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Copyright Infringement Damages Celebrities

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Being Pursued by Backgrid USA for Photo Infringement?

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According to the lawsuit referenced above filed against Twitter in 2022: Backgrid is the world's premier celebrity-related photograph agency and provides highly sought-after images of celebrities around the world to top...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Take Care Before You Share: How Copyright Registration Can Turn Nothing Into Something

A recent lawsuit against actor and comedian Marlon Wayans underscores the practical value created by  securing a copyright registration early and the associated risk doing so creates for a third-party user....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - September 2024 #2

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A woman in Texas filed a new lawsuit last Monday accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and battery in 2020....more

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Echoes of Roseanne Roseannadanna: It’s always something—Federal Judge Dismisses Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Involving Gilda...

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Gilda Radner rose to fame in the late 1970s as one of the original stars of “Saturday Night Live.” Her 1989 autobiography, It’s Always Something, became a best-seller, as the comedian provided an honest and heart-wrenching...more

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Can’t Say “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” for Copying Me

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On June 1, 2017, noted music and fashion photographer Danny Clinch filed suit in the Southern District of New York in connection with the use of two photographs of famed rapper Tupac Shukar (“Tupac”) on t-shirts. The...more

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