For copyright infringement lawsuits timely filed by plaintiffs availing themselves of the “discovery rule” — to determine when their infringement claims accrued — the US Supreme Court has issued a decision concerning the...more
The original frontman of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings, terminated his public performance license agreements in the hope of preventing what he calls a The Guess Who “cover band” from performing the works he penned for the...more
5/2/2024
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Damages ,
False Advertising ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
License Agreements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Reputational Injury ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
The Review Board of the US Copyright Office (the “Board”) recently ruled, in its first decision of the year, that a two-dimensional artwork entitled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” (the “Work”) could not be registered for...more
Second Circuit Holds that Movie Screenplay Author was Entitled to Termination Rights -
The Second Circuit held recently that the screenwriter of the pop culture classic “Friday the 13th” did not write the Screenplay as a...more