Music Prince’s Guitar 17 Mar 2021 Pickett v. Prince, 207 F. 3d 402 (7th cir. 2000) The musician Prince was the assignee of a copyright in the symbol he began to use to identify himself (Prince's…
TV, Hollywood & Broadway The Harry Potter Reference Guide: The “Lexicon” 17 Mar 202117 Mar 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. RDR Books, 575 F. Supp. 2d 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2008). Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ("WB") is the exclusive distributor for worldwide distribution of Harry Potter films.…
TV, Hollywood & Broadway Quilt Paint Appearing in the Episode of the ROC 15 Mar 202115 Mar 2021 Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., 126 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 1997) Faith Ringgold painted Church Picnic Story Quilt which appeared in the background of an episode of the ROC…
Graffiti… Graffiti Appearing in the Scene of Vinyl. 15 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 The length of the appearance and how it appeared on the scene is relevant. Itoffee R. Gayle v. Home Box Office, Inc., 126 U.S.P.Q.2d 1760 (S.D.N.Y. 2018). Gayle's graffiti stating…
Music “He’s So Fine” vs “My Sweet Lord” – Subconscious Copying 11 Mar 20212 Apr 2021 Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs music, Ltc., 420 F. Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y. 1976). "He's So Fine” was composed by Ronald Mack, recorded by “Chiffons” in 1962, and copyright owned…
©… Celebrity vs Paparazzi (Who Owns the Photo?) 8 Mar 202117 Mar 2021 Recently celebrities have been sued by the paparazzi for reposting photographs of themselves taken by paparazzi on their social media: Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Gigi Hadid, Khloé Kardashian, LeBron James,…
Music Subconscious Copying & Giving Credits 8 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 Under copyright law, a work is an "original work," therefore copyrightable upon creation, if one did not copy it from another work. Thus, technically, one can make a song that…
Music “Blurred Lines” vs “Got to Give It Up” 12 Sep 20209 Mar 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhFNY9zW2F4 Williams v. Gaye, 885 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 2018) Marvin Gaye's estate alleged Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." The court found…
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