Supreme Court rules that copyright owner cannot file suit for copyright infringement until the work in dispute has been granted copyright registration by the U.S. Copyright Office.
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ABC states that it has long had legal protection in place that prohibits the use of any part of the Oscars while the telecast is in progress.
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Whether a dance move depicted in Fortnite is subject to copyright is hotly contested by both sides in copyright litigation.
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November 2018: Universal Music Group (UMG) and prominent music labels filed suit against iBus Media, parent group for PokerNews and PokerNews app, for alleged copyright infringement in a California federal district court.
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The Supreme Court to decide if official copyright registration must be in place before plaintiff proceeds with filing copyright infringement litigation.
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The NBA and Copyright law intersected when costume creation and design company Easter Unlimited filed suit in New York Federal District Court against Boston Celtics star Terry Rozier for alleged unauthorized use of the Ghost Face® Mask from the film Scream.
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The TikTok app has created a platform allowing users and the music industry to uniquely interact in the world of short-form video.
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Website portals have allowed consumers to commission and purchase products that are often considered “fan art", such as the "Beer Eye Chart".
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PokerNews podcast currently one of the more high-profile copyright infringement cases involving a poker podcast allegedly using unlicensed music recordings.
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Netflix sued by Satanic Temple for trademark & copyright infringement surrounding use of a rendition of a statue in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Read MoreWith the explosion of social media and the relative ease at which anyone can share content at the press of a button, copyright lawyers have found that their services are needed more than ever.
Read MoreA software license agreement is a legal agreement outlining the rights and responsibilities between the owner of software (the “licensor”) and a person or business wanting the right to access or use the software (the “licensee”). Get key provisions essential in a software license agreement.
Read MoreA software reseller agreement is a legal agreement outlining the rights and responsibilities between the owner of software (the “publisher”) and a person or business wanting the right to sell or license the software to third parties (the “reseller”). Read for tips on drafting software reseller agreements.
Read MoreThe Software, App & Video Game Entrepreneur (“SAVaGE”) Knowledge Base is part of a series of articles written and published by Jim Chester that advises start-ups, entrepreneurs, and emerging software, app & video game developers, publishers, distributors and similar companies regarding their core legal issues.
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Companies who allow website users to generate and post content on their websites must reregister their Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) agents with the U.S. Copyright Office by December 31, 2017, or risk losing all safe harbor protections against copyright infringement under the DMCA.
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Kodi boxes software developers and sellers undergo claims of inducing or perpetuating secondary copyright infringement among users.
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Landmark decision in 2017 sets YouTube fair use precedent in copyright infringement cases. Summary judgment granted in favor of defendants. Article by Klemchuk LLP, a copyright law firm.
Read MoreCopyright indemnity generally refers to provisions placed in a contract agreement pertaining to copyright rights that are written to insure one party against foreseeable loss or risk.
Read MoreGet sample software indemnity clauses essential in software contracts. Software indemnity broadly refers to legal protection provided through contractual means that allows one party to insure or protect the other party against loss.
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Dion DiMucci has filed suit against ZeniMax Media over song use in video game ads on TV for Fallout 4. Blog authored by IP firm Klemchuk LLP.
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