By removing any limitation on the temporal scope of damages recovery, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week in Warner Chappell Music Inc. v. Nealy opened the door to copyright infringement claims dating further back in...more
5/13/2024
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Warner Chappell Music v Nealy
In the first U.S. Supreme Court decision to consider the copyright fair use doctrine in the context of artistic works in almost three decades, the Court ruled that Andy Warhol Foundation’s licensing to Condé Nast of Warhol’s...more
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that the Copyright Office must grant registration of a copyright before a plaintiff can bring an infringement lawsuit, rejecting the view that an application alone is a...more
Historically, fashion designers, as well as other designers whose creative efforts are incorporated into useful/functional articles like clothing, shoes, and furniture, have struggled successfully to assert copyright...more