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On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held its second hearing on artificial intelligence and intellectual property.

In a summary order, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court's orders in a case involving an ownership dispute over the copyrights...

The notices contained a demand that the subscribers pay Rightscorp $10 or $20 per infringement, in addition to removing the content.

Vimeo, the online video service, is seeking leave to appeal to the Second Circuit on the issue of whether sound recordings made prior to 1972 are covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Addressing the issue of obviousness, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's finding that a patent was invalid based on inherency

Star singer-songwriter and Pryor Cashman client Ed Sheeran emerged the winner of a pivotal copyright

Pryor Cashman successfully represented Warner Bros. Entertainment, CBS, Fox Broadcasting, Turner Broadcasting and Chuck Lorre Productions in a copyright infringement action...

Rightscorp is rearing its head again, sending takedown notices to BitTorrent users.

Pryor Cashman Partner James Sammataro, co-chair of the Music Group and Media + Entertainment Litigation Practice, spoke to Billboard about a copyright lawsuit filed against the Rolling Stones over their 2020 song "Living in a Ghost Town."

In late December 2017, just days ahead of Spotify USA's initial public offering, Wixen Music Publishing filed a $1.6 billion lawsuit for copyright infringement against the streaming service giant

Led Zeppelin is being sued by the band Spirit for copyright infringement based on Zeppelin's immortal song which Spirit alleges lifted portions from its guitar instrumental, Taurus.

Maya Hayuk is a well-known street artist whose works have appeared in several museums. She has also licensed her works to corporations, including Microsoft, Sony, and General Motors, for use in advertisements.

Last month, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the copyright-damage-focused case, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Nealy et al. The case stems from music producer Sherman Nealy's...

When Taylor Swift released her album 'The Life of a Showgirl,' she faced a trademark infringement lawsuit from Maren Flagg, who claimed the title violated her registered trademark CONFESSIONS OF A SHOWGIRL. The case explores the critical boundary between artistic expression and commercial trademark use, particularly when musical artists transform album releases into merchandise-driven business ventures.

Artists are known for pushing boundaries with their work. Though artists may want their artistic expression to take risks, they likely do not want to open themselves up to legal liability.

District court finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's use of cropped photographs of rock band Van Halen as part of exhibit about instruments used throughout rock and roll history constituted fair use...

Two of the nation's leading performing rights organizations — ASCAP and BMI — joined forces to create a new song data platform called Songview