The hip-hop mogul and his and producer Timbaland's attorneys claim that the pair had the rights to use an Egyptian composer's melody for the rapper's 1999 hit song "Big Pimpin'." By Daina Beth Solomon. Reuters. www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/14/us-music-jayz-lawsuit-idUSKCN0S808820151014...
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Twitter responded to the NFL's complaint and disabled the Twitter accounts of SB Nation and Deadspin, after the companies posted NFL-copyrighted videos. By The Associated Press. ESPN. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13876393/twitter-suspends-accounts-nfl-copyright-complaints...
Continue reading The company used a photo the girl posted of herself on Instagram, wearing a Lorna Jane shirt, on its website, and now the teen is considering legal action for copyright breach. By Mary Ward. The Sydney Morning Herald. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/brisbane-teen-considers-legal-action-after-lorna-jane-stole-her-instagram-photo-20151008-gk429m.html...
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The hip-hop star claims that the plaintiff won't be appearing in court on that date, due to a medical condition, and thus would be relying on outdated testimony from an old deposition. By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/jay-z-seeks-delay-copyright-829414...
Continue reading The organization claims that Naruto, a macaque monkey who took a selfie that quickly went viral, owns the rights to the photo, not the photographer whose camera was used. The courts will now take up the issue of what it means to be the "author" of a copyrighted work. By Christopher Buccafusco. MSNBC. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/can-monkey-copyright-selfie...
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If deported, the German tech businessman may have to answer to a litany of charges brought by the U.S. Justice Department, including copyright infringement, money laundering, and racketeering, over his now-defunct file-sharing site, Megaupload. By Reuters and VICE News. https://news.vice.com/article/internet-mogul-kim-dotcoms-extradition-trial-begins-over-megaupload-copyright-case...
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The action figure creator presented the idea to the company in 1963 and was offered an upfront purchase price for the concept, as well as a sales royalty, which he claims Hasbro reneged on. By Nancy Dillon and Dareh Gregorian. New York Daily News. www.nydailynews.com/news/national/g-joe-creator-copywright-dolls-hasbro-article-1.2362785...
Continue reading Rime alleges that Scott and Moschino copied his Detroit-commissioned mural design to create the brand's fall/winter 2015 collection. By Kelsey Drain. FashionTimes. www.fashiontimes.com/articles/23323/20150915/jeremy-scott-served-copyright-lawsuit-los-angeles-premiere-peoples-designer.htm...
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The adultery site may soon find itself accused of copyright abuse, as its takedown notices issued to social media and news sites, after the company's massive hack, seem to be more about saving face than saving protected content. By Jeff John Roberts. Fortune. http://fortune.com/2015/08/26/ashley-madison-dmca...
Continue reading A man invents a chicken sandwich for Church's Chicken in the late 1980s, but when he tried to sue the company in 2014 for his share of his creation's profits, a U.S. Appeals Court ruled that specific food items are not copyrightable. By Roberto A. Ferdman. The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/26/a-man-in-puerto-rico-tried-to-copyright-a-basic-chicken-sandwich...
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