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Derivative Works Appeals Summary Judgment

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Atticus Limited Liability Company v. The Dramatic Publishing Company

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In action over competing live stage rights to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Second Circuit affirms district court’s ruling that “derivative works exception” to Copyright Act’s termination provision does not perpetuate...more

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Off the Charts: Derivative Work Copyright Registers All Material in Derivative Work

In a matter of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s partial grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, vacated a jury verdict and an award of attorneys’...more

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Second Circuit: Supreme Court Google Precedent Doesn’t Alter Copyright Law’s Fair Use Analysis

Addressing fair use as an affirmative defense to copyright infringement, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit amended its recent opinion, reversing a district court’s summary judgment in favor of fair use. The Court...more

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