The latest on: NFL Anti-Trust decision; Record Labels Sue Over Generative AI; Copyright Office clarifies Termination Rights, Royalties, Transfers, Disputes, and the MMA.
The Briefing: No Copyright Protection in Fitness Routines for Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson [PODCAST]
The Briefing: No Copyright Protection in Fitness Routines for Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson
The Briefing: Not Terminated - Cher Still Entitled to Her Share of Music Royalties
The Briefing: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute
Taylor's Version: El Derecho de Artistas en la Industria Musical
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Artificial Intelligence: Issues Affecting Creators, Writers and Artists
Tag, You’re Sued: Graffiti Artists Sue Over Use of Their Tags
(Podcast) The Briefing: Tag, You’re Sued: Graffiti Artists Sue Over Use of Their Tags
(Podcast) The Briefing: Jingle Brawl – The Battle for ‘Queen of Christmas’
The Briefing: Jingle Brawl – The Battle for ‘Queen of Christmas’
SAG AFTRA Strike Ends; AI Roundup of Cases and Proposed Law Making; Podcasting Live from Austin, Texas
JONES DAY TALKS®: Paradise Lost: Court Says AI-Generated Work not Copyrightable
(Podcast) The Briefing: Tattoos, Tiger King, and Copyright Lawsuits – Oh My – Cramer v. Netflix
The Briefing: Tattoos, Tiger King, and Copyright Lawsuits – Oh My – Cramer v. Netflix
Podcast - The Briefing: The AI Copyright Conundrum Continues – An Update
The Briefing: The AI Copyright Conundrum Continues – An Update
Writer's Strike Ends, Actor's Strike Continues, Ed Sheeran, The MLC, NIL and more in Episode 161-Entertainment Law Update Podcast
Podcast: The Briefing - Court Rejects Post-Warhol Fair Use Defense in Photographer’s Copyright Lawsuit
Entertainment Law Update Episode 160 – August/September 2023
We are still waiting for a formal ruling on the Andersen v. Stability AI defendants’ second round of motions to dismiss, but so far it’s looking like most of the case may be allowed to proceed to discovery. The judge heard...more
This is the second of a three-part series on the hot legal topics surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) (see Part 1: The Latest Chapter in Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works). As the quality of...more
Yuga Labs Inc. (Yuga) – the creator and marketer of the well-known "Bored Ape Yacht Club" collection of nonfungible tokens (NFTs), referred to as Yuga Bored Ape images – filed a complaint in July 2022 against conceptual...more
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology promising to disrupt how artwork is created, software is developed, and text is written. This disruption brings with it a host of new legal questions surrounding...more
Athletes and entertainers are people, too. Albeit, incredibly talented people, but deserving of the same treatment with dignity and respect as how we would want ourselves to be treated. For better or worse, sometimes their...more
Estate of Graffiti Artist Sues McDonald’s Over Fast-Food Décor - The estate of Dashiell “Dash” Snow, better known as graffiti artist “Secret Snow”—has sued McDonald’s over allegedly infringing use of Snow’s street art...more
After reports of a settlement proved premature, designer Moschino S.p.A. and its creative director Jeremy Scott have moved for summary judgment on the copyright claims filed last year by street artist Joseph Tierney, better...more
Last year street artist Joseph Tierney, better known as “Rime,” sued designer Moschino S.p.A. and its creative director, Jeremy Scott, for a variety of copyright and trademark claims based on the alleged use of Rime’s works...more