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 Caroline Saunders | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Forever 21 is hanging on by a thread after being hit with another copyright laws—this time over an Instagram post.[1] The popular retailer has been sued approximately 50 times over the past several years for copyright infringement, but litigation typically centers...
by Evelyn Jung | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Monday, March 27, District Court Judge Paul Oetken granted Marvel a partial dismissal of a suit brought by Ben and Ray Lai for copyright infringement.[1] The Lai brothers run Horizon Comics Productions in Massachusetts and have brought a claim alleging that the...
by Ayushi Harsh | Oct 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 18th, 2016 By Ayushi Harsh In August, 2016, WhatsApp Inc., a famous internet based social chatting application, announced that it would change its policy and begin sharing names and phone numbers of its users with its parent company Facebook Inc. to allow its...
by Hisham El Mawan | Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Can someone sue me already?” That’s a question that Kanye West asked on Twitter back in June.[1] The tweet has been deleted, but the issue has remained on the minds of many since he released the music video for “Famous” in July.[2] The video for a song that has...
by Palak Sharma | Oct 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
While copyright infringement in the music industry is not novel news, it is unusual when an artist is sued for crafting his new music based on inspiration from his former hits. Such is the case with hip-hop artist, Chris Brown, in a copyright lawsuit filed by music...
