IPNews® – A New York jury has ordered Monster Beverage Corp. to pay $1.7 million to the Beastie Boys over a copyright infringement issue. According to the lawsuit filed by the Brooklyn-based band, the energy drink manufacturer’s use of their songs for an online video was unauthorized. Monster has said it will appeal the verdict.
Spotify and Ministry of Sound Set to Clash Over Copyrights for Dance Music Compilations
IPNews® – Streaming media provider Spotify has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the way it allows users to create, play and share music playlists.
The party bringing the claim, Ministry of Sound, argues that Spotify infringes copyrights by allowing users to copy and then re-share songs in the same order as the
Robin Thicke Facing Claims of Blurring Lines of Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – The singers of this summer’s #1 hit, “Blurred Lines,” were in court last week, defending their song from claims of copyright infringement by the family of Marvin Gaye.
Musicians Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I. all filed a lawsuit in federal court, asking the judge to rule that the soul-inspired song does not
Filmmaker Files Lawsuit to Cancel Copyright for “Happy Birthday” Song
IPNews® – The copyright for “Happy Birthday to You” has come into contention recently, as a filmmaker filed a lawsuit in New York seeking to cancel the song’s copyright protection.
The debate stems over the copyright held by Warner/Chappell Music, originally obtained in 1935 for the piano composition still in use. Opponents claim that the
Appeals Court Agrees: Aereo’s TV Streaming Service is Not a Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York-based Aereo’s right to stream live local television programing.
The broadcasting companies are claiming that Aereo is exploiting a loophole in the copyright law, while consumer groups are ecstatic. Meanwhile, Aereo has plans to roll out its service across the nation. To continue reading
Penguin’s Copyright Claims Dismissed over Rivals Miniscule Profits
IPNews® – Penguin Group USA, Inc.’s copyright infringement lawsuit against a small nonprofit online library was dismissed by a New York federal judge last week, after the publishing company was unable to satisfy jurisdictional requirements.
Penguin filed a complaint against the nonprofit online library American Buddha in 2009, after the publishing giant discovered the website
Major ISPs Agree to Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Copyright Policy
IPNews® – Interest groups for the film, television and music industries have teamed up with Internet service providers to instate a new program to help prevent unauthorized downloading of copyrighted material.
Under the new program, which began February 26th, copyright owners will seek out the IP addresses of users sharing copyrighted material without authorization and
DC Comics Sues Batmobile Maker for Trademark and Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – A custom car designer asked the California Central District to throw out DC Comics Inc’s lawsuit alleging he infringed on its trademarks and copyrights by selling replica Batmobiles.
Gotham Garage owner Mark Towle argued that DC Comics knew he had been building Batmobiles since 2003 and yet never told him to stop or
Fox and Dish Network Debate over DVR Copyright Infringement
IPNews® – Fox Broadcasting Co. lost the first round of its fight for an injunction against Dish Network Corp.’s over Dish’s AutoHop DVR.
Fox claims that Dish’s DVR services, which allow consumers to record television and then automatically skip over commercials when watching shows, constitutes copyright infringement. Dish counters that DVRs copy television programs for
Twitter Post Does Not Give News Services Copyright License to Use Photos
IPNews® – Agence France Presse and The Washington Post were found to have infringed a photographers copyright when they used photos that were posted to his Twitter account.
Photographer Daniel Morel was on the scene during the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. Morel posted his photos from the aftermath on Twitter, which Agence France Presse