The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith that Andy Warhol’s portrait of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this decision on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: What Now for Fair Use After Warhol v. Goldsmith
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Protectability of Short Phrases
While iconic catchphrases from TV and film can hold significant equity, protection of them can be spotty. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about the protectability of short phrases on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Protectability of Short Phrases
Court Denies Attempts to Compel Disclosure of Litigation Funding Documents
In GoTV Streaming, LLC v. Netflix, Inc., 2-22-cv-07556 (CDCA May. 24, 2023) (Shashi H. Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix’s attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation. Continue Reading Court Denies Attempts to Compel Disclosure of Litigation Funding Documents
SCOTUS Rules Andy Warhol’s Prince Portraits Are Not Fair Use
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law.
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: AI Generated Fake Drake Song – Legit or Lawsuit?
The Universal Music Group is accusing a TikTok creator of copyright infringement after they published an AI-Generated song that was made to sound like a Drake and Weeknd collaboration. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: AI Generated Fake Drake Song – Legit or Lawsuit?