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Focus on Funk: 40-Year-Old Copyright Claim Is Time-Barred

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In a summary order, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s orders in a case involving an ownership dispute over the copyrights to certain compositions by Parliament-Funkadelic bandleader...more

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Nothing Lasts for Everly, Not Even Copyright Co-Authorship Rights

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Addressing a novel issue, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that a statute of limitations can time-bar a defense in narrow circumstances where a defendant uses it to seek affirmative relief. Garza v. Everly,...more

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What’s the Deal with Comedians?: Too Late for Copyright Claim against Seinfeld

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In a non-precedential ruling by summary order, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against famed comedian Jerry Seinfeld, finding that the...more

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The Second Circuit Affirms the Dismissal of Copyright Claims against Seinfeld over Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

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The Second Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a copyright suit against Jerry Seinfeld that alleged he stole the concept for his hit show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee....more

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IP Litigation Quarterly Update

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Introducing the IP Litigation Quarterly Update, a quarterly newsletter summarizing noteworthy and interesting opinions related to intellectual property law. In this first edition covering the first quarter of 2020, the...more

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