‘Happy Birthday’ Song Copyright Discord Ends on Harmonious Note December 11, 2015 By Andrew Chung A settlement has been reached in a U.S. lawsuit with Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You”...
Intellectual Property News: KitKat, Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, Skechers, Segway, GoDaddy, Apple September 18, 2015 By Victoria Slind-Flor This wrap-up of recent intellectual property cases covers chocolate bar shapes, cookware designs, sneaker similarities, Korean TV copyright device, Quizno’s...
Florida-Based Psychic Network Sues General Mills Over ‘Miss Cleo’ Image September 2, 2015 The South Florida company that owns the rights to the popular TV psychic “Miss Cleo” is suing General Mills alleging...
John Steinbeck, Boeing Drone, Jimi Hendrix, Ford Car: Intellectual Property News August 21, 2015 By Victoria Slind-Flor Rightscorp Inc., the company that identifies infringers to copyright holders, said in a company filing that it now has contracts...
Turtles, ’60s Band, Wins Classic Song Copyright Case Against Sirius Radio September 24, 2014 By Devika Krishna Kumar and Andrew Chung A U.S. judge has sided with members of the 1960s band the Turtles in their dispute with Sirius XM Holdings...
‘Deep Throat’ Producers Lose ‘Lovelace’ Copyright Case August 27, 2014 The owners of the rights to the famed pornographic film “Deep Throat” have lost a lawsuit accusing the producers of...
Judge Grants Dow Jones Injunction Against ‘Hot News’ User of Its Content May 16, 2014 By Jonathan Stempel Dow Jones & Co has won a court order to stop the London-based service Ransquawk from broadcasting its news content...
Top 5 Insurance Industry Misconceptions About Copyright April 28, 2014 By Miles McNamee, Copyright Clearance Center Few industries understand the concept of risk better than the insurance sector. But what about infringement risk? Sharing published information...
California Toy Company Settles Beastie Boys Suit March 19, 2014 A California toy company has settled its lawsuit against the Beastie Boys over its parody of their song “Girls” in...
Iowa-Based Insurance Company Sues Google over Copyrighted Photo January 9, 2014 A Des Moines, Iowa, insurance company is suing Google, demanding it remove a copyrighted photo from a private blog that...