by jburns | Feb 2, 2016 | Copyright, Uncategorized
2015 proved to be a watershed year for the fair use defense to copyright infringement, with the latest decision ending a long-running dispute between the Authors Guild and Google over the Google Books project.[1] In Authors Guild v. Google, the Second Circuit held...
by jburns | Feb 1, 2016 | Sports Law
Earlier this month Clemson (No.1) and Alabama (No.2) competed in the national championships to determine who would rein champion of the 2015 college football season. What followed was a fight until the end between two powerhouses represented by some of...
by jburns | Nov 17, 2015 | Copyright
On a long road trip, there seems to be nothing more calming than rolling down the windows and turning up the radio. However, the predominance of commercials on most mainstream radio stations seems to completely disrupt such tranquility. Being interrupted by a...
by jburns | Nov 16, 2015 | Art Law, Copyright, Fashion Law
Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat are artists, whose names are creeping out from the underground world of urban street art, passing through the fine art world and entering mainstream culture and its marketplace. An aesthetic that, at one...
by jburns | Nov 9, 2015 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Labor and Employment, Policy, Unfair Competition
The song “Big Pimpin” by Jay-Z became a nationwide hit in 1999 and reached number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1] The song came under scrutiny in the District Court for the Central District of California and re-opened the issue of moral rights for artists...
