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Stemming the Tide: Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Victory Brings Changes to Copyright Evidentiary Burden

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A United Kingdom High Court recently ruled in favor of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran (Sheeran) in a contentious copyright infringement case over his 2017 song, Shape of You (“Shape”). The Court granted Sheeran’s claim for...more

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Ninth Circuit Watch: En Banc Court Overturns Rule That a High Degree Of Access to Copyrighted Material Reduces Plaintiff's Burden...

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On March 9, 2020, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously held in Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin that a copyright defendant’s “high degree of access” to a copyrighted work does not lower the plaintiff’s...more

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Party Raising “First Sale” Defense to Copyright Infringement Bears Initial Burden of Proof - Adobe Systems Inc. v. Christenson et...

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Addressing the appropriate allocation of the burden of proof related to the “first sale” defense to copyright infringement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed that the initial burden of proof falls on...more

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