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By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. The SEC recently indicted the executives behind the unlimited movie theater ticket company, MoviePass, for securities fraud after they allegedly inflated stock prices to investors. Mitchell Lowe, former CEO of MoviePass, …
By Christian Glover Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. A New York federal judge recently blocked rappers Drake and 21 Savage from using a fake Vogue magazine cover of themselves to promote their newest album, “Her Loss.”[1] Significantly, Vogue’s reputation …
By Reni de la Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In 2017, multiple record companies sued Texas internet service provider Grande Communications Network LLC for alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”).[1] Recently, the United …
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. The proposed merger was never about readers and writers; it was about preserving (and growing) PRH’s market share. In other words: $$$.[1] This was acclaimed horror-fiction author Stephen King’s tweeted response …
By Christian Glover Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Celebrities often use social media to promote the next big thing. These days, that next big thing is cryptocurrency (or “crypto”), a digital currency without any centralized regulatory authority.[1] Indeed, celebrities …
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Through photography and other artistic mediums, Lynn Goldsmith has documented American culture since the 1970s.[1] Her work can be seen in museum collections and she has been awarded numerous accolades including …
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In a novel intellectual property case, longtime luxury fashion house Hermès has brought a trademark infringement action against the creator of NFTs depicting faux-fur Hermès Birkin handbags.[1] The allure of an …
By Reni De La Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Those who follow music news have likely come across articles discussing the admissibility of lyrics as evidence in criminal cases involving rappers. Perhaps the most famous recent case in …
By Reni De La Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. As the music industry continues to grapple with rapid digitization and evolving technology, one question that must be considered is how artificial intelligence (“AI”) and copyright will coexist in …
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In her latest attempt to defeat a copyright infringement claim concerning her 2014 hit song “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift filed a motion to exclude the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses.[1] The …
