1986), Educ. 2:08-cv-00867-RCJ-PAL (D. Nev. June 14, 2017), Estate of James Oscar Smith v. Cash Money Records, Inc., et al., No. Georgia took the case to the high court, which agreed in June to hear it. 490 (S.D.N.Y. 2014), Oracle Am., Inc. v. Google, Inc., 750 F. 3d 1339 (Fed. Aug. 3, 1979). 1993), McGowan v. Cross, 991 F.2d 790, Nos. v. World Inst. June 1, 2020), Brown v. Netflix, Inc., No. Mar. v. Hill, No. v. Mikaelian, 571 F. Supp. 1980), Triangle Publ’ns, Inc. v. Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., 626 F.2d 1171 (5th Cir. The ruling will be the first time the court has tackled copyright law’s fair use doctrine in more than two decades. 1986), Supermarket of Homes, Inc. v. San Fernando Valley Bd. 2d 268 (S.D.N.Y. Just about every part of the fair use analysis in the cases is completely incorrect. 16-CV-7634 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Ga. 2011), Salinger v. Colting, 607 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2012), Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc., 688 F.3d 1164 (9th Cir. 1994), Norse v. Henry Holt & Co., 847 F. Supp. Int’l, 241 F.3d 398 (5th Cir. v. Handgun Control Fed’n of Ohio, 15 F.3d 559 (6th Cir. Russell Brammer v. Violent Hues Productions, LLC, No. Co. v. Dish Network, L.L.C., 723 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 1156 (W.D.N.Y. The court will also wade into the so-called merger doctrine, which says that when there is only a limited number of ways to express an idea, those expressions can't be locked up under copyright law. 1986), Fisher v. Dees, 794 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 2007 Congress did not alter the "traditional contours of copyright protection" by permitting automatic extension of copyrights. All three of these cases are painful for anyone who knows even the slightest bit about copyright fair use. Press v. Patton, 769 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. Oh, and there’s the small matter that it will be the first time the justices have ever ruled on software copyrights. 1992), Rogers v. Koons, 960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. May 27, 2020), Int’l Code Council, Inc. v. UpCodes, Inc., 17 Civ. The decision has been a touchstone in recent copyright history and has been the basis for much of the advancements in search engines over the past few years. But last year, the Eleventh Circuit sided with Public.Resource and ruled the annotations were effectively an extension of state law, making them a "government edict" that can't be copyrighted. 1-17-cv-01009 (E.D. Thankfully, Lara’s victory proved that photographers don’t have to just sit back and let it happen. The Supreme Court routinely handles matters with sweeping questions of civil rights, capital punishment and the functioning of our government. “This is a situation where they just put two entertainment properties together. Cl. 26, 2021) 2021. 1:16-cv-09974-AKH (S.D.N.Y. 2008), Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publ’g, 512 F.3d 522 (9th Cir. 3:15-cv-00241 (M.D. Mar. “I think the court is struggling with this notion that any aspect of the law can be put behind a paywall,” said Dreyer, the Skadden attorney. v. Katzman, 793 F.2d 533 (3d Cir. Tex. 2012), Balsley v. LFP, Inc., 691 F.3d 747 (6th Cir. Two of The Pirate Bay's co-founders found guilty of copyright infringement, ordered to pay $477,000. 