Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas joined a number of other federal district courts that have challenged, narrowed, or simply rejected the applicability of the “server test,”...more
8/4/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Internet ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Platforms ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
The Copyright Act ,
Web Servers ,
Websites
With decades of experience assisting nonprofit clients with copyright issues, we periodically like to offer refreshers on key copyright issues and highlight current trends we see nonprofit organizations encounter with...more
4/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Office ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Copyright Registration ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Music ,
Nonprofits ,
Open Source Software ,
Photographs ,
Safe Harbors ,
The Copyright Act
Last week, the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited copyright fair use decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith et al. In short, the Supreme Court looked at whether it was fair use under the...more
5/25/2023
/ Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v Goldsmith ,
Artists ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Derivative Works ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Photographs ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Transformative Use
Nonprofits should be aware of a troubling trend: phishing emails disguised as legitimate Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Takedown Notices. Hackers use this ruse to grab your attention by accusing you of violating the...more
Clients should be aware of a troubling trend: phishing emails disguised as legitimate DMCA Takedown Notices. Recipients of legitimate DMCA Takedown Notices will either (a) shield themselves from copyright infringement...more