by Johannes Doerge | Nov 24, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment
On October 25, 2017, the High Court of New Zealand issued a ruling in the much-publicized dispute between Eminem and New Zealand’s National Party, finding that the Party’s 2014 commercial infringed Eminem’s copyright on his hit “Lose Yourself.”1 The infringing...
by Johannes Doerge | Mar 31, 2017 | Trademark Law
On March 7, 2017, attorneys for the guitar manufacturer Gibson began opening arguments against British instrument manufacturer John Hornby Skewes, Co. (JHS) alleging that JHS intentionally infringed on the design of four popular Gibson guitar shapes.[1] Per the...
by Johannes Doerge | Oct 21, 2016 | Copyright
In an effort to combat a popular form of music piracy, a collection of music labels and organizations representing American and British record companies filed a complaint on Monday, September 26, against YouTube-mp3.org, the largest website dedicated to converting...
