X can claim trespass to chattel in data scraping case

December 1, 2024 - X Corp. sued Bright Data Ltd. for unauthorized access to X's servers and the scraping and resale of data from X’s platform. Plaintiff sought the . . .

Artist’s side hustle lands him in DMCA litigation with autonomous vehicle company

May 22, 2024 - A dispute between a digital artist and his former employer over content rights resulted in a court allowing the employee's DMCA claim while striking the . . .

X avoids much of music industry copyright lawsuit

March 12, 2024 - Plaintiffs sued X for copyright infringement arising from X’s users uploading tweets that contained copyright-protected music. Plaintiffs accused X of “trying to generate the kind . . .

Print-on-demand platform avoids liability for illustrator’s copyright claims

March 11, 2024 - Plaintiff illustrator (known for his works involving fish) sued defendant print-on-demand online platform operators for copyright infringement. Defendants’ platform enabled third parties to upload designs . . .

Game developer prevails in action over bogus DMCA takedown notices

March 7, 2024 - 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

February 21, 2024 - 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 . . .

DMCA subpoena to “mere conduit” ISP was improper

February 12, 2024 - 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

February 7, 2024 - 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

January 12, 2024 - 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

January 12, 2024 - 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 . . .