A New York federal judge rules that the “Mean Girls” star’s copyright suit can proceed, after Take-Two Interactive failed to overcome claims that the software company used Lohan’s image and personality in its popular video game.
By Barbara Ross. The New York Daily News.
nydailynews.com/entertainment/lohan-sue-grand-theft-auto-makers-game-character-article-1.2564304
Jukin Media wins copyright suit against Equals Three Studios, after a jury finds Equals Three guilty of using Jukin’s properly licensed, user-generated viral videos, for commercial purposes, without permission.
By Todd Spangler. Variety.
http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/jukin-media-equals-three-lawsuit-settlement-1201722778
Software company Synopsys is awarded $30M in damages, after jury finds rival firm ATopTech guilty of infringing on Synopsys’s copyrighted circuit software.
By Ross Todd. The Recorder.
www.therecorder.com/id=1202751933488/Synopsys-Wins-30-Million-Jury-Verdict-in-Copyright-Trial
Freelance photographer Paul Adao, represented by Sanders Law Group, sues ABC for broadcasting his 2013 video interview with former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, which was licensed to the New York Post, and aired on ABC World News without permission.
By Ashley Cullins. The Hollywood Reporter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/abc-hit-copyright-suit-paparazzos-873289
Novelist Timothy J. Levi sues Fox, ‘Empire’ creator Lee Daniels, and other show producers for $1.5 billion in damages; the defendants allegedly infringed on Levi’s rights to the show’s concept, after Levi shared his 2007 manuscript with an attorney, whom supposedly copied and shared it with “Empire’ producers before the show premiered in 2015.
By Linda Ge. The Wrap.
www.thewrap.com/empire-producers-fox-sued-for-1-5-billion-for-copyright-infringement
The visual artist and Gagosian Gallery, and its owner Larry Gagosian, are sued by LA photographer Donald Graham, for infringing on Graham’s federally registered image, lifted from the photographer’s Instagram account and displayed at an NYC art exhibition.
By The Fashion Law.
www.thefashionlaw.com/home/richard-prince-fights-latest-copyright-infringement-lawsuit
The hip-hop mogul’s company faces $5M copyright suit by band who claims that Tidal’s self-proclaimed ‘pro-artist’ service actually doesn’t pay royalties and intentionally miscalculates royalty rates.
By Kia Kokalitcheva. Fortune.
Startup firm Just3DPrint searches 3D-model design site Thingiverse, and creates and posts 3D items for sale on eBay, in direct violation of the 3D designers’ noncommercial-use stipulations.
By John Biggs. TechCrunch.
The studios allege that the crowdfunded movie ‘Anaxar’ infringes on many copyrighted features of the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, while the film’s attorneys contend that the movie actually helps the ‘Star Trek’ brand.
By Blanche Johnson. Fox News.
The 2 mega-hit crooners are accused of infringing on a music publisher’s rights to the 1969 disco-hit song “A New Day is Here At Last,” in the duo’s similar-sounding pop song “Damn Girl,” featured in Timberlake’s 2006 album “Futuresex/Lovesounds.”
By Naja Rayne. People.
www.people.com/article/justin-timberlake-will-i-am-sued-for-copyright-infringement
