by argoodlw | Jan 6, 2014 | Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Public Domain, Register, Royalties
Sherlock Holmes in the Public Domain? Elementary My Dear Watson. A federal judge recently ruled that Sherlock Holmes (and most of his story) belongs to the public. The legendary sleuth first made his appearance in 1887. Author Conan Doyle would go on to publish four...
by argoodlw | Dec 23, 2013 | Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Digital Public Performance Right, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Internet, Music, Royalties
A Deluge of Emails Shows Intent to Violate Criminal Copyright Law In a test of the reach of American copyright law, the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) has released a 200 page summary of its criminal case against Kim Dotcom. The Feds claim that its documents...
by argoodlw | Aug 16, 2013 | Copyright Infringement, Digital Public Performance Right, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Internet, Licensing, Music, Royalties, Sound Recording
The Six Rights of Copyright – Part VI: The Right to Digital Public Performance The Bundle of Rights That Make Up Copyright The digital public performance right is the sixth and final part in our series on what makes a Copyright. The prior five rights reviewed are...
by argoodlw | Jul 18, 2013 | Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Licensing, Music, Public Display Rights, Register, Royalties
Apple’s Commercial Uses Copyrighted Image Without Permission A federal judge has ruled that Apple doesn’t have to share profits with a photographer over their infringing use of an image in an iPhone commercial. This lawsuit started when prominent fashion...
by argoodlw | Jul 9, 2013 | Copyright Infringement, Royalties
The Back Story for the Copyright Infringement Lawsuit A California filmmaker, Len Dell’Amico, is suing the Grateful Dead for copyright infringement over his allegation that the band leased documentaries and concert films that he created and owned. This long, strange...
