Copyright

Second Circuit Affirms Fair Use Dismissal of “Fish Sticks” Copyright Suit

The Second Circuit affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit on fair use grounds

Oracle v. Google: It’s Not Over

The Court’s decision may have ended the decade-long fight between Google and Oracle, but sets the stage for decades of future copyright litigation.

When Copyright Met Cryptocurrency: A Conversation About NFTs

MLRC deputy director thinks through non-fungible tokens.

Second Circuit “Clarifies” (Restores?) Law Governing Fair Use

The court not only reversed pretty much the entirety of the extensive decision of the SDNY judge under review but it came close to disowning one of its own most important (and controversial) recent fair use precedents.

Copyrights and Constitutional Takings

Is a governmental unit’s use of a copyrighted photo without permission considered a constitutional taking? The Supreme Court of Texas is faced with this question.

Lessons from the Nicki Minaj Copyright Judgment

Tracy Chapman accepted a Rule 68 offer of judgment from Nicki Minaj, in a copyright infringement suit alleging that Minaj copied and distributed Chapman’s song Baby Can I Hold You without a license.

CASE Act Signed, Sealed, and Delivered – Copyright Small Claims Court Coming Soon

The latest amendment to the Copyright Act of 1976 creates a long-awaited new home for the litigation of lower-value copyright cases.

Cardi B Is Heading to Trial Over Her Tattooed Album Cover

Cardi B and her entertainment company recently learned the hard way that when you use a photograph from Google Images on an album cover, you may wind up in a lengthy lawsuit that turns out to be one of the statistical few that go to trial.

The Internet Archive National Emergency Library – A National Treasure In Uncertain Times or Mass Piracy?

Publishers allege not only that the NEL constitutes broad copyright infringement, but that the entirety of the Internet Archive’s library services do as well.

March Gladness! Two March 2020 Court Decisions Recalibrate Music Copyright Law