On July 31, 2015, the Ninth Circuit reversed the Central District of California’s dismissal of an action brought by the Ray Charles Foundation, seeking, among other things, a judicial determination of the validity and...more
8/17/2015
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Audio Recording ,
Copyright ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
Music Industry ,
Royalties ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
Standing ,
Termination ,
The Copyright Act ,
Transfer of Interest
In Lexmark Int’l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. (March 25, 2014), the Supreme Court unanimously held that "to invoke the Lanham Act’s cause of action for false advertising, a plaintiff must plead (and ultimately...more