(Podcast) The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter?
The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter?
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Cease and Desist Letters: Protecting Your Intellectual Property the Right Way
PODCAST: PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Cease and Desist Letters: Protecting Your Intellectual Property the Right Way
(Podcast) The Briefing: Anthropic, Copyright, and the Fair Use Divide
The Briefing: Anthropic, Copyright, and the Fair Use Divide
Will I Get Sued if I Create Another Hospital Drama? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: The Supreme Court Dodges the Discovery Rule Question—What That Means for Copyright Enforcement
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Supreme Court Dodges the Discovery Rule Question—What That Means for Copyright Enforcement
Mickey Mouse: un ratón con abogado
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
How IP Can Fuel Your Startup's Growth
JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP – AI and Copyright Law Need-to-Knows
(Podcast) The Briefing: Sequel, Spin-Off, or Something Else? The Legal Battle Over "ER" and "The Pitt"
The Briefing: NBA Teams Fight Back Against Trolling – The Validity of the Discovery Rule at Stake
(Podcast) The Briefing: NBA Teams Fight Back Against Trolling – The Validity of the Discovery Rule at Stake
What Were the Cooler Wars? (Part 1) — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Westlaw v. Ross AI - Is This The End of AI Training or The Future of AI Training
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THJ Systems Ltd & Anor v. Sheridan & Anor [2024] EWHC 3195 (Ch) addressed two key issues in respect of damages related to (i) breach of contract and (ii) copyright infringement, following a determination of liability in...more
In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the recent federal circuit decision in Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. United States (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2025)....more
The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
Generative artificial intelligence captivated the world in 2023 and is firmly positioned to remain center stage in the coming year. In the United States, the introduction and early-stage use of generative AI have been plagued...more
Mit dem Urheberrechts-Diensteanbieter-Gesetz (UrhDaG) wird ein völlig neues Haftungsregime in Deutschland etabliert. In diesem Beitrag werfen wir nun einen näheren Blick auf die Voraussetzungen, unter denen Diensteanbieter...more
If you want to use photographs, graphics, or other content without paying a fee or by paying a one-time fee rather than an ongoing royalty, it is important that you understand the law to avoid subjecting yourself or your...more
A series of recent cases and settlements involving the unauthorized embedding of images into third-party online content have called into question long-held assumptions that embedding did not infringe upon a copyright holder’s...more
As 2020 marches on, companies continue to focus on social media and other online forms of marketing and advertising to connect with their customers. Unfortunately, by advertising and connecting through social media, companies...more
With most K-12 schools moving to exclusively online educational programming necessitated by shelter-in-place and other limitations imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers want to know if, when, and how they can use...more
In the music world, performance rights organizations (“PROs”) serve an intermediary function between songwriters and music publishers and third parties who perform the protected works publicly. Among the largest PROs in the...more
Coffee addicts and meme fanatics are slightly less caffeinated and slightly less entertained after a California federal district court recently ruled that Grenade Beverage, LLC infringed the intellectual property rights of...more
This post is about Hamilton. Well, sort of. It’s actually about copyright law. But keep reading!...more
In DRK Photo v. McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC, the Ninth Circuit held that an Arizona stock photo agency could not sue McGraw-Hill under the Copyright Act for using images in textbooks without permission. The...more
On September 23, 2015, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion that will cause comic book fans and car aficionados to take notice. In DC Comics v. Mark Towle, the court held that the production and sale of replica Batmobiles...more
A recent decision from the District of Massachusetts demonstrates the difficulties that can arise when attempting to protect copyrighted works displayed on the internet. The July 29, 2015 order issued by the Honorable Patti...more
On June 8, 2015, the New York County Supreme Court dismissed with prejudice eight of twelve state law claims brought by a producer seeking damages for the purportedly unauthorized use of his music in a world-wide production...more
January’s Central District of California ruling on Fox Broadcasting’s claims against the DISH Network clarifies some of the ambiguity surrounding second screen cross-device programming distribution and copyright infringement....more
In the world of general liability insurance policies, it is not uncommon for policies to exclude coverage for claims resulting from copyright or trademark infringement, while covering claims resulting from “advertising...more
Heading into this year’s Super Bowl party season, there are two things every lawyer should be concerned about. First, why can’t your team get it together? Second, what do you do if you are asked to explain to your friends and...more
Oracle Corporation v. SAP AG - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has explained that a copyright owner is not required to show that it actually would have granted a license to the defendant before it can...more
Leslie Klinger, noted Sherlock Holmes scholar and lawyer, has waged a nearly all-out legal offensive against the Estate of Arthur Conan Doyle over the Estate’s assertion of a copyright in connection with certain works...more