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Netflix Sues “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” Creators for Trademark and Copyright Infringement Updated: Published by:

Netflix filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the creators of "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" on Friday, July 29, 2022, alleging trademark and copyright infringement.

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay for “10,000 Hours” Updated: Published by:

A copyright infringement lawsuit was filed against music artists Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. In the lawsuit, Melomega Music alleges that Bieber and Dan + Shay stole the chorus, verse, and hook of "The First…

U.S. Supreme Court to Settle Copyright Dispute Over Andy Warhol’s Prince Series Prints Updated: Published by:

On Monday, March 28, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith and Lynn Goldsmith, Ltd. The case seeks to clarify a split between the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Second Circuit…

Professor Sues Students for Copyright Infringement Related to Exams Updated: Published by:

A business professor at Chapman University alleges that his students posted parts of his exams on an online database without his permission, violating his exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the exam materials.

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Verdict for Google in Song Lyrics Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Thursday, March 10, 2022, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a verdict favoring Google in a lawsuit brought by song lyrics website Genius. The lawsuit claimed that Google was displaying transcribed lyrics scraped by Google from Genius in search results in…

Taylor Swift May Face Jury Trial in Copyright Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

A federal judge declined to grant summary judgment to the pop singer in a copyright infringement case, finding that there were significant similarities between the lyrics of "Shake It Off" and a song written by the plaintiffs.

Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye’s Copyright Infringement Ruling Upheld on Appeal Updated: Published by:

On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld summary judgment entered in favor of singer Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye. The summary judgment entered in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, concerned a copyright infringement claim alleging that The Weeknd's song A Lonely…

Oprah Winfrey Defeats Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in North Carolina Updated: Published by:

A federal judge ruled that Oprah did not have plausible access to the allegedly infringed memoir, nor did her TV series resemble the memoir with sufficient precision to justify a finding of liability.