Copyright

07Dec 2017

A Holiday IP Story

December 7, 2017 Adam Garson Copyright

Keeping in the holiday spirit, here’s an IP story that will sweeten your day. Protecting recipes with the traditional tools of intellectual property is difficult. Recipes are typically not copyrightable subject matter because, as merely a list of ingredients with directions on how to combine them, a recipe does not have the modicum of creativity […]

02Nov 2017

Thumbnail Images – Infringement or Fair Use?

November 2, 2017 Adam Garson Copyright

A few years ago, at the behest of some photographers, we wrote about whether uploading images to Flickr.com or Instagram was equivalent to “publication” under the Copyright Act. We concluded that it is. Another “photographic” issue has arisen in our practice, whether thumbnail images posted on a website or on an e-mail, could be construed as permissible “fair use” […]

13Oct 2017

© 2017 Solid Oak Sketches?

October 13, 2017 Adam Garson Copyright

If you are a regular reader of our newsletter, you may recall that in 2014 we wrote about a copyright case involving Mike Tyson’s Maori-inspired facial tattoo. In that case, the tattoo artist, Victor Whitmill, sued Warner Brothers Entertainment in an attempt to stop the release of the movie, “Hangover Part II.” in which one […]

11Aug 2017

Ask Dr. Copyright about Postage Stamps, Public Artworks and Copyright Infringement

August 11, 2017 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright

Postage Stamps, Public Artworks and Copyright Infringement Dear Doc: I’ve heard that when the Post Office makes a mistake in printing a stamp, they can really increase in value. I’ve also heard that the USPS made a whopper of a mistake that is headed for court soon. What can you tell me? Signed, Phil […]

07Jul 2017

Ask Dr. Copyright — Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Ownership

July 7, 2017 Lawrence Husick Copyright

Dear Doc: I know that there’s a court case over whether a monkey that took a selfie can own the copyright in the photo (or whether there even is a copyright on it.) I just read that computers are learning how to write music, paint pictures, and do lots of things that we humans think are creative. Can […]

12May 2017

Can State Governments Own Rights in Copyright?

May 12, 2017 Adam Garson Copyright

I was browsing through my copy of the “Copyright Law of the United States,” which I purchased from the Government Printing Office some years ago. I noticed that inside the opening pages where you would normally find a copyright notice, the page contained a quote from the United States Constitution: The Congress shall have Power… […]

05May 2017

Ask Dr. Copyright about Fearless Girl and Copyright Appropriation

May 5, 2017 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright

Dear Doc: I saw that the Charging Bull sculpture near Wall Street has a new “companion” sculpture called “Fearless Girl”, and that the artist who created the bull is none-too-happy about it. He says that the new sculpture changes the meaning of his sculpture from what he intended: “the strength and power of the American […]

16Feb 2017

Ask Dr. Copyright — Copyright Week

February 16, 2017 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Intellectual Property

Dear Doc: I heard that January 16-20, 2017 was “Copyright Week”. Wow! Most of us get one day a year to celebrate. How does it feel to get a whole week? Signed, Putative N. Fringer Dear Mr. Fringer: I must say, it feels pretty darn good! Just think…a whole week when millions […]

09Feb 2017

Amazon Gets More Serious About Infringers

If you sell branded products on Amazon.com, you may know that infringement is rampant. You put up a product, it gets popular, and all of a sudden, like a many-headed hydra, other sites spring up selling “your” product at reduced prices. Getting Amazon to remove infringing products can be a challenge even for IP lawyers […]

05Jan 2017

Common-Law Copyright Redux

Two years ago we wrote about Floe & Eddie, Inc.’s, attempt to obtain royalties from SiriusXM for performances of the Turtle’s pre-February 1972 sound recordings. Floe & Eddie filed claims in California, New York, and Florida seeking to obtain royalties for performances of their recordings under state common law. You may recall that for pre-February 1972 sound […]

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A Holiday IP Story

Thumbnail Images – Infringement or Fair Use?

© 2017 Solid Oak Sketches?

Ask Dr. Copyright about Postage Stamps, Public Artworks and Copyright Infringement

Ask Dr. Copyright — Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Ownership

Can State Governments Own Rights in Copyright?

Ask Dr. Copyright about Fearless Girl and Copyright Appropriation

Ask Dr. Copyright — Copyright Week

Amazon Gets More Serious About Infringers

Common-Law Copyright Redux

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