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Yoko Ono and Frederic Seaman have reached an agreement to settle her copyright claim in exchange for Seaman's silence on all things Lennon.
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Yoko Ono Muzzles Former Lennon Assistant in Copyright Settlement

  • byAaron Moss
Yoko Ono and Frederic Seaman have reached an agreement to settle her copyright claim in exchange for Seaman's silence on all things Lennon.
Music journalist Victoria Inoyo, whose interview with Pop Smoke was used in a track on the late rapper’s album has settled her lawsuit against his record label.
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Journalist Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit with Pop Smoke’s Label

  • byAaron Moss
A music journalist whose interview with Pop Smoke was used in a track on the late rapper’s album has settled her copyright lawsuit against his record label.
Taylor Swift won a copyright infringement lawsuit over "Shake It Off" for the fifth time
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CCourt Decisions

Taylor Swift Prevails in Copyright Case—For the Fifth Time

  • byAaron Moss
A judge has dismissed the latest in a string of copyright infringement lawsuits over the lyrics to the Taylor Swift hit "Shake it Off."
Tracy Chapman accepts Nicki Minaj's Rule 68 Offer of Judgment, ending the parties' copyright lawsuit
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Minaj Accepts Chapman’s Offer of Judgment, Avoiding Copyright Trial

  • byAaron Moss
The ongoing Tracy Chapman-Nicki Minaj copyright feud won't be going to a jury after all. That’s because Chapman has accepted a “Rule 68 offer,” ending the lawsuit in her favor and leaving Minaj on the hook for a $450,000 judgment.
5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2020
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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2020

  • byAaron Moss
Remembering a lousy year with a countdown of the lousiest copyright rulings of 2020.
Congress has passed two new copyright laws: the Felony Streaming Act and the CASE Act. Here's what you need to know.
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Felony Streaming and CASE Act Pass: What You Need to Know

  • byAaron Moss
Whether you’re a content creator or content user, here’s everything you need to know about the nation's newest copyright laws.
The Netflix film "Enola Holmes" was at the center of a copyright lawsuit filed by the Estate of "Sherlock Holmes" author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which has now been dismissed.
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“Enola Holmes” Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed: Unsolved, Yet Resolved

  • byAaron Moss
It appears the parties have reached a settlement in a copyright infringement case brought by the Estate of "Sherlock Holmes" author Arthur Conan Doyle.
The Ninth Circuit has rejected a fair use defense for the Dr. Seuss/Star Trek mashup "Oh, the Places You Will Boldly Go," finding that the work is not a parody and not otherwise transformative under the Copyright Act
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CCourt Decisions

No Fair Use Defense for Dr. Seuss/Star Trek Mashup

  • byAaron Moss
The Ninth Circuit's fair use ruling is an early Christmas present for copyright owners and a lump of coal for creators of unauthorized mash-ups that don't ridicule the original works.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the creators of the Phillie Phanatic are involved in a lawsuit over the validity of a copyright termination notice and the scope of the derivative works exception under the Copyright Act.
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The Phillie Phanatic and Copyright Termination’s Derivative Works Exception

  • byAaron Moss
Can the Copyright Act's "derivative works exception" help the Phillies blunt the effect of a copyright termination notice from their mascot's designer?
"The Great Gatsby" and other works first copyrighted in 1925 enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2021
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“The Great Gatsby” and other 1925 Works Will Soon Enter the Public Domain

  • byAaron Moss
A new crop of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2021. Here's what you need to know.
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