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The Legal Future of Tattoos: A Jury Rules Against Copyright Infringement

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A federal jury in California found on January 26, 2024, that TV-famous tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (Kat Von D) did not infringe plaintiff Jeffrey Sedlik’s copyrighted photo of jazz artist Miles Davis. Kat Von D...more

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New York Times vs. OpenAI: Fair Use Fight with Billions at Stake

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On the third day of Christmas, Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) and OpenAI, Inc. (together with its named affiliates, “OpenAI”) didn’t get any French hens: Instead, the software giant and leading artificial intelligence research...more

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The New York Times v. OpenAI: The Biggest IP Case Ever

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On December 27, 2023, the New York Times filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging massive copyright infringement. This promises to be the most high-stakes intellectual...more

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Interoperability of Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law Examined by Congress

Within the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (“AI”) legal landscape (as explored in Proskauer’s “The Age of AI” Webinar series), there is an expectation that Congress may come together to draft some form of AI-related...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Intellectual Property Law: Looking Forward to 2023

With the continuing advancements of cutting-edge technologies — such as genome editing (CRISPR) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) — U.S. courts will have a full docket of challenging IP cases throughout 2023. Below are some of...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] SCOTUS Copyright Fair Use Decision: Google vs. Oracle Recap and Takeaways - July 27th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

After more than a decade of litigation that included multiple trials and appeals, the Supreme Court of the United States finally put an end to the copyright infringement case Oracle brought against Google. The case was about...more

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Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.

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On April 5, 2021, the United States Supreme Court held that Google did not infringe on Oracle’s copyrights by copying 11,500 lines of Oracle’s Java SE API code....more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2018

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In This Issue - US Taxation of IP After Tax Reform - U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become astoundingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new rules are so complex that the IRS and Treasury...more

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Parody Writers Take Note: Fair Use Parody + New Elements = Copyright Protection

On October 30, 2015 the Second Circuit held that an unauthorized parody that makes “fair use” of its source material is eligible for copyright protection and that copyright protection may extend to a work that exhibits the...more

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Harry Potter Lawsuits And Where To Find Them

On July 31, 2015, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling celebrates her 50th birthday, according to muggle sources. The enormous success of Rowling’s literary creation and its associated multimedia empire has spawned countless...more

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