JIPL Online
MARCH 15, 2021
The Conan Doyle estate, heirs to the author of the works about the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, alleged that Netflix infringed on the character Sherlock Holmes in its portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 2020 movie “Enola Holmes.” [2] 18] Netflix admitted it had access to and copied the memoir. [19]
JIPEL Copyright Blog
APRIL 28, 2021
The problem is that most fanfiction could be characterized as derivative works of other already existing original works, as defined in 17 U.S.C. § Despite the barriers to fanfiction that the derivative work doctrine raises, fanfiction writers may find relief from liability through the fair use doctrine.
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Copyright Lately
MAY 22, 2023
For the majority, what was important was that “[b]oth Goldsmith and AWF sold images of Prince (AWF’s copying Goldsmith’s) to magazines to illustrate stories about the celebrity, which is the typical use made of Goldsmith’s photographs.” Alas, Campbell’s discontinued Pepper Pot in 2010.
IP and Legal Filings
JUNE 29, 2024
the Hon’ble Kerala High Court upheld these conditions and further laid down three conditions: (i) The amount and value of the matter copied for the purposes of comment or criticism; (ii) The purpose behind taking the same; The likelihood of competition between the works. [11] Baby Gift House, 2010 SCC OnLine Del 4790. [6]
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Nevertheless, because adware often provided poor consumer experiences, adware largely fizzled out by 2010. Plaintiffs want and expect Google to copy and display their websites in Chrome browser and Search App, and acknowledge that Google has license to do so.” WhenU concluded that copyright was a dead-end. 1-800 Contacts v.
Copyright Lately
DECEMBER 24, 2023
The plaintiff in question was rapper Denise Jones, aka Necey X, who claimed that Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and Atlantic Records “copied and pasted the lyrics” from her original song Grab Em by the P * to use in the hit songs WAP and Thot S**t. Will folks ever get tired of suing Taylor Swift over ridiculous copyright claims ?
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In Larson, Dorland claimed copyright in a 381-word letter posted to Facebook and further asserted that, therefore, each of the three versions of Larson’s The Kindest was a derivative work in which Dorland, therefore, owned the copyright because her letter and the later Larson works were substantially similar.
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