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9 Aug 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
The jury verdict has already been appealed. 2: ‘League of Legends’ Game Publisher Targets Hackers and Cheaters in Lawsuit Next up today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that Riot Games, the publisher of the popular video game League of Legends (LoL) has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a service entitled LeagueSharp (L#) that enables users to cheat in LoL through various means. [read post]
1 Aug 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Sony Hack Results in Lawsuit Over Failure to Prevent Movie Piracy First off today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that Sony Pictures has been hit with a lawsuit by Possibility Pictures, the producers of To Write Love on Her Arms, over Sony’s alleged failure to prevent piracy of the picture in question. [read post]
29 Jul 2016, 9:06 am
"'Iron Man' Composer's Lawsuit Over Ghostface Killah Sampling Revived by Appeals Court; Sony must against face copyright claims over the rapper's second album, 'Supreme Clientele,' and could be headed for the kind of trial that would go into some nuance about Marvel's history": Eriq Gardner has this post at the "THR, Esq. [read post]
27 Jul 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Regardless, this is likely the first time that the law has been used in a case of article infringement, though the same plaintiffs did use the law successfully against a site that copied an infographic without permission. 3: Why Donald Trump Should Have Gotten Song Permission from The Rolling Stones (But Not Queen) Finally today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that, with the recent controversies over the music played at the Republican National… [read post]
25 Jul 2016, 1:18 pm
"Daily Mail Must Face Defamation Suit After Using Photo of Porn Star in HIV Story; The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concludes that reasonable readers could have assumed that Danni Ashe had tested positive": Eriq Gardner has this post at the "THR, Esq. [read post]
14 Jul 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Hollywood Accused of Conspiracy to Rid Market of Services Filtering Profanity, Sex and Violence First off today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that VidAngel has hit back against Disney, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros claiming that the three are engaged in a conspiracy to shutter services that enable customers to filter sex, violence and other objectionable material from their movies. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Film Studios in Talks With Musicians Guild to Settle Dispute Over Unoriginal Scores First off today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, often called the Musicians Guild, is close to a settlement with movie studios over the reuse of music in film scores. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Appeals Court Asks If Sound Recording Rights Can Be Divested Like Magic Tricks First off today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has certified two questions in the ongoing dispute between Flo & Eddie of the Turtles and SiriusXM. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 9:32 pm
"Appeals Court Asks If Sound Recording Rights Can Be Divested Like Magic Tricks; It's the 11th Circuit's turn to wade into the legal fight over the performance of pre-1972 songs": Eriq Gardner has this post at the "THR, Esq. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 8:58 pm
"Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Claiming Viacom Violates Kids' Privacy on Nick.com; The 3rd Circuit lets Viacom off the hook on most claims, but not one that alleges the company failed to live up to a promise not to collect personal information": Eriq Gardner has this post at the "THR, Esq. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
However, the judge found that the mitigating circumstances were already considered and upheld the sentence. 3: Led Zeppelin Asks Judge to Stop “Stairway to Heaven” Trial With Victory in Band’s Favor Finally today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that, in the Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven trial, lawyers representing Led Zeppelin have asked the judge to stop the trial, claiming that the plaintiffs have failed to meet the burden of… [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 6:37 pm
" blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled "Appeals Court Gives Internet Service Providers Big Relief in Copyright Disputes; Barry Diller's Vimeo scores a win as the 2nd Circuit rules that safe harbor applies to pre-1972 recordings and isn't disqualified by employees who saw infringements. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
While this group likely won’t bring much change to end users, it may bring major changes to all parties and reduce some of the overhead in getting payments to labels, publishers and artists. 2: The RIAA Writes to Judge About Controversial Ruling Over Remastered Sound Recordings Next up today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the RIAA has filed a request to submit an amicus brief in the case of ABS Entertainment vs. [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 11:04 am
"Appeals Court Saves SEC's Rule Changes Boosting Crowdfunded Movies; A ruling means investments won't be restricted to those with enough financial wealth or sophistication to put up money": Eriq Gardner has this post at the "THR, Esq. [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
The two sides presented very different arguments in the case with attorneys for Wolfe portraying it as a simple matter of giving credit where it is due while attorneys for Led Zeppelin contend that any similarities are just common musical elements that have been around for centuries. 2: Rock Band Seeks Judicial Declaration That Woody Guthrie’s ‘This Land’ Is in Public Domain Next up today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that two… [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 12:04 pm
" blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Eriq Gardner has a post titled "Madonna Gets Victory Over 'Vogue' Sample at Appeals Court. [read post]
27 May 2016, 6:45 am by Jonathan Bailey
That campaign has already exceeded it’s $100,000 goal and the funds are being put into a special account at their attorney’s office to help the lawyers not only fund this case, but to also help protect others who are being threatened with copyright infringement claims over fair uses. 3: Led Zeppelin Says ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Adversary Trying to Taint Jury Pool Finally today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that, attorneys… [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Currently, different circuits apply different standards when awarding such fees and the hopes are that the Supreme Court will harmonize the different rules. 2: Led Zeppelin Knocks Out Sound Recordings, Experts, More From ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Trial Next up today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that, in the Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven case, the defendants have won some key victories that will prevent the jury from hearing about past drug… [read post]