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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - September 2024 #2

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A woman in Texas filed a new lawsuit last Monday accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and battery in 2020....more

Weintraub Tobin

(Podcast) The Briefing: Does This Court’s Ruling Put an End to Tattoo Copyright Cases?

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The US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued an opinion in Hayden V. 2K Games, Inc. that could potentially put an end to tattoo copyright cases. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss the court’s opinion on...more

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The Briefing: Does This Court’s Ruling Put an End to Tattoo Copyright Cases?

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The US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued an opinion in Hayden V. 2K Games, Inc. that could potentially put an end to tattoo copyright cases. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss the court’s opinion on...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Even Free Libraries Come With a Cost

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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court’s judgment of copyright infringement against an internet book archive, holding that its free-to-access library did not constitute fair use of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Funny Business: Comedians Push for Music-Style Licensing

In the ongoing legal battle of Yellow Rose Productions, Inc. v. Pandora Media, LLC, a group of high-profile comedians, including Lewis Black, George Lopez, and the estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin, has filed a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Internet Archive's Book Lending May Be Coming to an End

In a closely watched case, the 2d Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors' copyrights and was not protected by the fair use doctrine.  But was this decision really just...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - August 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Deepfakes, AI, And The Continuing Saga Of Reddit

Lingo Telecom, a Georgia-based VoIP service operator, has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for using AI-generated deepfake technology to spoof President Joe Biden’s voice in a series of robocalls. A Louisiana political...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Artist Loses Bid to Reinstate Claim over LeBron James Tattoo in Video Game

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A federal district court in Ohio has rejected an attempt by a tattoo artist to reinstate his case against video game company Take-Two. The artist claimed that the company infringed his copyright in tattoos worn by...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Andersen v. Stability AI: Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Narrows the Case, But Only Slightly

In the lawsuit brought against them for using visual artists' work to teach their large language model, and producing near-identical copies in response to prompts, Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Runway AI moved to...more

Sunstein LLP

Trade Secret Damages Beyond the Actual Loss Suffered by Plaintiffs Become Harder to Obtain

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The Southern District of New York vacates nearly $200 million in damages after remand from Second Circuit - On March 13, 2024, in Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Ltd. v. The TriZetto Group Inc., the Federal District...more

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Arguing Internet Availability to Establish Copyright Infringement Is Bananas

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In an unpublished opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision finding that a pro se Californian artist failed to establish that an Italian artist had reasonable opportunity...more

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It’s All Grecco to Me: No “Sophisticated Plaintiff” Exception to Discovery Rule

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In a case of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that there is no “sophisticated plaintiff” exception to the Copyright Act’s discovery rule, which provides that a copyright claim only accrues...more

Troutman Pepper

How AI Cos. Can Cope With Shifting Copyright Landscape

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In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence development, utilizing copyrighted material for training algorithms has not only become the comedy fodder for “Saturday Night Live” cast members, but also a focal...more

Vondran Legal

G&G Closed Circuit Events litigation overview

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Restaurant, bar, club and tavern owners around the United States need to make sure they are properly licensing boxing fights for commercial usage before broadcasting the fight in their establishments.  There are several...more

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Ongoing Legal Battles Over AI Copyright Infringement: Implications for Tech Companies

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The ongoing legal battle between several visual artists and generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, including Midjourney and Stability AI, has significant implications for copyright law and its application to AI...more

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Patent Poetry: Artists Fight Unauthorized Use of Their Music by Trump Campaign

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Dozens of musical artists have expressed their objections to the Trump Campaign’s use of their music at events. According to Wikipedia, at least 35 musicians have opposed Trump’s use of their music....more

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Joe Hand Promotion unauthorized fight broadcast settlement insights

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Introduction - general overview - Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. is a company that holds exclusive rights to distribute pay-per-view (PPV) sporting events, such as boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) matches, to commercial...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Design Patent Enforcement in Online Marketplaces

Global E-commerce platforms continue to grow, with many online marketplaces replacing traditional brick-and-mortar stores. While online marketplaces help legitimate products reach consumers more widely than brick-and-mortar...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Recent Decision Illustrates Potential Global Implications of DMCA Takedown Requests

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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a section in the US Copyright Act that provides a safe harbor for internet service providers so long as they comply with a notice and takedown system. The way the DMCA works is a...more

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Insuring Innovation: Software Code May Be Protected as an Arrangement

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit once again remanded a trade secret and copyright dispute involving software for generating life insurance quotes, finding that the district court erred by failing to consider...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Artificial Intelligence Platforms and Copyright law: is the Legal Belt Tightening?

The decision by a U.S. court to continue deliberating the major lawsuit filed by several visual artists against Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms could call into question how these platforms can operate without...more

Goldberg Segalla

Managing Your Company’s Risk of Copyright Infringement

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In the Internet era, every firm has a risk of copyright infringement. Employees copy and paste photos from the internet or embed social media posts to the company’s website or into a press release or news article. Images...more

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Legal Battles Over AI and Copyright: Emerging Trends in Intellectual Property Disputes

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As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances, it brings with it complex legal challenges, particularly in the realm of intellectual property (IP). Recent high-profile legal disputes have brought to the forefront the...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - August 2024 #3

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The cofounders of FanDuel are stepping up their efforts to recoup lost equity from the company’s 2018 acquisition by European bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair, which later rebranded to Flutter Entertainment....more

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