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Defense Dep’t Says US Gov’t Not Guantanamo Detainees Own Art Detainees Created
The Dept of Defense changed a policy this month affecting the 41 remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, known as Gitmo. The DOD ruled that detainees did not possess the artwork they created...
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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Taylor Swift Song Because Lyrics are Too Banal
U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald of the Central District Court of California has dismissed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift, in which songwriters Nathan Butler and Sean Hall alleged that her hit...
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Court Labels Attorney as “Copyright Troll” and Fines Him $10,000 Over...
2018 has been a bad year for copyright infringement troll attorney Richard Liebowitz. He specializes in bringing hundreds of suits over the alleged infringing use of a digital photograph. In February,...
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It’s All About the Mouse: Protecting Disney Has Thwarted Public Works
When I first started practicing law in 1986, copyright in a piece was easy to determine. It lasted 28 years from date of publication and then could be renewed for another 28 years. That gave the author...
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Will Alfonso Ribiero Win His Lawsuit Against Fortnite Over “The Carlton...
Actor Alfonso Ribiero played nerdy guy Carlton on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” back in the last century. One of the greatest scenes from the show was when Cartlon, home alone, dances wildly to Tom...
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Tattoo Artists File Lawsuits Against Video Game Makers Over Sports Games
Fans of athletes know their hero’s tattoos these days. So when a video game maker wants to create a realistic sports game, of course they want to get down every detail of the most iconic players by...
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Score One for the Little Guy: SDNY says Fla Website Can’t Be Sued in NY Over...
My client Signatures4U.com is a Mom and Pop side business operating out of Florida that sells signed sports memorabilia, mostly through its eBay site. Last year it was served with a Federal lawsuit...
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Miami Sex Club Must pay $892K for Using Women’s Pics Without Permission to...
So who thought this was a good idea? Miami Velvet is one of a handful of South Florida members-only night clubs for swingers, couples who share partners and can have group sex inside. To promote their...
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Custody Battle Looms Over Fearless Girl
State Street Global Advisors Trust Co. (SSGA) , the investment firm behind the “Fearless Girl” statue placed near the New York Stock Exchange, is pursuing legal action against Kristen Visbal, the...
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Copyright Troll Attorney Richard Liebowitz and Race-Faker Rachel Dolezal Team...
From EIN Presswire: Five years after she came to national attention for identifying as black woman while being of European ancestry and having no verifiable African ancestry, Rachel Dolezal is again...
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