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Foreign Works, US Rights: The 7th Circle of Copyright Hell?

Copyright Lately

The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. Key among them is the extent to which pre-1978 works first published abroad without proper copyright notice are still protected under U.S. copyright law. Copyright Office.

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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

TorrentFreak

‘Prior Agent’ Was Part of Infamous Guardaley Settlement Operation The complaint refers to a letter dated November 23, 2021, in which Hierl responds to a proposed complaint by Millennium which outlines the movie company’s differences with Hierl and his law firm. .” In February 2021, the law firm wired $19,100.39

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He explains : “ My use of facts was from a database that originally was partially under my copyright authorship and published online and viewable via the content taken down since 2021, and the database was then used with written permission to populate the one viewable from the content as it was when taken down.” It seems like it did.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. Rural Telephone Service Co. ,

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