2017 Copying Litigation 
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright. That case was dismissed in 2017. Songwriting and Litigation. There’s not much doubt that there is more litigation around songwriting.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. when the mask work is involved in litigation. In particular, Section 1213.2
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SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Penning his 6 years long campaign to trace important public documents admittedly lost by the government, Prashant highlights the lack of transparency and shoddy record keeping by CDSCO and shares his exhausting experience with the resultant litigation before the DHC.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. when the mask work is involved in litigation. In particular, Section 1213.2
Copyright Lately
MARCH 16, 2025
Woodall claimed that the creators of Moana must have copied his work , pointing to overlapping elements like Polynesian mythology, ocean voyages, shape-shifting demigods, and magical necklaces. For those cases, prioritizing access early would save both parties and the courts from years of unnecessary litigation built on conjecture.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 8, 2022
On April 6, the UK High Court issued a judgment of non-infringement in favor of artist Ed Sheeran over his 2017 song, “Shape of You.” The court held that Sheeran did not copy a part of Defendant Sami Chokri’s 2015 song called “Oh Why.” Alternatively, the Defendants contended that he did so subconsciously.
Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
Now, on Tuesday, a Los Angeles federal courtroom will host another major copyright trial as plaintiff Buck Woodall tries to convince a jury that Moana was copied from his unproduced project, Bucky the Surfer Boy. The case now focuses exclusively on the post-2017 home video distribution of Moana on DVD and Blu-ray. What’s Next?
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