AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist? January 20, 2023 By Matt O'Brien and Arijeta Lajka ountless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now...
Jury Sides With New York Luxury Brand in Trademark Tiff With Adidas Over Stripes January 13, 2023 By Blake Brittain A Manhattan jury on Thursday said Adidas had failed to show luxury brand Thom Browne Inc.’s use of stripes on...
Taylor Swift, Songwriters Agree to End ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Case December 14, 2022 By Blake Brittain Two songwriters have dropped their lawsuit claiming Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 number-one hit “Shake...
Viewpoint: The Chinese Government is Coming for Your Company Secrets September 16, 2022 By Dan Harris This content was originally published in Harris Bricken’s China Law Blog. It is republished here with permission. No matter what...
Taylor Swift Says She Couldn’t Plagiarize a Song She Never Heard August 10, 2022 Taylor Swift says she couldn’t have ripped off the lyrics to her hit “Shake It Off” from a song she’d...
China Is Trying to ‘Ransack’ Western Companies, FBI Head Warns July 7, 2022 FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Western companies that China aims to “ransack” their intellectual property so it can eventually dominate...
It Is Time for Insurers to Meet Needs of Tech Driven Businesses May 25, 2022 By Michael Brunero To describe the past couple of years as tumultuous is something of an understatement. The global pandemic overlaid with hard...
Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops May 13, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that “Vape: The Musical,” which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film “Grease,” amounted to fair...
Plant-Based Meat Firm Accuses Beyond Meat, Dunkin’ of Trademark Breach Over Slogan May 2, 2022 By Blake Brittain A Philadelphia company has sued Dunkin’ Brands Inc. and Beyond Meat Inc. claiming the companies violated its trademark with their...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fair Use Copyright Claim Over Warhol’s Paintings March 29, 2022 By Blake Brittain In a case that could help clarify when and how artists can make use of the work of others, the...