Supreme Court Won’t Hear Record Labels’ Copyright Violation Claims Against Vimeo March 27, 2017 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major record labels to revive copyright infringement claims...
Music Stars Join Industry Fight to End Copyright Shield for Technology Firms April 5, 2016 By Lucas Shaw Katy Perry, Billy Joel and Rod Stewart are asking the U.S. government to reform provisions of copyright law that they...
YouTube Dancing Baby Recasts ‘Fair Use’ Under Copyright Law September 16, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel Copyright holders must consider “fair use” before demanding that people remove videos they post online, such as on Google Inc.’s...
Intellectual Property: Conan O’Brien, Doobie Brothers, ‘Happy Birthday’, Michael Jordan July 31, 2015 By Victoria Slind-Flor Conan O’Brien Sued Over Jokes Comedian Conan O’Brien was sued for copyright infringement for using several jokes on his late-night...
Google Liable for Damages for Celebrities’ Private Photos? October 7, 2014 By Brendan Pierson A lawyer who represents about a dozen female celebrities whose private photos were posted online by hackers has threatened to...
Google Again Beats Viacom in YouTube Copyright Case April 19, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc.’s lawsuit accusing Google Inc. of posting its programs on YouTube without permission,...
Judge Rules News Outlets’ Use of Photo on Twitter Violated Copyright January 16, 2013 By Erin Geiger Smith A U.S. judge has found that two news organizations improperly used images that a photojournalist had posted to Twitter in...
Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark Copyright Case vs. Google’s YouTube April 5, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel and Yinka Adegoke A U.S. appeals court has revived lawsuits by Viacom Inc., the English Premier League, and various film studios and television...