Mercy, Mercy Me: “Blurred Lines” Recap
Earlier this week, a federal jury in Los Angeles found that the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines,” which earned more than $16 million dollars, had indeed copied elements from Marvin Gaye’s own 1977 hit
[Read More]Earlier this week, a federal jury in Los Angeles found that the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines,” which earned more than $16 million dollars, had indeed copied elements from Marvin Gaye’s own 1977 hit
[Read More]As many of you prepare for Christmas tomorrow, allow us to wrap up the week with a crackling yuletide BLLAWG post on the lawsuit over “Let It Snow” royalties and more. The iconic
[Read More]Earlier this month, we shared the brewing copyright case involving Wikimedia, a photographer and a macaque selfie. The recently released draft of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (third edition) weighs in
[Read More]A picture is worth a thousand words — or, potentially, millions of dollars. This week we take a snapshot of a brewing copyright case involving Wikimedia, a photographer and a macaque selfie. As
[Read More]Following the month-long, high-profile Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., LTD. patent case in San Jose, Calif., a federal jury recently came to a decision. The verdict was a “symbolic win” for Samsung
[Read More]It seems obvious that patents were intended to be public. Ostensibly, patents reward innovation by allowing for a temporary legal monopoly, and legitimate patent-holders who are using patents to produce exclusive goods would
[Read More]Electronic Arts, the owner of Sims creator Maxis, is suing social gaming titan Zynga over The Ville’s alleged similarity to EA’s The Sims Social. This case has the potential to set a precedent
[Read More]Today, the 10 person jury in Oracle v. Google has unanimously ruled that Google did not infringe upon Oracle patents when developing the Android operating system. Although Android has been consistently outpaced in
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