The newspaper sues independent publisher PowerHouse Books, and its CEO, for using 64 mini-images of the Times's front cover, in the publisher's book, "War is Beautiful." By Jillian Steinhauer. Hyperallergic. http://hyperallergic.com/273061/new-york-times-sues-powerhouse-books-for-copyright-infringement/...
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Texas jury finds that Apple's FaceTime technology infringed on a security software company's patents, in a $625M verdict for VirnetX. By Mark Curriden. The Dallas Morning News. www.dallasnews.com/business/business-headlines/20160203-east-texas-jury-nails-apple-with-625-million-patent-infringement-verdict.ece...
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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...
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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. www.pcworld.com/article/3001928/consumer-advice/tpp-revealed-what-the-trade-deal-means-for-online-copyright.html...
Continue reading 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...
Continue reading 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...
Continue reading 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...
Continue reading 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...
Continue reading 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. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/brisbane-teen-considers-legal-action-after-lorna-jane-stole-her-instagram-photo-20151008-gk429m.html...
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