Tag: Copyright

Ah, right then. Hmm... right! Okay, copyright infringement!

OpenAI didn't name the new ChatGPT voice 'ScaRleTt JoHAnsSoN' but might as well have.

Nirvana, the standard-bearer of all things grungy, is back -- in court.

Hard to balance artist rights and preventing incentives for expensive add-on content.

From the in-the-details dept.

For whom the bell tolls; it tolls for copyright trolls.

Despite OpenAI’s legal positioning and steps to act responsibly when it comes to copyright issues in this new and uncertain legal and technological landscape, it has proven unable to avoid being hauled into court.

From the it's-okay-when-we-do-it,-we're-the-new-york-times dept.

Suing lawyers for copying your brief is... a choice.

From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept

Celebrity choreographer Kyle Hanagami alleged that the copied dance sequence in 'Fortnite' comprised the most distinctive portion of his work.

From the we-need-to-learn-to-let-go dept.

The Supreme Court opts to clarify copyright damages.

* Depressed about how awful the Supreme Court is right now? Maybe it’s not the worst. I mean it’s still bad, but there’s room for hope. [Vox]

* AI is not an artist. Judge reject copyright for AI generated artwork. [Law360]

* Biden administration wants to be able to block you. The Solicitor General will argue to the Supreme Court that government officials that blocker social media users on their own personal accounts do not violate the First Amendment. [Law.com]

* So, this is how Hunter Biden’s plea deal fell apart. [Politico]

* Asa Hutchinson understands the 14th Amendment, thinks Donald Trump is likely disqualified from running for president. [The Hill]

The Redbubble cases light a path for fashion brands and their counsel, guiding them toward ways to allege liability when online marketplaces offer third-party trademark infringing merchandise.

Embrace the creativity.

You'll never guess what SHEIN has in common with Young Thug. 

* Trump indicates that he would consider a plea deal if the DOJ would “pay me some damages.” It’s possible he’s not receiving top notch legal guidance right now. [Newsweek]

* JPMorgan Chase has settled with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. [MarketWatch]

* Civil rights lawyer arrested for filming a traffic stop as creeping fascism breaks into a sprint. [ABC News]

* 3M tried to wiggle out of earplug liability through bankruptcy. The courts seem to have grown wise to this strategy. [Financial Times]

* Government digging into allegations of COVID test fraud, where people ordered free tests on behalf of dead people. Look, I don’t know if anyone in DC is tracking the level of COVID denialism out here but maybe we don’t need to complain about anyone wanting tests. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Title IX changes expected to trigger wave of litigation. [Law.com]

* Marvel settles with classic creators who possessed the most important superpower of all: a colorable copyright interest. [Law360]

All right, let's not say anything in the U.S. Reports that we'll regret in the morning.

* Judge Luttig joined the chorus calling for stricter Supreme Court ethics — a chorus that features pretty much everyone not on the Supreme Court. [Reuters]

* Trump loses effort to block Pence testimony. Again. [Politico]

* Biglaw firms game their partnership size to look more profitable, but there’s a stat to look for to check if a firm is truly healthy. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Biglaw capital market groups living in suspended animation as the whole economy continues to pretend there’s a recession until the Federal Reserve gives up trying to create one. [American Lawyer]

* Fox handing Smartmatic the Murdoch depositions because how much more damage can be done? Reputationally, we mean. Financially, it’s about $2 billion more. [Law360]

* Copyright claim against Ed Sheeran lodged by Marvin Gaye’s co-writer. Look, I get that Blurred Lines was — in addition to a bizarrely rapey song for the 21st century — pretty much Got to Give It Up, but you don’t get to own every chord progression in the universe. [ABA Journal]

* Ivanka hires Jeffrey Epstein lawyer after separating counsel from her brothers. [Daily Beast]