- Ruling in Digital Copyright Case Puts a Dent in DMCA’s Safe Harbor ShieldPosted by Jacob Gershman on April 7, 2017 at 10:38 pm
A federal appeals court ruling Friday has the potential to raise copyright liability risks for online platforms that allow users to moderate content […]
- Sirius XM Scores Win in Copyright Dispute Over Oldies RoyaltiesPosted by Jacob Gershman on February 16, 2017 at 5:43 pm
A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday dealt a serious legal blow to an effort to make radio broadcasters pay performance royalties to […]
- ‘Keep Connecting’: Donald Trump’s Latest Branding EffortPosted by Jacob Gershman on January 19, 2017 at 5:26 pm
President-elect Donald Trump is keeping his trademark lawyers busy. The incoming commander-in-chief has filed his first trademark application […]
- SpongeBob and Krusty Krab Prevail in Real-Life Trademark BattlePosted by Jacob Gershman on January 12, 2017 at 10:52 pm
Owned by a penny-pinching crab and catering to sea creatures, it’s an underwater restaurant that exists only in a cartoon universe. The […]
- An Exit Interview with the Nation’s Patent ChiefPosted by Brent Kendall on December 22, 2016 at 7:17 pm
The last several years have been dynamic ones in the world of patents, a trend that’s likely to continue as the Patent and Trademark Office […]
- Inside the windowless bunker where Disney stores its 'secret weapon'Posted by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles on October 20, 2018 at 10:00 am
The Walt Disney Animation Research Library, which houses 65m items from sketches of Mickey Mouse to the original Pinocchio puppet, is an […]
- In punishing tech giants, the EU has made the internet worse for everyone | James BallPosted by James Ball on September 13, 2018 at 8:00 am
Searches will become more difficult and competitors deterred by these unnecessary changes to copyright lawThe world is in the middle of a global […]
- EU copyright law may force tech giants to pay billions to publishersPosted by Mark Sweney on September 12, 2018 at 1:57 pm
Legislation opposed by firms like Facebook and Google and groups warning of detrimental consequences for the internetMusic companies, film-makers and […]
- Battle over EU copyright law heads for showdownPosted by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels on September 9, 2018 at 2:09 pm
Brussels to vote on directive, supported by artists and news agencies, that opponents say could destroy the internetIt is an argument that has drawn […]
- YouTube and Facebook escape billions in copyright payouts after EU votePosted by Mark Sweney in London and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels on July 5, 2018 at 12:44 pm
Controversial new law that critics claimed threatened internet freedom is rejectedGoogle, YouTube and Facebook could escape having to make billions […]