Game developer prevails in action over bogus DMCA takedown notices

Defendant posted some videos on YouTube about the game Destiny 2. The videos stayed online for eight years with no issues until Bungie, the game's . . .

Fourth Circuit overturns massive jury verdict in copyright case against internet service provider

Plaintiff copyright holders sued defendant internet service provider alleging both vicarious and contributory copyright infringement liability arising from defendant’s customers downloading or distributing songs using . . .

GenAI and copyright: Court dismisses almost all claims against OpenAI in authors’ suit

Plaintiff authors sued large language model provider OpenAI and related entities for copyright infringement, alleging that plaintiffs’ books were used to train ChatGPT. Plaintiffs asserted . . .

DMCA subpoena to “mere conduit” ISP was improper

Because ISP acted as a conduit for the transmission of material that allegedly infringed copyright, it fell under the DMCA safe harbor in 17 U.S.C. . . .

Not fair use after all – Fourth Circuit reverses lower court’s decision in online copyright infringement case

Plaintiff photographer sued defendant news website for copyright infringement over a photo of Ted Nugent that defendant used in an online article. The lower court . . .

IP warranty in the spotlight: Licensor’s failure to assure licensee of rights leads to litigation

In the recent breach of contract case in federal court in New York, we learn about what it takes for a copyright licensee to successfully . . .

Google did not “trespass” on websites by placing ads in mobile app

Google’s Search App in the Android environment worked much like any web browser. When a user typed in a web address, the app would connect . . .

Shake Shack shakes off typeface breach of contract claim

In an ongoing federal case in New York, the well-loved restaurant Shake Shack finds itself embroiled in a copyright and contract dispute with House Industries, . . .

cPanel gets injunction to shut down sophisticated counterfeiting enterprise

The purveyor of cPanel - the well-known hosting automation software - has successfully obtained an injunction against an overseas enterprise accused of engaging in an . . .

Online platforms will have to answer for sales of alleged counterfeit products

  A federal court in New York has denied the motion to dismiss filed by Chinese online platforms Alibaba and AliExpress in a lawsuit brought . . .