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News about new complaints and other notable case filings.

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner?
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Artists Attack AI: Why The New Lawsuit Goes Too Far

  • byAaron Moss
A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner?
Copyright termination and bankruptcy law collide as members of 2 Live Crew attempt to recapture rights in the group’s most notorious albums.
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Inside 2 Live Crew’s Latest Legal Battle: Copyright Termination

  • byAaron Moss
Copyright termination and bankruptcy law collide as members of 2 Live Crew attempt to recapture rights in the group's most notorious albums.
Netflix has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, the creators of "The Unauthorized Bridgerton Musical." Here's why the lawsuit is actually good for the fan fiction community.
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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

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The full story behind Netflix's copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it's actually a win for the fan fiction community.
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New Lawsuit Shows How Copyright Termination Can Ruin Estate Plans

  • byAaron Moss
Composer Jay Livingston's granddaughter is suing her mother for exercising copyright termination rights in "Que Sera, Sera" and other popular songs.
Vince Vance claims Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" infringes his copyright in a song of the same name and has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against her.. Here's why he's wrong.
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A Blue Christmas is Coming in Mariah Carey Copyright Case

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Musician Andy "Vince Vance" Stone claims that Mariah Carey's classic "All I Want for Christmas is You" infringes the copyright in his own song of the same name. Here's why he's wrong—and why the lawsuit never should have been filed.
Over the past quarter-century, transformative use has become shorthand for fair use itself. The Warhol case gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to provide balance and flexibility to the doctrine.
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With Warhol, It’s Time to Transform Transformative Use

  • byAaron Moss
Over the past quarter-century, transformative use has become shorthand for fair use itself. The Warhol case gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to provide balance and flexibility to the doctrine.
College Professor Sues Allegedly Cheating Students For Copyright Infringement
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College Professor Sues Students For Copyright Infringement

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The currently-unidentified students are accused of uploading copyrighted exam questions to Course Hero in order to cheat during tests.
Just days after Dua Lipa was sued by a Florida reggae band, "Levitating" is the target of a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time over the songs "Wiggle and Giggle All Night" and "Don Diablo."
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Dua Lipa Faces Another Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over “Levitating”

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Just days after Dua Lipa was sued by a Florida reggae band, "Levitating" is the target of a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time over the songs "Wiggle and Giggle All Night" and "Don Diablo."
Nearly a year after a screenwriter's lawsuit over Disney's "Muppet Babies" reboot was dismissed, the trustee of Jeffrey Scott's bankruptcy estate has filed a new complaint alleging copyright infringement in a production bible and scripts from the original series.
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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Over “Muppet Babies” Reboot

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Nearly a year after a screenwriter's lawsuit over Disney's "Muppet Babies" reboot was dismissed, the trustee of Jeffrey Scott's bankruptcy estate has filed a new complaint alleging copyright infringement in a production bible and scripts from the original series.
A new lawsuit involving "Invincible" shows the consequences of failing to properly document the copyright status of a jointly-created work.
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Not Invincible: A Cautionary Tale for Creators

  • byAaron Moss
As a new lawsuit involving the popular comic book and animated series "Invincible" shows, the failure to properly document the copyright status of a jointly-created work at the beginning can lead to messy consequences later.
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