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Patent Litigation and Robot Vacuums

January 25, 2023 William Fisher 6d Comments

The company that pioneered robotic vacuum cleaners is iRobot. (One of its “Roomba” vacuums appears in the adjacent photo.) iRobot…

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Posted in: Business Strategy Filed under: Patents

Winnie the Pooh Enters the Public Domain

May 6, 2022 Caleb Kim

            Winnie the Pooh entered into the public domain on January 1, 2022. A copyrighted work enters the public domain…

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Pay Me for My Jokes, Says Robin Williams’ Estate

Caleb Kim

            On February 2, 2022, the estate of Robin Williams filed a lawsuit against Pandora for lack of royalty payments…

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“Theft” of Fan Art by Disney Sparks Online Outrage

May 5, 2022 Keya Patel

A few weeks ago, an artist went viral on TikTok after alleging that Disney plagiarized a sculpture he made and…

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DMCA and The “Mario Movie”

Andressa Bizutti Andrade

Is it copyright infringement to post rumors about a possible plot of a non-released movie? According to Andy Maxwell from…

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Posted in: Business Strategy, Copyright

“The gendered nature of authorship”: Women’s role in research

Andressa Bizutti Andrade

In the 2021 paper “The gendered nature of authorship,” authors Chaoqun Ni, Elise Smith, Haimiao Yuan, Vincent Larivière, and Cassidy…

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Posted in: Authorship, Copyright, Moral Rights, Policy, Uncategorized

Emily Ratajkowski Settled Novel Copyright Lawsuit Over Paparazzi Photo

May 1, 2022 Tayo Awoyinfa

In 2019, a photographer filed suit against Emily Ratajkowski (a popular model) after she posted a paparazzi picture of herself…

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Posted in: Copyright, Originality

Sam Smith and Normani Accused of Copyright Infringement

April 20, 2022 Tayo Awoyinfa

Last month, Sam Smith and Normani were accused of copyright infringement for the 2019 song “Dancing With a Stranger.” The…

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Posted in: Copyright, Music, Policy

Copyright Claims Board Nearing Launch

April 19, 2022 Jae Kim

In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act), included as part of an omnibus…

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Policing Copyright Infringement

April 18, 2022 Mayze Teitles

Police officers in Santa Ana, California this month found a new tool to reduce effective public oversight of their activities:…

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