Second Circuit Reverses Fair Use Decision - Holds Warhol Foundation Infringed Lynn Goldsmith's Photo
By Joel L. Hecker On March 26, 2021, in a much-anticipated decision, the 2nd Circuit reversed the Southern District of New York decision,...
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Work Made For Hire Decision
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Work Made For Hire Decision The Second Circuit Court of Appeals had a recent occasion to discuss...
Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Heavily Criticized Copyright Infringement Fair Use Dec
District Court Decision In what appeared to be a run of the mill copyright infringement claim brought in the United States District Court...
NYC Passes Law for Protection of Freelance Workers
A pervasive problem well known to many artists, photographers, and other creative persons who work on a freelance basis, is getting paid...
The Google Book Project Is Here to Stay
The long, long road to block the Google Library and Book Projects may finally have come to an end, as the projects are now formally...
Class Action Filed Against Spotify for Copyright Infringement
David Lowery, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, has filed a class action against Spotify USA, Inc.(Spotify),...
Claim to Comic Book Art Ownership Tossed
On July 24th, United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed an action brought in the United States District Court of the...
The Statute of Limitations Invoked to Dismiss Copyright Claims
On June 26, 2015, a decision of interest concerning the application of the statute of limitations and work made for hire doctrine in...