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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

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In JBrick, LLC v. Chazak Kinder, Inc. et al, 1-21-cv-02883 (EDNY Sep. 21, 2023) (Hector Gonzalez), the District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment regarding the...more

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Don’t Throw in the Towel: Retroactive Copyright Protects Fight Live Stream

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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement in a copyright dispute, finding that the transfer of ownership prior to the display of the copyrighted work...more

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An Action Figure and an Instagram Post Prove Decisive in Photographer’s Copyright Suit Against Miramax

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In 1994, Firooz Zahedi was hired by Miramax to photograph the actress Uma Thurman as her character Mia Wallace in the film Pulp Fiction. Miramax paid Zahedi $10,000 for his work, used one of his photographs of Mia Wallace...more

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Fourth Estate Registration Requirement Defeats Pro Se Copyright Infringement Plaintiff

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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed dismissal of a copyright infringement claim for failure to register the copyright, and affirmed summary judgment against plaintiff on related state law claims where the...more

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Catch a Tiger by the Toe: How the Tiger King Got Caught (for Copyright Infringement)

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Caution: Spoilers Ahead. Netflix’s wildly popular documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness continues to capture the imagination of the public as countless media reports and a follow-up Netflix episode...more

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Urban Outfitters Hit with Willful Copyright Infringement

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On April 4, 2017, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Urban Outfitters and Century 21 (collectively “Urban”) were liable for willful infringement of a copyrighted fabric design owned by Unicolors Inc. Unicolors is a Los Angeles...more

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