Miley Cyrus’s new motion to dismiss the “Flowers” lawsuit highlights the Ninth Circuit’s flawed approach to copyright standing for co-owners.
The lawsuit accusing Miley Cyrus of copying Bruno Mars’s “When I Was Your Man” to create her hit “Flowers” deserves to be dismissed—but not for the reasons laid out in a new motion filed
A recycled plot device sparks a copyright infringement lawsuit against Showtime’s Yellowjackets, but this case is destined for a crash landing in court.
The creators of Showtime’s Yellowjackets have been stung with a new copyright lawsuit filed by the producers of the 2015 survival film Eden, a little-seen and eminently forgettable retread of Lord
How a new court win for OpenAI and a tough Supreme Court standard could leave AI copyright claims on shaky ground.
A relatively obscure Supreme Court case involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act might seem like an odd fit for the high-stakes world of copyright in the age of artificial intelligence. But it’s time to
In a copyright battle over pop music’s building blocks, the Second Circuit delivers a win for Ed Sheeran—and for future creativity.
The Second Circuit has spoken: the I–iii–IV–V chord progression is officially unoriginal, commonplace, and free for all to use—whether you’re an eight-year-old plucking out “Puff the Magic Dragon” on a toy guitar or a
Model Gigi Hadid defaults in a copyright lawsuit over an Instagram post, leading to a judgment of only $3,000 in damages. Was it a savvy strategy or just a lucky break?
Gigi Hadid is no stranger to copyright lawsuits.
Jury awards American Airlines $9.4 million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected.
Talk about a case of the tail wagging the dog.
On Tuesday, a Texas jury awarded American Airlines $9.4 million in damages in its lawsuit against Skiplagged, a website that helps travelers score cheaper flights by
A Florida jury has handed 2 Live Crew a big win, allowing them to reclaim copyrights in classic rap tracks in a long-running legal battle with Lil’ Joe Records.
BREAKING: A Miami federal jury on Wednesday cleared the way for famed hip-hop group 2 Live Crew to recapture ownership of their early 1990s music catalog,
A new lawsuit over Broadway’s Stereophonic tests copyright’s limits, as Fleetwood Mac’s former sound engineer claims the hit play copies his real-life story about working on the Rumours album.
Ken Caillat, the Grammy Award-winning sound engineer and co-producer of Fleetwood Mac’s iconic Rumours album, claims the creators of Stereophonic didn’t exactly go their
A federal court says 2 Live Crew’s copyright termination rights survived bankruptcy, keeping the group’s bid to reclaim their masters alive.
Quick update on the 2 Live Crew copyright termination lawsuit I’ve been following for a couple of years. Check out the full background on the case here, but on Monday, a Miami federal