Taylor Swift fans might need to calm down after yesterday’s decision out of the Ninth Circuit. In 2017, two songwriters sued Taylor Swift over the chorus of her hit song “Shake It Off,” alleging her song infringed the copyrighted lyrics in their song “Playas Gon’ Play,” released in 2001.
Read more »Intellectual Property & Technology
-
Players v. Haters: Ninth Circuit Says Creativity a Matter of Fact in Taylor Swift Copyright Suit Posted on: October 29, 2019 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
-
I Can’t Get Sued for Posting a Picture of Myself on Social Media… Can I? Posted on: October 17, 2019 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
The rise of social media has presented the courts with a seemingly never ending slew of counterintuitive, but probably valid claims. For example, the pop star Justin Bieber recently posted an image on his social media of himself and a friend in the backseat of a car. The photo, of course, was taken by a paparazzo undoubtedly lying in wait for just the right opportunity to snap the angst-ridden star. The photographer has now filed suit for copyright infringement against Mr. Bieber.
Read more »
Blog Search
Featured Posts
- February 10, 2023 Historic Hermès Jury Verdict Paves Way for Digital Trademark Rights
Blog Tags
2nd circuit
7th circuit
9th circuit
america invents act
anheuser-busch
anti-raiding
attorney-client privilege
beer
birkin
blockchain
cafc
california
cease and desist
cleaning product right to know act
clinical trials
copyright
copyright act
copyright office
copyright registration
coronavirus
covid-19
crca
creativity
delaware
design patent
design rights
digital assets
digital music
discovery
doctrine of equivalents
document review
electronically stored information
electronic filing
email
employment law
entertainment
epo
experimentation
fda
federal circuit
federal courts
first amendment
first sale doctrine
free speech
full costs
hermès
hhs
highly sensitive documents
hot news
howey test
huawei
infringement
intellectual property
inter partes review
inventor
ipr sovereign immunity
ipr time-bar
lanham act
litigation
misappropriation
molson-coors
music
nda
nft
ninth circuit
non-solicitation
on-sale doctrine
oracle
patent application
patent law
patent litigation
patents
pirate ship
post-grant review
precise numerical values
products liability
professional sports
proprietary formula
ptab
redigi
rogers test
sec
securities
social media
sovereign immunity
specimens
supreme court
taylor swift
tc heartland
technology
trade dress
trademark
trademark application
trademark law
trade secrets
uniform trade secrets act
uspto
utility patent
venue
wearable technology