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Forever 21 copies yet another designer, will likely escape liability
There is an unspoken rule when it comes to purchasing clothing: Forever 21 will always have the knockoff.[1] While most stores would take measures to avoid such a veputation, Forever 21 embraces it. In fact, America’s 5th largest specialty retailer incorporates this...
Caped Crusader Copyright Complications
If you are anything like me (and hopefully not), you spend an unacceptable amount of time trying to discover the “truth” behind every superhero you see on screen. Considering the current state of the entertainment industry, that leaves a lot of truth to uncover. In so...
The Indian Judiciary’s take on the New WhatsApp Privacy Policy
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...
Can Kanye West Be Sued For the ‘Famous’ Video?
“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...
Hackers Release Olympic Athlete Information
In a world of constant information flow, where ease of access and convenience are at the forefront of technological innovation, it’s no wonder that privacy has become such a critical issue. As the Summer Olympics came to a close, the medical information of 25 Olympic...
Disney Tells Company That Encourages Users To “Watch Movies However The BLEEP You Want” To BLEEP Off
Disney, LucasFilm, and Twentieth Century Fox are taking on VidAngel, a video service that encourages users to “watch movies however the BLEEP you want” for essentially a dollar. In June, the parties filed a lawsuit against VidAngel, Inc. asserting that VidAngel is...
The Tension Between Safety & Security
As part of its iOS 8 software upgrade in October 2014, Apple announced it enhanced data encryption on its products to provide stronger security and privacy protections for customers. [1] Part of the upgrade included a feature that would erase all encrypted data on the...
Changes in Antitrust Decrees Lead to Complications in Copyright Lawsuits
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...
Recording Industry Sues Largest YouTube to MP3 Ripping Site
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...
Hyperlinking Chaos?!?! – The State of Hyperlinking Liability in the European Union and the United States
“Google” is now a verb. Everyday people say, “I’ll just Google that” or “don’t ask me … look it up on Google!” Over 3.5 billion searches are conducted a day on Google, and each search connects users to hundreds if not millions of hyperlinks that act as gateways to...