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Structured Asset Sales LLC v. Sheeran
Publication Date: 2024-11-12
Practice Area: Copyrights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Hillel I. Parness, Parness Law Firm, PLLC, New York, New York.
For defendant: For amici curiae Randy Craig Wolfe Trust and Sound and Color, LLC: Alfred J. Fluehr, Francis Alexander, LLC, Media, Pennsylvania. For Defendants-Appellees: Ilene S. Farkas, Andrew M. Goldsmith, and Brian M. Maida, on the brief, Donald S. Zakarin, Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, New York.
Case number: 23-905

2014 Music Hit Does Not Infringe on Marvin Gaye's 1973 Song 'Let's Get It On'

November 08, 2024 | The Recorder

'Rampant Piracy': US Record Labels File Copyright Suit Against French Distributor Believe

A complaint filed in New York accuses the digital music distributor and its subsidiary, TuneCore, of "blatantly" infringing copyrights by releasing "sped up" or remixed versions of well-known songs for use on social media platforms.
5 minute read
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Grande Commc'ns Networks, L.L.C.
Publication Date: 2024-10-28
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Copyrights | Damages
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
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Case number: 23-50162

Appellees, a group of major record labels, brought suit against appellant, a large internet service provider in Texas, for contributory copyright infringement.

October 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Influencers Putting Companies on Hot Seat by Demanding 'Reverse' Morals Clauses

"I look at it almost like a prenuptial, like let's plan a good breakup if we're going to have one," said Sarah La Voi, a Baker & Hostetler partner.
8 minute read
October 09, 2024 | The Recorder

Band Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst Sue Universal Music Group Over Unpaid Royalties

The acclaimed rap rock band, which is experiencing a revival through online streaming, alleges UMG deliberately concealed millions of dollars in royalties.
6 minute read
September 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attack of the (Voice) Clones: Protecting the Right to Your Voice

A wide range of tools have been developed to perform vocal cloning, leading to vocal deepfakes becoming a common source of scams and misinformation. And these issues have only been exacerbated by a lack of appropriate laws and regulations to rein in the use of AI and protect an individual's right to their voice.
8 minute read
Hachette Book Grp. Inc. v. Internet Archive
Publication Date: 2024-09-12
Practice Area: Copyrights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
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For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Linda J. Steinman, John M. Browning, Jesse M. Feitel, Carl Mazurek, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY; Scott A. Zebrak, Matthew J. Oppenheim, Danae Tinelli, Oppenheim + Zebrak, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Elizabeth A. McNamara, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant: Joseph R. Palmore, Diana L. Kim, Aditya V. Kamdar, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, D.C.; Corynne M. McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, on the brief, Joseph C. Gratz, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae Copyright Scholars Jonathan Askin, Patricia Aufderheide, Dr. Patrick Goold, Stacey M. Lantagne, Sari Mazzurco, Sunoo Park, Aaron Perzanowski, Blake E. Reid, Jason Schultz, Pamela Samuelson, and Jessica Silbey, in support of Defendant-Appellant: admission pending, Jason M. Schultz, Sunoo Park, Jake Karr, Technology Law and Policy Clinic, New York University School of Law, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Kevin L. Smith and William M. Cross, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Christopher T. Bavitz, Cyberlaw Clinic, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. For Amicus Curiae Center for Democracy & Technology, Library Freedom Project, and Public Knowledge, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Jennifer M. Urban, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, U.C. Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA. For Amicus Curiae Authors Alliance, Inc., in support of Defendant-Appellant: Rachel Brooke Leswing, Authors Alliance, Inc., Berkeley, CA. For Amici Curiae Former and Current Law Library Directors, Professors, and Academics, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Max Rodriguez, Pollock Cohen LLP, New York, NY.
For defendant: For Amici Curiae eBook Study Group, Library Futures Project, The EveryLibrary Institute, ReadersFirst, The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, Boston Library Consortium, Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration & Innovation, Urban Librarians Unite, and 218 Librarians, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Yuliya M. Ziskina, eBook Study Group, Biddeford, ME. For Amicus Curiae Floor64, Inc. D/B/A the Copia Institute, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Catherine R. Gellis, Sausalito, CA. For Amici Curiae Patricia Aufderheide, Mark Bartholomew, Michael A. Carrier, Zachary Catanzaro, Bryan H. Choi, Christine Haight Farley, Jim Gibson, Patrick Goold, James Grimmelmann, Laura A. Heymann, Michael Karanicolas, Edward Lee, Yvette Joy Liebesman, Glynn S. Lunney, Jr., Mark P. McKenna, Amanda Reid, and Rebecca Tushnet, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Rebecca Tushnet, Cambridge, MA. For Amici Curiae Wikimedia Foundation, Creative Commons, and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Jef Pearlman, USC Gould School of Law, IP & Technology Law Clinic, Los Angeles, CA. For Amici Curiae International Publishers Association, Federation of European Publishers, International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, International Federation of Film Producers Associations, International Video Federation, IFPI, Association of Canadian Publishers, Brazilian Book Chamber, Sindicato Nacional dos Editores de Livros, and Syndicat national de l'édition, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Matthew J. Keeley, Michael Best & Friedrich, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Recording Industry Association of America, National Music Publishers' Association, Motion Picture Association, Inc., and News/Media Alliance, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Elaine J. Goldenberg, Sarah Weiner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae 24 Former Government Officials, Former Judges, and IP Scholars, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Joshua J. Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors and Scholars of Copyright and Intellectual Property Law, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jacqueline C. Charlesworth, Charlesworth Law, Sherman Oaks, CA. For Amicus Curiae Copyright Alliance, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Nancy E. Wolff, Elizabeth Safran, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae the Authors Guild, Inc., American Photographic Artists, American Society for Collective Rights Licensing, American Society of Media Photographers, Inc. Association of American Literary Agents, Canadian Authors Association, Dramatists Guild of America, European Visual Artists, the European Writers' Council — Fédération des Associations Européennes d'Ecrivains, International Authors Forum, National Press Photographers Association, National
Case number: 23-1260

Internet Archive's Expansion of 'Free Digital Library' Not 'Fair Use' Under Copyright Act

August 30, 2024 | The Recorder

'Show Us the License': Hayes Estate Says Trump Illegally Playing Soul Classic 'Hold On, I'm Comin'' at Rallies

Plaintiffs in the Georgia suit contend that the former president has illegally used "Hold On, I'm Comin'" since 2020 and are challenging the campaign to show the license it claims to have.
5 minute read
August 08, 2024 | The Recorder

Universal Music Hit with Copyright Claim Over Use of Song in Pitbull Recording

Composer Aaron LaCanfora contends his song "Samir's Theme" was shared with artist DJ White Shadow years before the release of Pitbull's 2021 song "I Feel Good."
3 minute read
July 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Kanye West Hit With Copyright Infringement Suit by Baker & Hostetler, DJ Khalil

Baker & Hostetler contends that West used the plaintiffs' composition in the Grammy-winning song "Hurricane" and has refused to pay royalties despite crediting them as songwriters.
4 minute read

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