Not fearing the wrath of Stewie, my colleagues at Moses & Singer have filed a complaint against Fox and the producers of “The Family Guy”, alleging copyright infringement of the song “When You Wish Upon A Star.”
Text of the Family Guy complaint here.
Wiki on ‘When You Wish Upon A Weinstein.”
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Prof Lessig on the Flickr/Virgin/Creative Commons Suit
By Marty Schwimmer on
Prof Lessig: “On the Texas Suit Against Virgin and Creative Commons.”
“Slashdot has an entry about a lawsuit filed this week by parents of a Texas minor whose photograph was used by Virgin Australia in an advertising campaign. The photograph was taken by an adult. He posted it to Flickr under a CC-Attribution…
Now Take A Moment Yourself
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright
Prof Patry points out one of the leaked MediaDefender emails:
“In one case, a Universal executive asked if there was any data showing the music industry’s lawsuits were resulting in less file-sharing activity from addresses ending in .edu — namely, colleges and universities. Mr. Saaf forwarded the message to five MediaDefender employees with the…
19 Lawsuits Against Forever 21?
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Posted in Copyright
This WWD article reports that there have been 19 copyright or trademark suits filed against Forever 21 since the start of this year.
Update: Via Counterfeit Chic, here’s the complaint in Carole Hochman v. Forever 21.
“Golan v Gonzales — How The First Amendment Limits Copyright Law”
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Posted in Copyright, First Amendment
Balkinization: Golan v. Gonzales — How The First Amendment Limits Copyright Law
The Tenth Circuit has handed down a very important copyright case, Golan v. Gonzales, which holds that section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act– which implements the Berne Convention on copyrights– may violate the First Amendment because it takes some materials out…
“Copying Clothes Over a High-Speed Connection”
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Counterfeit Chic: “Copying Clothes Over a High-Speed Connection”
“In today’s New York Times, Eric Wilson goes behind the scenes at Simonia Fashions, one of many companies waiting for the first photos from New York Fashion Week to appear online. Not because the proprietors are interested in fashion’s new creative direction, mind you, but so that…
“Google News In Licensing Deals With Wire Services”
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Posted in Copyright
News.com: “Google News in licensing deals with wire services.”
“Teen Pleads Guilty in Rare Theater Filming Case”
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Posted in Copyright
Wired: “Teen Pleads Guilty in Rare Theater Filming Case“:
“The teen arrested last month for filming 20 seconds of Transformers in a Virginia theater has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully recording a motion picture in violation of state law.”
“A Quest To Get More Court Rulings, Online and Free”
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NY Times: “A Quest to Get More Court Rulings Online, and Free”
“The domination of two legal research services over the publication of federal and state court decisions is being challenged by an Internet gadfly who has embarked on an ambitious project to make more than 10 million pages of case law available…
Let Me Go On
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright
AP: “Violent Femmes Bassist Sues Singer“:
“Bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano on Wednesday, saying he was deprived of credit for some of the group’s songs and a proper accounting of its earnings.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also accuses Gano of trashing the band’s reputation by allowing…