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The Professional Copyright Plaintiff and the Statute of Limitations

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There are many different types of Copyright plaintiffs who sue for unlawful and unlicensed use of their copyright-registered content. For example, our firm has dealt with the following types of copyright defense brought by...more

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Who Owns a Photograph in the Social Media Age?

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Although a generally well-settled question of law, a string of recent cases has renewed interest in a common question: Who owns a photograph? Of course, this question is not novel, but the rise of social media and the greater...more

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Andy Warhol's Prince Series Portraits Held Fair Use of Photograph

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Earlier this summer, in The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, the federal district court for the Southern District of New York held that Andy Warhol’s artwork series depicting the late singer Prince was...more

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Trump’s a Wedding Crasher and News Outlets Can’t Poach Photos Off Instagram

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A lesser-known feature of selecting a TRUMP-branded property as a wedding venue is that the President himself may decide to crash your wedding. It also may end up leading to a substantial copyright law development,...more

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Prince Prints Spark Copyright Controversy

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In dueling motions for summary judgment over copyright infringement claims, The Warhol Foundation butts heads with a photographer whose photo was a source for Warhol’s “Prince Series.” Lynn Goldsmith is a self-described...more

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UPDATE #2: Graffiti is Art, But Can Street Artists Sue to Protect It from Infringing Photographs?

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On September 17, 2018, Judge Steven V. Wilson of the federal court of the Central District of California ruled on General Motors’ motion for summary judgment in Falkner v. GM, a copyright action concerning graffiti artists’...more

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UPDATE #1: Graffiti is Art, But Can Street Artists Sue to Protect It from Infringing Photographs?

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Last month we blogged about Falkner v. General Motors Co.—a federal court action filed earlier this year that may decide whether graffiti artists can enforce their copyrights in graffiti appearing on publicly-viewable...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Alabama Appellate Court Finds Photos Merely Incidental to Nontaxable Photography Services

On April 29, 2016, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals handed the Department of Revenue (Department) a significant loss in their continued attempt to tax non-enumerated services and tangible property provided in conjunction...more

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Summary Judgment Ruling Not a Pretty Picture for Massachusetts Copyright Plaintiff

A recent decision from the District of Massachusetts demonstrates the difficulties that can arise when attempting to protect copyrighted works displayed on the internet. The July 29, 2015 order issued by the Honorable Patti...more

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