Appeals Court sides with Varsity Brands, Inc., in its copyright suit against competitor Star Athletica, LLC, after Varsity accused Star of infringing on its cheerleader uniform designs. By Reuters.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-court-says-y-e-s-cheerleader-uniform-design-n412676
Ostrovsky faces a mountain of evidence that he stole jokes from other comedians, resulting in potential legal action for copyright infringement. By Oliver Herzfeld. Forbes.
www.forbes.com/sites/oliverherzfeld/2015/08/24/the-fat-jew-plagiarism-and-copyright-law
Ashley Madison sends cease and desist letters to social media and other sites, to prevent widespread publication of users’ contact information, after the site’s database of 37 million users was recently hacked. By Alex Hern. The Guardian.
Police in Denmark arrest 2 owners of websites that offer information concerning the use of year-old video-streaming site Popcorn Time, which increasingly is being viewed as a haven for copyright and piracy violators. By Andy. TorrentFreak.
https://torrentfreak.com/police-arrest-men-for-spreading-popcorn-time-information-150819
The hip-hop megastars will make their case that they did not use an Egyptian composer’s song illegally in their 1999 hit song, in a California courtroom this October. The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/17/jay-z-and-timbaland-set-to-testify-in-big-pimpin-lawsuit
Rights to trademarked images, including Jimi Hendrix’s face, have split the Hendrix family apart, leading to a 6-year copyright battle, that just ended in a settlement. By Mikey Blanco. Food World News.
www.foodworldnews.com/articles/32481/20150817/jimi-hendrix-family-settles-legal-copyright-battle.htm
The hip-hop mogul is sued by an Egyptian composer’s heir for using a flute selection, similar to one featured in a 1957 Egyptian movie, in the 1999 hit song “Big Pimpin’.” By Khaleda Rahman. Daily Mail.
Songwriter/producer Dr. Luke is sued by New Old Music Group for his use of “breakbeat,” a percussive element, in the Jessie J pop hit “Price Tag,” after it is alleged that it was taken from the group president’s 1975 song “Zimba Ku.” By Ali Szubiak. PopCrush.
Award-winning photographer sues Twitter for continuing to host her copyrighted image, after failing to respond to a DMCA takedown notice. By Matt Kamen. Wired UK.
www.wired.co.uk/…/2015…/29/twitter-sued-over-photo-copyright
R&B artist Miguel gives songwriting credit to Smashing Pumpkins artist Billy Corgan, avoiding copyright battle over similar-sounding songs, in Miguel’s new album “Wildheart.” By Ryan Reed. Rolling Stone.
