Birkenstock Sandals Are Pieces of Design and Not Protected by Copyright: German Court February 21, 2025 Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art...
US Supreme Court to Hear Warner Music Case on Limits to Copyright Damages October 2, 2023 By Blake Brittain The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to clarify the time period for which plaintiffs can recover damages over copyright...
Thomson Reuters AI Copyright Dispute Must Go to Trial, Judge Says September 26, 2023 By Blake Brittain A jury must decide the outcome of a lawsuit by information services company Thomson Reuters accusing Ross Intelligence of unlawfully...
John Grisham, Other Top Authors Sue OpenAI Over Copyrights September 21, 2023 By Blake Brittain A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John...
Google Hit With Copyright Lawsuit by Danish Online Job-Search Rival September 1, 2023 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet’s Google was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex, a year after the latter...
Sirius XM Wins Dismissal of Turtles Copyright Lawsuit in New York February 21, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Sirius XM Holdings Inc. on Thursday won the dismissal of a New York copyright lawsuit over the satellite radio company’s...
Beyonce Faces $20M Copyright Lawsuit in Louisiana from Youtube Star’s Estate February 13, 2017 The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over...
Zeppelin Loses Fight over Legal Fees In ‘Stairway’ Copyright Case August 10, 2016 By Brian Melley Led Zeppelin may have won the copyright war over its creation of “Stairway to Heaven,” but it lost its battle...
New York Playwright Seeks $20M in Damages Over ‘Barbershop’ Movie April 12, 2016 A New York playwright filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming $20 million in damages and seeking to block Friday’s opening...
Florida High Court Rules Artist Can Sue UPS Over Lost Paintings March 8, 2016 By Terry Spencer The Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that an artist can sue UPS in state court over two paintings removed...