TRIAL SET FOR TAYLOR SWIFT’S “SHAKE IT OFF” LAWSUIT »
By: Hannah Abes
Taylor Swift cannot seem to shake off her “Shake It Off” lawsuit. It has been five years since songwriters …
SOME THINGS ARE (NOT) MEANT TO BE: WHY SONGWRITER’S HEIRS CAN’T PROFIT OFF NEW ELVIS MOVIE »
On June 24, 2022, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was released in theaters across America.[1] Since then, …
THE ARTWORK FORMERLY A PHOTOGRAPH OF PRINCE: ANDY WARHOL CASE BRINGS THE FAIR USE DOCTRINE BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT »
By: Matthew Bade
On October 12th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. v. Goldsmith.[1] This …
CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties, and Crypto Copy-Cats »
By: Lucas Minnick
You are looking at CryptoPunk 7804, one of the finest pieces of digital art of the 21st century. What is …
Copyright and Zoom: To Prosecute or Dismiss? »
By: Anthony Julian
Distanced education and separated social communication during the COVID-19 pandemic came with endless challenges. In addition to the devasting …
Caught in a Web of Intellectual Property Rights: Interpreting Spider-Man’s Exclusivity »
By: Kristen Morrill
The video game company Crystal Dynamics recently released the greatly anticipated Marvel Avengers video game on September 4th, 2020. The game …
Look What You Made Taylor Swift Do »
By: Seema Patel
The bad blood between Taylor Swift and Ithaca holdings continues. On November 14, 2019, Swift tweeted that Scott Borchetta, who …
Do You Want It Done Fast or Right? Dangers of the CASE Act »
By: Michael Goodyear
A constant complaint about American courts is the slow speed and high cost at which they operate. In the …
YouTube’s Latest Lawsuit Proves What We Already Knew: Copyright Law Needs Reform »
By: Jennifer Martin
In August 2019, YouTube filed a lawsuit in Nebraska against Christopher Brady, alleging that Brady has abused YouTube’s copyright strike …
The “Dark Horse” Issue: How the Issue of Access Cost Katy Perry Millions »
By: Rachel Moss
Six notes are all it takes to be an infringer. Recently, a jury found that popstar Katy Perry’s 2013 song, …
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