NIKE AND MSCHF AGREE TO SETTLE The latest news worthy trademark case has been Nike v. MSCHF. This case was a trademark infringement case based on the headline smashing “Satan Shoe”. The shoes were a limited release coinciding with Lil Nas X’s latest music video, Montero (Call Me By Your Name). The shoes themselves wereContinue reading “Copyright and Trademark Lawsuit News”
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Immense Damages for Music Copyright Infringement.
This article was originally published on March, 27, 2020 and also appears as a guest blog post at http://www.ipiustitia.com. Remember when Napster first came out? It was a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing service that allowed people to download music. While Napster was eventually shut down (and later brought back), the issues of downloading music on P2PContinue reading “Immense Damages for Music Copyright Infringement.”
Marvel Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Regarding “Iron Man 3” Movie Poster
In April 2016, Horizon brought a lawsuit against Marvel alleging copyright infringement, saying that the Iron Man 3 poster was had copied a promotional piece of art for the Radix comic (called the “Caliban drawing”). In March 2017, Radix was able to succeed against Marvel’s motion to dismiss, arguing that there was a “total conceptContinue reading “Marvel Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Regarding “Iron Man 3” Movie Poster”
Dance Lawsuits Against Epic Games’s “Fortnite” Have Been Paused
Remember how many people were suing Epic Games, over dances being used as emotes in the game Fortnite? The lawsuits have been put on hold, following a recent ruling from the United States Supreme Court. The ruling stated that a copyright infringement lawsuit may only commence once the copyrighted work in question is successfully registeredContinue reading “Dance Lawsuits Against Epic Games’s “Fortnite” Have Been Paused”
Opinion: Thoughts Regarding Supreme Court Ruling on Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com
On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling on Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com, saying, “We hold, in accord with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, that registration occurs, and a copyright claimant may commence an infringement suit, when the Copyright Office registers a copyright. UponContinue reading “Opinion: Thoughts Regarding Supreme Court Ruling on Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com”
Copyright Owners Can Not Sue Until After Registration of Copyrighted Work: SCOTUS
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com. The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a copyright infringement suit can not be filed until after the Copyright Office has granted a registration for the work in question. The case hinged onContinue reading “Copyright Owners Can Not Sue Until After Registration of Copyrighted Work: SCOTUS”