Shake Shack shakes off typeface breach of contract claim

January 6, 2024 - 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

January 4, 2024 - 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

December 28, 2023 -   A federal court in New York has denied the motion to dismiss filed by Chinese online platforms Alibaba and AliExpress in a lawsuit brought . . .

No knowledge of infringement, no secondary copyright liability for YouTube

October 25, 2023 - This case underscores that platforms like YouTube, when promptly addressing DMCA takedown notices, are not necessarily held liable for user-uploaded content that infringes copyright. Plaintiff . . .

Does a human who edits an AI-created work become a joint author with the AI?

July 8, 2023 - If a human edits a work that an AI initially created, is the human a joint author under copyright law? U.S. copyright law (at 17 . . .

What is a copyright license and why do you need one?

June 6, 2023 -   A copyright license is a formal agreement that allows another party to exercise rights in a copyright-protected work legally, which would otherwise infringe on . . .

Do you have to register your copyright?

January 23, 2023 - When it comes to protecting your creative work, one question that often comes up is whether you need to register your copyright. The short answer . . .

Company successfully defends against trade dress and copyright infringement claims over online software tool

September 27, 2022 - A federal court in Delaware dismissed most of the intellectual property infringement claims concerning a competing online room-planning software tool. The court held that plaintiff’s . . .

Company president may be liable for vicarious copyright infringement

June 11, 2022 - Plaintiff sued a company and its president for copyright infringement, over some photos that the company published online. The individual defendant moved to dismiss the . . .

Can you sue a platform for not following DMCA takedown procedures?

March 10, 2022 - Plaintiff sued YouTube after the platform took down one of plaintiff's videos in response to a DMCA takedown notice. She claimed YouTube failed to follow . . .