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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."
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Dua Lipa Faces Another Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over “Levitating”

  • byAaron Moss
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."
A lawsuit alleging that "Prank Encounters" infringes the copyright in "Scare Tactics" will proceed
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Court Allows Copyright Case Against Hidden Camera Prank Show to Proceed

  • byAaron Moss
A judge rules on a motion to dismiss copyright infringement claims brought by the co-creator of "Scare Tactics" against his former business partner and the producer of "Prank Encounters," another hidden camera prank/scare show.
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Ninth Circuit Dismisses “Empire” Copyright Infringement Case — Again

  • byAaron Moss
While the summer of 2020 may go down as the season we vacationed indoors and tried to avoid breathing on each other, for the Ninth Circuit, it's been the summer of substantial similarity cases.
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CCourt Decisions

Taylor Swift is Still Trying to Shake Off Those Pesky Copyright Lawsuits

  • byAaron Moss
Taylor Swift's legal battles over "Shake it Off" are a good example of what can happen to an artist with a massively-popular hit single.
Inside Out substantial similarity case
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Inside Out: The Ninth Circuit’s Head-Scratching Approach to Substantial Similarity

  • byAaron Moss
With yet another unpublished opinion—this time affirming a pleading stage dismissal—the court continues to create more questions than answers.
Pirates of the Caribbean Shape of Water substantial similarity cases
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CCourt Decisions

The Ninth Circuit’s Quest to Bring Substantial Similarity Claims Back From the Dead

  • byAaron Moss
As the court reverses early studio wins in "The Shape of Water" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" cases, are dueling experts and lengthy litigation the shape of things to come?
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