Miles Davis Photographer’s Suit Against Tattoo Artist Von D to Test Copyright ‘Fair Use’ June 20, 2022 By Riddhi Setty Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D’s use of a famous photograph of jazz great Miles Davis has led to what’s...
Basketball Players Lose Copyright Infringement Bid Over ‘Fortnite’ Dance June 3, 2020 By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of...
Parties Compromise to End Monkey Business Over Selfie Copyright September 14, 2017 By Sudhin Thanawala Monkey see. Monkey sue. Monkey settle. Attorneys representing a macaque monkey have agreed to a compromise in a case where...
Developing News: Case over Monkey’s Copyright Heads Back to Court July 14, 2017 The battle over now-famous selfie photographs taken by a macaque monkey will head back to federal court. The U.S. Court...
Photographer Wins $1.2M from Media Firms That Used Pics on Twitter November 26, 2013 By Joseph Ax A federal jury on Friday ordered two media companies to pay $1.2 million to a freelance photojournalist for their unauthorized...
Google Wins Copyright Scanning Case Against Authors; Judge Finds ‘Fair Use’ November 15, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Google Inc. on Thursday won dismissal of a long-running lawsuit by authors who accused the Internet search company of digitally...
Ruling Against News Aggregator Could Affect Copyright ‘Fair Use’ March 25, 2013 By Larry Neumeister A federal judge concluded that an Internet news clipping service essentially resold stories from The Associated Press, saying in a...