by Lilia Chu | Nov 13, 2020 | All, Copyright, Fashion Law
How often do we see celebrities repost photos of themselves taken by others, or designers post photos of others wearing their designs? Did these “re-posters” ask for permission? Did they need to? On September 18, 2020, the District Court for the Southern District...
by Shuyu Wang | Nov 1, 2020 | All, Art Law, Copyright, Uncategorized
On October 5, 2020, the Supreme Court denied certiorari of a case appealed by a New York City developer who was required to pay $6.75 million for destroying murals at the 5Pointz complex.1 The Court did not explain why it refused to hear the case, but the denial...
by Awani Kelkar | Feb 18, 2019 | All, Copyright
In January 2018, Jason “Revok” Williams served a cease and desist notice on H&M, the Swedish retail company, contending that the advertisement for its “New Routine” sportswear line infringed a copyright he owned. 1 The copyright Revok referred to was an...
by Hani Gazal | Oct 2, 2018 | Copyright, Entertainment
The Shape of Water may have taken the coveted top prize at this year’s Academy Awards, but writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s celebrations may soon be hampered. Shortly before the awards ceremony, writers around the world spoke out against the film- one alleging a...
by Hisham El Mawan | Mar 15, 2018 | Copyright, Entertainment
British-Liberian artist Lina Viktor is suing Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Top Dawg Entertainment (“TDE”) for using some of her paintings in the music video for “All The Stars” without her permission.1 In particular, Viktor claims that the video for the song from the Black...
by Dan Canedo | Mar 2, 2018 | Copyright, Entertainment
For years, the music industry has dealt with music licensing issues, largely due to technological developments such as streaming radio and digital downloads, which have created new challenges for providing the appropriate levels of compensation for songwriters and...
