Rival author accuses the "Shadowhunters" novel creator of lifting her original work, resulting in the book's successful series and TV and film adaptations. By Isabella Biedenharn. Entertainment Weekly. www.ew.com/article/2016/02/10/cassandra-clare-shadowhunters-lawsuit...
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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...
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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...
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...
Continue reading Ashley Madison sends cease and desist letters to social media and other sites, to prevent widespread publication of users' contact information, after the site's database of 37 million users was recently hacked. By Alex Hern. The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/20/ashley-madison-using-copyright-law-to-try-to-limit-attack-leak...
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