Reposted from DLA Piper’s Sports, Media and Entertainment Blog By Frank Ryan, Richard Flaggert, Matthew Ganas and Rebecca Smock On May 21, 2013, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the First Amendment does not shield Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) from right of publicity violations alleged in connection with its depiction … Continue Reading
Reposted from DLA Piper’s Sports, Media and Entertainment Blog By Melissa Reinckens and Marc Miller In April, we wrote about the ongoing dispute between Aereo, the upstart technology company that utilizes warehouses full of tiny antennas to capture over-the-air television and then retransmit it over the Internet to its subscribers’ digital devices. Broadcasters, who view … Continue Reading
By John Wilks and Charles Harvey UK IP legislation is changing. First, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (which received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013), has just been published, and modifies UK copyright law (though not as drastically as some would have liked). Secondly, the Government announced in the Queen’s Speech that it … Continue Reading
UPDATE: Earlier this month, the Second Circuit in a 2-1 decision affirmed a lower court ruling rejecting an injunction against broadcast television retransmitting service Aereo, based on the Copyright Act’s public/private performance provisions. Yesterday, in response to this decision, broadcasters filed a petition with the Second Circuit for an en banc review arguing that the … Continue Reading
Repost from the Sports, Media and Entertainment Intelligence bulletin from the Media & Sports Group at DLA Piper INTERNET AND DIGITAL MEDIA UK: Proprietary rights from copyright infringement – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v David Harris A copyright owner does not have a proprietary claim to the profits from an infringement of its copyright, … Continue Reading
DLA Piper represented Effie Film, LLC, the producer of the motion picture Effie, in a successful infringement case against New York playwright Gregory Murphy. Murphy had accused Academy Award-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson, the author of the Effie screenplay, of infringing his copyright. A March 20, 2013 decision of the Southern District of New … Continue Reading
By John Wilks and Catherine Beloff The CJEU has handed down its decision on the copyright questions referred by the UK High Court in the long-running battle between ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 and TV Catchup (“TVC”). Copyright owners will be relieved that the CJEU has confirmed that streaming content via the internet constitutes … Continue Reading
Repost from the Sports, Media and Entertainment Intelligence bulletin from the Media & Sports Group at DLA Piper DIGITAL MEDIA AND INTERNET UK: Relaxation on UK copyright law In the UK government’s response to consultation on copyright exceptions and clarifying copyright law published in December 2012, the UK government has announced that copyright law will … Continue Reading
Last night, we attended a DC Bar fashion law panel discussion, “For the Love of Fashion: Protect Yourself,” at Baker Hostetler in Washington DC. It was a very informative and comprehensive discussion from in-house and outside counsel, including DLA Piper’s Lisa Norton, who is Of Counsel in the Patent Prosecution group, on trademark, copyright, and patent … Continue Reading
Repost from the Sports, Media and Entertainment Intelligence bulletin from the Media & Sports Group at DLA Piper DIGITAL MEDIA AND INTERNET UK: Consultation on the implementation of Directive 2011/77/EU amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights The Intellectual Property Office (the IPO) has launched a consultation on … Continue Reading
The DLA Piper Fashion, Retail and Design group today distributed the eighth edition of Law à la Mode, our fashion and retail e-magazine, to over 1000 clients. Many thanks to Ed Chatterton and his team in Hong Kong for editing, and to all those who contributed articles. Please click here to view the e-magazine or here … Continue Reading
By James Stewart Andy Deutsch, a partner in DLA Piper’s Trademark Copyright and Media practice group in the New York Office, recently won a judgment on the pleadings for Oscar-winning actress and writer Emma Thompson in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Deutsch commented to Law360 on Tuesday that, “we … Continue Reading
Melinda Upton and Edward Chatterton, two of our international partners, share their expertise and discuss top tips for intellectual property protection in China. This interview was originally posted at BRRMedia. For a full transcript of the interview, please click here. … Continue Reading
This video was originally posted by the DLA Piper Italian Intellectual Property and Technology team at http://blog.dlapiper.com/iptitaly/. … Continue Reading
On Thursday evening, the Washington, DC Office’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs Radiance Harris and Thomas Zutic, who are also members of the Trademark, Copyright, and Media practice group, hosted a dinner for DLA Piper’s diverse lawyers and valued corporate counsel at The Source, the signature restaurant headlined by Chef Wolfgang Puck at the Newseum in Washington, … Continue Reading
By Erin Wright Lothson The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) was passed in 1998 and makes it illegal to circumvent digital rights management protections, including software. Given the rapid pace at which technology changes, Congress also granted the Librarian of Congress the power to issue exemptions to the DMCA every three years. The latest round … Continue Reading
By Kathryn Purcell-Hennessy (Brisbane, Australia) Introduction Internet use in Australia is widespread, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics reporting that in 2010-11 (the latest figures available), more than 50% of Australians aged between 15 and 34 created online content and downloaded videos, movies or music. More than 68% of Australians in those age brackets listened … Continue Reading
This past weekend, over 200 DLA Piper attorneys traveled to Schaumburg, Illinois for the Intellectual Property & Technology (IPT) Practice Group Conference (“Conference”). The Conference’s theme was “Celebration and Commitment.” This three-day event focused on networking across offices, celebrating the achievements of the IPT practice, and committing to goals to expand and improve the IPT … Continue Reading
By James Stewart It is an exciting time for fashion law in the Second Circuit. On the heels of a landmark trademark decision holding that red soles could serve as a source identifier, the Second Circuit now approaches fashion law from a different perspective—copyright. As mentioned in previous posts, fashion designers today rely primarily on … Continue Reading
By James Stewart Madonna is the center of attention again regarding alleged misappropriation (remember the “Express Yourself” debate?). The “Material Girl” is once again en vogue on the copyright docket in the Ninth Circuit. According to IPLaw360, record label VMG Saloul LLC has sued Madonna, her record label, and a co-composer (collectively, “Madonna”) with whom … Continue Reading
By Ryan Compton Bruce Willis may take a lot of chances in his movies, but recent newspaper stories reported he’s not interested in taking any chances with his real-life digital media. While the statements in these press reports, which indicated that Mr. Willis was considering challenging licensing terms prohibiting transfer of his digital media collection … Continue Reading
By James Stewart While New York has Fashion Week, September has proved to be Fashion Month in the Senate. On September 10, 2012, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced S.3523 the “Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012” (“the Bill”). The Bill, aimed at extending intellectual property protection to fashion designs, was approved by the Senate Judiciary … Continue Reading
After exchanging a couple of cease & desist letters with each other, The Velvet Underground (“VM”), a rock band sued The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (“Warhol Foundation”) over a banana image designed by artist Andy Warhol for VM’s debut album, “The Velvet Underground & Nico (the “Banana Design”).… Continue Reading
