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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2024

Copyright Lately

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? Admittedly, it’s not a textbook cease-and-desist response. Fair Use Declawed. That Chicken Joes is owned by a guy named John.

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Big YouTube Channel Gets TRO Against Being Targeted by DMCA Copyright Takedown Notices–Invisible Narratives v. Next Level Apps

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Next Level Apps Technology FZCO , 2025 WL 551866 (N.D. Heldman * Another 512(f) Claim FailsNingbo Mizhihe v Doe * Video Excerpts Qualify as Fair Use (and Another 512(f) Claim Fails)Hughes v. New Destiny Church * Reaction Video Protected By Fair UseHosseinzadeh v. Weiner * Fair Use Its the Law (for what its worth)Lenz v.

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Viral DRM Awarded Damages for Its 512(f) Claims, But At What Cost?

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Ashgar, 2025 WL 822685 (N.D. March 13, 2025) Viral DRM LLC v. Fadila, 2025 WL 822688 (N.D. March 13, 2025) Viral DRM LLC v. Fuentes, 2025 WL 822690 (N.D. March 13, 2025) Viral DRM LLC v. Lepetyuk, 2025 WL 822981 (N.D. March 13, 2025) Viral DRM LLC v. Lietucheva, 2025 WL 822689 (N.D.

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The Competition Between Temu and Shein Moves Into a Courtroom–Whaleco v. Shein

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Shein Technology LLC , 2025 WL 445187 (D.C.D.C. 9, 2025) Prior Posts on Section 512(f) * Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos * Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim AnywayWhite v. New Destiny Church * Reaction Video Protected By Fair UseHosseinzadeh v. Case Citation : Whaleco Inc.

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Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In those circusmtances, copyright law is an especially attractive tool to the pugilists, with its strict liability standards, amorphous fair use boundaries, high defense costs, and effectiveness of takedown notices. Levy argued that Kilgore didn’t consider fair use before sending the takedown notices.

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512(c) Helps Vimeo Defeat the Record Labels. It Only Took 15 Years–Capitol v. Vimeo

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Capitol Records (the successor to EMI) sent its first cease-and-desist letter to Vimeo in 2008 and sued Vimeo for copyright infringement in 2009. Plaintiffs argument goes too far; it would require Vimeo employees to assume that uses of copyrighted material are never fair use.” 2025 WL 77234 (2d Cir.

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