyright Law Cease Protecting a Fictional Character? (Part III)

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Movie Poster for Van Helsing The tagline for the 2004 movie Van Helsing was "Adventure Lives Forever." From an int...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

When Does Copyright Law Cease Protecting a Fictional Character? (Part II)

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A previous post discussed litigation related to the current status of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's copyright claims to the fict...
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