Copyright
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STOLEN LULLABIES: HOW COPYRIGHT LAW ALLOWED TAYLOR SWIFT TO RECLAIM HER MASTERS
Marin Bennerotte As Taylor Swift fans watched the Grammys in early February, many expected an announcement of the re-release of… Read More
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Supreme Court to Review Rogers Test for Parody-of-Trademarks Case, Involving Squeaky “Bad Spaniels” Dog Toy and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey
By Cameron Bray On March 22, 2023, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments[1] in the case of Jack Daniel’s… Read More
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Librarians: The New Scourge of the Seven Seas?
By Summer Allen An unlikely character may soon join the ranks of Blackbeard, Captain Hook, and the Dread Pirate Roberts.… Read More
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Fashion Dos and Don’ts: Unicolors v. H&M, Mistakes of Law, and the Copyright Act’s Safe-Harbor Provision
Banks Griffin Should corporations be held to the same standard of legal knowledge as independent creators during copyright registration? As… Read More
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A New Kind of Academic Dishonestly: How the Rise of Online University Examinations Has Led to Copyright Issues
By Morgan Kleinhandler The rise in technology and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused an increase in interconnectedness through the internet.[1]… Read More
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A (Social Media) Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words . . . or $1.2 Million: The Right of Publicity and Social Media Copyright Infringement
By Carli Berasi Lurking behind bushes,[1] skulking behind trash,[2] and prowling under cars,[3] paparazzi spend their days behind the camera,… Read More
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Viral for the Wrong Reasons: Credit or Copyright for Short Choreographic Works?
By: Maryclaire M. Farrington Credit or copyright? That is the question. On September 25, 2019, fourteen-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created a… Read More
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Seinfeld Awarded Attorney’s Fees After Fending Off “Opportunistic” Copyright Suit
By: Meghan Falk In sharp contrast to Jerry Seinfeld’s fictional trip to the courthouse, where he ended up in prison… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 10/23-10/27
Weekly Roundup: 10/23-10/27 By: Hanna Monson and Sarah Spangenburg United States v. Julian Zuk In this criminal case, the Government… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Lack of Similarity in Architectural Copyright Infringement Suit
By Blake Stafford On June 23, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P. v.… Read More
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Bieber’s “Somebody to Love” and a Copyright Infringement Claim
By Amanda Whorton On June 18, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Copeland v. Bieber.… Read More
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Copyright, Death, and Taxes
By: Edward Lee* The Copyright Act of 1976 is nearing its fourth decade of existence.[1] By historical standards, that longevity… Read More