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A federal district court dismissed a case against supermodel Gigi Hadid for posting to Instagram a photo of herself that was taken by a paparazzo

It has been nearly two decades since the Central District of California ruled that the James Bond character is protected under copyright law.

Flo & Eddie Inc., the owner of the sound recordings such as "Happy Together" created by the 1960s band The Turtles, brought suit against Sirius XM on behalf of itself and a class of pre-1972...

"Intellectual property practitioners know that the copyrights to a photograph are owned not by the subject, but by the photographer," Nathan wrote.

in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, photographer Jeffrey Sedlik has accused celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D of infringing Sedlik's copyright in...

Following the release of Chris Brown's video for "Wobble Up," several artists took to Instagram alleging that the video copied their artwork without their permission.

Do not assume that clearing the right to use a photograph is sufficient copyright clearance.

In a case involving de novo review of personal jurisdictions over the defendant, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of copyright infringement allegations for lack of jurisdiction, finding no injury in the jurisdiction where the copyright holder chose to file its action.

Congress has reintroduced the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act— a bipartisan bill designed to establish...

A federal judge has dismissed claims that online services that provided access to legal briefs filed in federal court were infringing the copyright in those briefs.

Maintaining a robust copyright portfolio is crucial for brand owners. Copyright is a universe almost as big as Marvel's, covering materials from ad copy to music and social media posts.

In holding that Aereo was doing more than providing antenna access to customers, Justice Breyer identified "Aereo's overwhelming likeness to the cable companies".

With the increase in patentable subject matter rejections, particularly in the business-method and e-commerce art units, copyright deserves renewed attention as a means of protecting software and websites. While copyright generally protects only the expression of the software and websites, e.g., the code itself, such protection can arise automatically and copyrights can also be inexpensive to register.

When I talk to writers, artists and other creative people with ideas for a film, television show, or other production the first thing they often want to do is start talking to other people about it. Sometimes they only have an idea in mind, or more often they have some pitch materials, a treatment, a bible, some storyboards or an entire screenplay.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday, March 4, 2019, that a copyright owner may not file an infringement lawsuit until the Copyright Office has registered the work at issue.

Heather Whitney authored an article for the Technology & Marketing Law Blog discussing a Washington, D.C. district court...

In separate reports, the Congressional Research Service provided an overview of (i) intellectual property rights and international trade and (ii) copyright and state sovereign immunity.