Copyright Blog, December 12, 2023—The Music Industry Comes Together Against Altice
December 12, 2023From our counsel Matthew Hersh: Yesterday in IP Law Daily I wrote about a new copyright infringement lawsuit against Altice, the New York-based cable and internet service provider (you might know it as Cablevision). It’s your typical entertainment company v. ISP lawsuit—there must have been dozens of these by n…
DetailsCopyright Blog, December 11, 2023 — What does Learned Hand Have to Do With a TV Show About Strip Clubs? Read on
December 11, 2023From our counsel Matt Hersh: Every copyright acolyte knows Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., the classic 1930 opinion by Learned Hand. Plaintiff writes a play about a Jewish man who secretly marries an Irish Catholic woman; the family objects and drama ensues. Defendant writes a play about a star-crossed love af…
DetailsCopyright Blog, December 8, 2023 — A Case About Blood Alcohol Testing Kiosks Sheds Light on the “Elusive Boundary Line Between Idea and Expression”
December 8, 2023From our counsel Matt Hersh: Yesterday in IP Law Daily I wrote about SnagPod, LLC v. Precision Kiosk Technologies, Inc., a case that dives headfirst into “the elusive boundary line between idea and expression, between process and non-functional expression.” (The case was decided originally two months ago, …
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