- 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 […]
- Eurythmics' Dave Stewart sells music catalogue to HipgnosisPosted by Mark Sweney on May 10, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Firm that offers investors chance to profit from royalties secures new collection of hitsA London-listed company offering investors the chance to […]
- Music industry takes aim at Fortnite over song royaltiesPosted by Mark Sweney on April 28, 2019 at 11:01 pm
Songwriters and composers look to use new copyright laws to cash in on the boom in online gamingThe global phenomenon Fortnite recently attracted […]
- Nora Roberts files ‘multi-plagiarism’ lawsuit alleging writer copied more than 40 authorsPosted by Alison Flood on April 25, 2019 at 4:00 pm
After weeks of anger, bestselling novelist is suing Brazilian author Cristiane Serruya for ‘rare and scandalous’ level of plagiarismAfter […]
- Copyright directive will protect creatives | LetterPosted by Letters on April 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm
Carole Tongue says our story about MEPs approving sweeping changes to copyright law should have focused more on creative workersI was most surprised […]
- Plagiarism, ‘book-stuffing’, clickfarms ... the rotten side of self-publishingPosted by Alison Flood on March 28, 2019 at 12:49 pm
Scams are rife, particularly when some authors can rake in thousands each month – but high-profile victims of plagiarism warn ‘day of […]