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Jury awards American Airlines $9.4 million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected.

In a new lawsuit, Sacha Baron Cohen, who claims he's never used cannabis in his life, objects to Solar Therapeutics' unpermitted use of both the copyrighted Borat character and his own likeness on a Massachusetts billboard

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Sacha Baron Cohen Sues For Use of “Borat” on Cannabis Billboard

byAaron Moss

The actor, who claims he's never used cannabis in his life, objects to Solar Therapeutics' unpermitted use of both the copyrighted Borat character and his own likeness.

Is the use of a replica of the Great Seal of the U.S. by the "Office of the Former President Donald Trump" illegal copyright infringement?

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Is Trump Office’s Use of the Great Seal Legal?

byAaron Moss

The newly-minted "Office of the Former President" features a logo with a striking resemblance to the Great Seal of the United States. Is it legal?

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.

All but six Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain.

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“Enola Holmes” and the Case of the Overreaching Copyright Owner

byAaron Moss

The new Netflix film "Enola Holmes," which features the imagined younger sister of famous literary detective Sherlock Holmes, is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle. The estate appears determined to squeeze every last drop of copyright life out of Holmes before the entire series falls into the public domain in 2023. Is the estate overstating its rights?