An Amazon lawsuit says three websites and a California man are free-riding on the Internet retail giant’s name–and hurting sellers and consumers–by posting fake product reviews on Amazon.com.
The suit…
Apr 9, 2015 2:30 PM CDT
An off-Broadway play that seems to be inspired by the ABC sitcom Three’s Company does not infringe on the popular show’s copyright, a New York federal judge ruled earlier this…
Apr 2, 2015 10:17 AM CDT
The legal rights to broadcast—or otherwise publicly perform—audio recordings have long been a complex, irrational mess, according to copyright lawyers.
The mess began with the Sound Recordings…
Apr 1, 2015 6:07 AM CDT
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Flo and Eddie, members of the ’60s rock group the Turtles, have been making the rounds on the concert circuit as well as in the courts. Photo by Brian Hineline/Retna Ltd.
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A woman who secretly made a video of alleged sex harassment at work may be able to pursue her copyright claim against a law firm accused of releasing the recording…
Mar 30, 2015 8:21 AM CDT
If CBS hadn’t rebooted a classic television show, then a renewal by CBS of the copyright registration for the original Hawaii Five-0’s iconic theme song decades ago likely would have…
Mar 20, 2015 1:10 PM CDT
A Washington, D.C., patent lawyer has agreed to pay $8,000 to settle a suit claiming he used stock photos on his website without permission.
The copyright infringement suit by Masterfile…
Mar 18, 2015 8:53 AM CDT
Guitar collector Eric Dahl made a spectacular find when he purchased at a pawn shop in 2009 a prototype Gibson Lucille that he later discovered had been stolen from B.B.…
Mar 13, 2015 11:35 AM CDT
A $7.4 million verdict on behalf of singer Marvin Gaye’s family on Tuesday in the “Blurred Lines” copyright suit has clouded the line between paying homage and infringement, critics say.
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Mar 11, 2015 10:31 AM CDT
The bills had been backed by influential members of Congress and supported by powerful lobbies. It seemed only a matter of time before they became law and provided potent new…
Mar 1, 2015 6:22 AM CST
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The operator of a now-defunct revenge-porn website has filed a takedown request with Google that contends his own photo and unauthorized information are being used without his permission in stories…
Feb 26, 2015 8:45 AM CST
Lawyers for Katy Perry sent a cease-and-desist letter to a 3D printing company selling Left Shark, the uncoordinated costumed character who danced next to the singer during the Super Bowl.
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Feb 9, 2015 5:45 AM CST
About 50 lawyers at K&L Gates are volunteering their time to fight ‘revenge porn’ in an initiative called the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project.
The pro bono initiative, launched in…
Feb 2, 2015 6:45 AM CST