IPNews® – A judge in New York ruled in favor of allowing a lawsuit challenging the copyright of “We Shall Overcome,” a civil rights anthem and protest song. The lawsuit claims that the song has been created from other African-American spiritual songs. Since the other songs are in the public domain, the lawsuit claims that
Donald Trump Jr. Tweets a Skittles Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – Donald Trump Jr., son of Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, recently posted a controversial Skittles Tweet.
The image is a white bowl full of rainbow colored Skittles. The text on the image compared Syrian refugees to deadly Skittles and after creating the controversy was removed from Twitter due to copyright infringement issues.
Father Sues for Copyright Infringement After Live Streaming Baby’s Birth
IPNews® – ABC and Yahoo are being sued for the use a California father’s live stream of his son’s birth.
The father is stating that the companies did not have permission to use the video. ABC and Yahoo claim that the event was newsworthy and that only a small portion was used thus it was
Grumpy Cat Sues Grenade Beverage for Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – The owners of famous feline Grumpy Cat filed a lawsuit against its coffee maker licensee Grenade Beverage.
The lawsuit claims that Grenade used the famous Grumpy Cat images and trademark on t-shirts without authorization. The lawsuit also alleges that Grenade did not give Grumpy Cat LLC a percentage of the Grumppuccino profits
Statutory Copyright Damages Not Available in Lebron James Tattoo Lawsuit
IPNews® – A federal judge has ruled that Solid Oaks, a tattoo artist company, cannot seek statutory damages or attorney’s fees in its copyright infringement lawsuit.
The lawsuit was brought against Take-Two Interactive Software and 2K Games over the use of the tattoos in video games starting in 2013. Take-Two claims the use qualifies
PETA Files Appeal in Monkey Selfie Case
IPNews® – After a judge rules that an animal cannot own a copyright, PETA has filed an appeal. PETA’s case seeks to grant a monkey a copyright for a photo he took with a nature photographer’s camera. Currently the photo is seen as existing in the public domain.
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Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is not a Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – The ongoing saga of the case of copyright infringement between Led Zeppelin and the trust of Randy Wolfe has finally ended, with the jury finding in Led Zeppelin’s favor.
After Jimmy Page and Robert Plant testified, a federal court jury decided that they did not steal part of “Taurus” when writing their famous
Axl Rose claims Copyright Infringement in Trying to Remove Unflattering Photos
IPNews® – Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses is demanding that Google take down several unflattering images of him that have been used as part of an Internet meme mocking his physical appearance.
Photos taken of Rose have been republished on the Internet making fun of his weight with headlines like: “OMFG Axl Rose is
Justin Bieber and Skrillex Sued for Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – Justin Bieber and Skrillex are fighting back against copyright infringement claims related to their multi-platinum song “Sorry.”
A suit filed in Nashville federal court by singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, who performs as White Hinterland, claims that “Sorry” uses a vocal riff from her song “Ring the Bell”. The sound in question is a female
Copyright Case over “Stairway to Heaven” Heads to Trial
IPNews® – A case against Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement over the song Stairway to Heaven will go to trial.
In the case a band named Spirit claims that Led Zeppelin copied the chord sequence from Spirit’s song “Taurus” in the song “Stairway to Heaven.” The case survived a statute of limitations defense because Stairway