The Song Remains… Litigated
Back in June of 2014, I wrote about a lawsuit by the estate of Randy Craig Wolfe alleging that Led Zeppelin’s 1971 “Stairway to Heaven”
April 28, 2016
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You’ve Filed Your Taxes, Time for An Audit (of Your Marks)!
It’s that time of year: you set your clocks ahead, change the batteries in the smoke detectors, and pay your taxes. Now it’s time for
April 22, 2016
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Loss of Yosemite Trademarks Proves to be Expensive Concession
Last week, a trademark dispute between the National Park Service and DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. resulted in the name change of many
March 9, 2016
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Apple vs FBI, Part 2
The dispute between Apple and the FBI continued this week, with opposition filings in California, a court order in New York, and congressional hearings. Can
March 4, 2016
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Tattoos, Copyrights and Video Games
Are tattoos copyrightable, and if so, what are the implications? Tattoo artists have sued the makers of the NBA2K16 video game, claiming copyright infringement because
February 9, 2016
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Running from Alice Towards Copyright
Many technology professionals consider business method patents and software patents under attack by the courts after the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in
December 4, 2015
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Volkswagen and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA): How Copyright Law Hinders Scientific Integrity
Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard about the West Virginia scientists who discovered that Volkswagen (VW) has
October 30, 2015
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Ashley Madison Doesn’t Understand the DMCA
Sometimes secretive websites don’t keep their secrets very well. That’s certainly true of the Ashley Madison site, which is now a famous (infamous) site that
October 10, 2015
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Paying for Happy Birthday
Yes, the “Happy Birthday” song has been around for a while. And yes, until very recently, if you wanted to sing it and play the
October 2, 2015
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Prince’s Dancing Babies
Did you ever think that you’d get in trouble for playing one of your favorite songs? Stephanie Lenz didn’t. But then she put a 29
September 26, 2015
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It’s Official: Happy Birthday To You Is In The Public Domain
This week, Judge King granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs in Marya v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., ruling that Warner/Chappell does not own a valid copyright
September 25, 2015
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Happy Birthday Case Continues to Twist and Turn
Last year we wrote about Good Morning to You Productions’s class action lawsuit against Warner/Chappell Music over that ubiquitous song “Happy Birthday to You”. Well,
September 15, 2015
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