On Monday, March 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, returned a verdict finding that Disney's film "Moana" did not infringe on Buck Woodall's copyrights for his film "Bucky."
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The White Stripes File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Trump
On Monday, September 9, 2024, the White Stripes sued Donald J. Trump and his election campaign over "flagrant misappropriation" of their song "Seven Nation Army."
Record Companies File Lawsuits Against AI Music Generators
A group of record companies has filed lawsuits against Suno, Inc. and Uncharted Labs, Inc. in an attempt to stop the unlicensed use of copyrighted music to train generative artificial intelligence models.
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Supreme Court Rejects Time Limit on Copyright Infringement Damages
A copyright owner bringing a timely claim for infringement under the general statute of limitations can recover damages regardless of when the infringing acts occurred.
Tiger King Copyright Lawsuit Partly Revived on Appeal
The Tenth Circuit reversed a trial court's decision involving the fair use exception to copyright infringement, allowing a cameraman's lawsuit to continue against Netflix.
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Rapper Future Successfully Defends Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Nayvadius Wilburn, better known as the rapper "Future," successfully defended a copyright infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, brought by another rapper, DaQuan "Gutta" Robinson.
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Author of “The Tetris Effect” Sues Apple and Tetris for Copyright Infringement
The author of "The Tetris Effect" sued Apple, Tetris, and others in federal court on Monday, alleging that Apple TV's "Tetris" copied his work.
Sarah Silverman Sues OpenAI and Meta for Copyright Infringement
Sarah Silverman and two novelists sued OpenAI and Meta in federal court on Friday, claiming the companies infringed the authors' copyrights when their works were used to train ChatGPT and LLaMA.
Songwriter Sues The Rolling Stones for Copyright Infringement
Songwriter Angelslang filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Rolling Stones on Friday, March 10, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The lawsuit alleges that the band's song "Living In A Ghost Town" misappropriates key elements of Angelslang's songs.
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Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement
On Friday, September 9, 2022, photographer Robert Barbera sued Miley Cyrus in federal court for copyright infringement related to Cyrus posting one of Barbera's copyrighted photos to her Instagram account.
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