Tattoo-design company sues software company for $1.1M for reproducing copyrighted tattoos on athletes in the video game NBA 2K16.
By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/nba-2k-videogame-maker-sued-861131
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES I, Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, pursuant to the authority granted by Sections 202, 302, and 408 of the Financial Services Law, do hereby promulgate a new Part 1 of Title 23 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations, to take effect upon […]
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The treaty equips intellectual property holders, in member countries, with new tools to protect and enforce their digital ownership rights. By Peter Sayer. IDG News Service.
In the U.S. copyright case against Dotcom, founder of the now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload, the web mogul asserts that the extradition treaty was not meant for intellectual property disputes and that both countries’ judicial systems do not deem copyright infringement to be fraud. By Corrine Reichert. ZDNet.
www.zdnet.com/article/dotcom-extradition-treaty-not-for-copyright-infringement
Musician Jessie Braham sues Swift over her 2014 chorus lyrics “Haters Gone Hate,” as Braham claims to have used the same lyrics in his 2013 copyrighted song of the same name. By Chris Isidore and Samuel Burke. CNN Money.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/02/news/companies/taylor-swift-sued
The hip-hop mogul and his and producer Timbaland’s attorneys claim that the pair had the rights to use an Egyptian composer’s melody for the rapper’s 1999 hit song “Big Pimpin’.” By Daina Beth Solomon. Reuters.
www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/14/us-music-jayz-lawsuit-idUSKCN0S808820151014
Twitter responded to the NFL’s complaint and disabled the Twitter accounts of SB Nation and Deadspin, after the companies posted NFL-copyrighted videos. By The Associated Press. ESPN.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13876393/twitter-suspends-accounts-nfl-copyright-complaints
The company used a photo the girl posted of herself on Instagram, wearing a Lorna Jane shirt, on its website, and now the teen is considering legal action for copyright breach. By Mary Ward. The Sydney Morning Herald.
The hip-hop star claims that the plaintiff won’t be appearing in court on that date, due to a medical condition, and thus would be relying on outdated testimony from an old deposition. By Eriq Gardner. The Hollywood Reporter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/jay-z-seeks-delay-copyright-829414
The organization claims that Naruto, a macaque monkey who took a selfie that quickly went viral, owns the rights to the photo, not the photographer whose camera was used. The courts will now take up the issue of what it means to be the “author” of a copyrighted work. By
