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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2024

Copyright Lately

When I first launched this tradition in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, best of lists felt a little out of touch. The court also found willful infringement based on Chicken Joes profanity-laden response to the plaintiffs cease-and-desist letter: The most disappointing part of the email? Fair Use Declawed.

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3 Count: Warhol Battle

Plagiarism Today

However, after Prince died in 2016, it was revealed that Warhol actually made an additional 14 prints using the photograph. The Appeals Court ruled against the Warhol estate finding that the images in question were not a fair use. Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement.

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Music Labels ‘Vinyl’ Copyright Lawsuit Comes Too Late, Internet Archive Says

TorrentFreak

However, the Internet Archive (IA) sees things differently, believing that the ‘Great 78 Project’ is fair use. Specifically, IA argues that many of the works should be removed from the lawsuit, as the labels failed to take timely action following a cease and desist letter the RIAA sent in 2020.

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Music Labels ‘Gramophone’ Copyright Lawsuit Comes Too Late, Internet Archive Says

TorrentFreak

However, the Internet Archive (IA) sees things differently, believing that the ‘Great 78 Project’ is fair use. Specifically, IA argues that many of the works should be removed from the lawsuit, as the labels failed to take timely action following a cease and desist letter the RIAA sent in 2020.

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Nintendo’s ‘Mario Movie’ Leaks: DMCA Used To Suppress Spoiler Discussion

TorrentFreak

Production got underway in 2020 and a theatrical release was expected in late 2022. But would that be illegal under US copyright law? Under the doctrine of fair use, the law allows people to use portions of a copyrighted work without first obtaining permission from the owner. Reporting Facts?

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Supreme Court Rules “That Dog Don’t Hunt”: Bad Spaniels Toy’s Use of JACK DANIELS Marks is a Poor Parody and Dilution Act Applies

Intellectual Property Law Blog

7”, the arched logo, the stylized label and distinctive bottle, sent a cease and desist letter demanding that VIP Products LLC (“VIP”) stop selling its “Bad Spaniels” chewable dog toy featuring the descriptive phrase “The Old No. 7 Brand Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey” into “The Old No. 1125(c)(3)(A).

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People Don’t Come to See the Tattoo, They Come to See the Show

IP Tech Blog

The twists and turns of the case have some fun details, including Plaintiff demanding $10 million from Netflix in a pre-filing cease and desist letter (Netflix declined to pay), but we will focus on the legal issues. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use. Lynn Goldsmith, et al. ,