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New Copyright Rule Offers News Sites a Group Registration Option

There has been some recent news regarding copyright registration for news websites that frequently update with current events and other materials. The U.S. Copyright Office recently issued a new rule authorizing a group registration option for news websites that could...

What to Do if Someone is Selling Counterfeit Versions of My Product

If you hold a patent, trademark, or copyright on a product you designed, invented, or that is a creative expression in tangible form, and someone is selling knockoffs, you are likely feeling many different emotions. The person may be siphoning...

The Rules for Including Copyrighted Material on YouTube for Commentary and Informational Purposes

Federal law dominates the world of copyright rules, including those pertaining to the use of copyrighted material in YouTube videos claiming “fair use.” States may enact statutes addressing niche issues (e.g., Florida’s Chapter 119 § 084, regulating government copyrights for...

Who Owns My OnlyFans Content: Myself or the Website?

For many OnlyFans creators, the content posted to the subscription service platform is a primary or sole source of income. Like any other creation or work product, OnlyFans content can be left open to theft by nefarious parties despite the...

Supreme Court Will Hear a Case Concerning Music Copyright Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court decision and answer the question of whether the circuit court discovery accrual rule or the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations (17 U.S.C. § 507(b)) should govern whether a music...

Prominent Authors Look to Protect Copyrights From AI Companies

More than 15,000 authors, including Dan Brown, Margaret Atwood, and James Patterson, and their supporters have signed an open letter drafted by the Authors Guild to AI companies, imploring them to get writers’ permission before using copyrighted material to enhance...

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Why Has Taylor Swift Been Rerecording Her Old Albums?

You have to listen hard to hear the more luxuriant twangs from the opening banjoes or the extra beat in the lyric, but Taylor Swift is on a mission to re-record her old songs, including 2008’s “Love Story,” the song...

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The Push for Royalties From Traditional Radio Stations

A bipartisan bill to compensate artists when their songs are played on FM/AM radio stations instead of just on digital music platforms, is gaining some traction in Congress. It was first introduced in June 2021, although a second bill reintroduced...

Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Infringement Case Against the Estate of Marvin Gaye

On May 4, 2023, a New York federal jury concluded that the popular British music artist Ed Sheeran is not liable for copyright infringement after lengthy litigation to settle a lawsuit. It took the jury less than three hours to...

Starz Sues MGM for Copyright Infringement

Starz Entertainment, LLC Starz filed a lawsuit in May of 2020 with the Los Angeles federal court claiming MGM Domestic Television Distribution, LLC violated copyright interests within two separate agreements. The case results from Starz paying MGM approximately $70 million...

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