5:13-cv-05957-EJD (N.D. Cal. 00 CIV. 1995), Robinson v. Random House, Inc., 877 F. Supp. 2:15-cv-09938-RGK-E (C.D. The case is Allen v. Cooper, case number 18-877, at the Supreme Court of the United States. May 17, 2019), Furie v. Infowars, LLC, Case No. Broad. A judge ruled in her favor after an individual was set to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia. Code Cong. Wis. Feb. 26, 2014), Diversey v. Schmidly, 738 F.3d 1196 (10th Cir. 2:10-cv-1036-LRH-PAL. Just one problem: Every circuit court that’s weighed CRCA has ruled it unconstitutional on the grounds that Congress lacks the authority it needed to pass the law. 3d 1127 (N.D. Ill. 2014), Arrow Prods., Ltd. v. The Weinstein Co., LLC,44 F. Supp. The case is Dr. Seuss Enterprises LP v. ComicMix LLC et al., case number 19-55348, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 2d 786 (E.D. In dealing with copyrightability, one issue the court will address is Google’s argument that Oracle’s code was simply too functional to be covered by copyright law. 12-528 (RHK/JJK) (D. Minn. July. 2012), Murphy v. Millennium Radio Grp. 1:08-cv-1425-ODE (N.D. Ga. Mar. Cal. 6, 2000), Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. v. Comline Bus. 12-cv-1340-JSR (S.D.N.Y. 1.11-cv-1013-GTS-CFH (N.D.N.Y. Or the amount of official legal authority they were conferred? v. A&E Television Networks, No. 1991), Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko’s Graphics Corp., 758 F. Supp. This case somewhat contradicts the ruling in the Thicke/Pharrell v. Gaye case … Testing Servs. 12-7188 (RDK/JS), 2015 WL 4523570 (D. NJ July 27, 2015), Fox Broad. 2, 2020), Cambridge Univ. 1983), Marcus v. Rowley, 695 F.2d 1171 (9th Cir. 1:18-CV-339-RP (W.D. 1980), Elsmere Music, Inc. v. NBC, 482 F. Supp. Apr. 2014), Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation, LLC, 766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. Producers Robert S. Fiveson and Myrl A. Schreibman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against DreamWorks – although the studio tried in vain to prevent proceedings from making it to the courtroom. Ravens Ltd. P'ship, 737 F.3d 932 (4th Cir. Google fought back by arguing that the pieces it used from the interfaces were too functional to be protected by copyrights, but the Federal Circuit rejected that argument in 2014. Cir. for Jewish Film v. Riverside Films, L.L.C., No. 04-17434: 9th Cir. v. Public.Resource.Org Inc., case number 18-1150, before the U.S. Supreme Court. Oracle is accusing Google of stealing copyrighted pieces of the Java software language when it built the Android smartphone platform. Cal. "I think the case will help clarify the Ninth Circuit's views on transformativeness," said Cendali, the Kirkland attorney. Sam's people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement". 17-56006, 17-56417, 17-56419 (9th Cir. Mar. for Bio-Ethical Reform, 868 F. Supp. 2005), Wilen v. Alt. Cos., Inc., 621 F.2d 57 (2d Cir. 1966), Berlin v. E.C. 17-CV-5452 (S.D.N.Y. 1994), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Am. How the court decides the case is obviously important for copyright attorneys and software engineers, but don’t forget about the companies themselves. 1962), Eisenschiml v. Fawcett Publ’ns, Inc., 246 F.2d 598 (7th Cir. A case about secondary copyright infringement Kahle v. Gonzales: No. 2000), Sony Computer Entm’t Am., Inc. v. Bleem, L.L.C., 214 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. Jul. 1997), Princeton Univ. Establishment of Vaduz, Liech. 1992), Lish v. Harper’s Magazine Found., 807 F. Supp. 1988), Salinger v. Random House, Inc., 811 F.2d 90 (2d Cir. 1989), New Line Cinema Corp. v. Bertlesman Music Grp., Inc., 693 F. Supp. 1:14-cv-00490 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 9, 2015), Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 2:16-CV-04109 (9th Cir. Data, Inc., 166 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 2003), Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, Inc. v. Otsar Sifrei Lubavitch, Inc., 312 F.3d 94 (2d Cir. Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti. Apr. May 30, 2017), Reiner v. Nishimori, No. Buddha, No. These famous copyright cases “creep” up from time to time. Corp. v. Crooks, 542 F. Supp. We run down 12 landmark copyright cases in music history, from the Beach Boys vs. Chuck Berry to Lana Del Rey vs. Radiohead. From Bitter Sweet Symphony to Ice Ice Baby, here are key historic rulings of copyright disputes that changed the game for songwriters forever Nine most notorious copyright cases in … 26, 2020), Tresóna Multimedia v. Burbank High School Vocal Music Ass’n, Nos. Cal. 1985), Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters., 471 U.S. 539 (1985), Pac. 1950), Folsom v. Marsh, 9 F. Cas. REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE JANUARY 1, 2020 EDITION OF LAW360 © 2020 PORTFOLIO MEDIA INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Info., Inc. v. Moody’s Investor Serv., Inc., 751 F.2d 501 (2d Cir. 1979), DC Comics, Inc. v. Crazy Eddie, Inc., No. 19 Civ. v. Air Pirates, 581 F.2d 751 (9th Cir. Cal. Tom Brady, Walt Disney and the Unexpected Copyright Cases of Early 2018. 1982), Encyclopedia Brittanica Educ. 31, 2015), N. Jersey Media Grp., Inc. v. Pirro, 74 F. Supp. 1981), Warner Bros., Inc. v. Am. See how many of these famous music copyright infringement cases you remember. 2091 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. 19-CV-4958 (VSB) (S.D.N.Y. Document Servs., Inc., 99 F.3d 1381 (6th Cir. Nov. 5, 2015), Katz v. Google Inc., No. After the watershed “Blurred Lines” case in 2016, there has been an influx of music copyright infringement cases bringing songwriters, performers, and publishers to court. 1990), New Era Publ’ns Int’l, ApS v. Carol Publ’g Grp., 904 F.2d 152 (2d Cir. Jan. 16, 2015), Penguin Grp. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., No. LEXIS 83767 (W.D.N.Y. In the spring of 2008, Georgia State University officials were sued by three academic publishers claiming extensive copyright infringement in the posting of book excerpts to GSU’s e-reserves and learning management systems. v. CBS, Inc., 672 F.2d 1095 (2d Cir. 1977), N.Y. Times Co. v. Roxbury Data Interface, Inc., 434 F. Supp. Was it important who specifically was authoring the annotations? Aug. 23, 2017), Estate of Anthony Barré and Angel Barré v. Carter, et al. Cal. 3d 1158 (D. Nev. 2020), Chapman v. Maraj, No. Recent Copyright Cases: What You Need to Know. 2008), Warner Bros. Entm’t, Inc. v. RDR Books, 575 F. Supp. May 16, 2019), Brammer v. Violent Hues Productions, LLC, No. 27, 2018), Erika Peterman v. Republican National Committee, No. Aug. 25, 2014), Caner v. Autry, 16 F. Supp. 217 (D.N.J. Inc., 975 F. 2d 832 (Fed. (Newser) - A copyright infringement lawsuit involving Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman has seemingly been put to rest. McKenna (unanimous) Copyright Act of 1870, amendment and 1895, International Copyright Act of 1891. v. Lucent Techs., Inc., 5 F. Supp. 741 (S.D.N.Y. WWW.LAW360.COM, Partners reveal how they hone junior litigator talent. 2013), Soc’y of the Holy Transfiguration Monestary, Inc. v. Gregory, 689 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2006), Clean Flicks of Colo., LLC v. Soderbergh, 433 F. Supp. H.C. Wainwright & Co. v. Wall St. Transcript Corp., 418 F. Supp. Mar. 2d 1113 (D. Nev. 1999), Castle Rock Entm’t, Inc. v. Carol Publ’g Grp., Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. Sept. 8, 2017), Peteski Productions, Inc. v. Rothman, No. Oct. 16, 2015), TD Bank, N.A. 2009), Peter Letterese & Assocs. 17-cv-386 (S.D.N.Y. Broad. Feb. 7, 1995), Nat’l Rifle Ass’n of Am. Sheriff’s Dep’t, 447 F.3d 769 (9th Cir. Group LLC, No. If the court sides with Oracle, the decision will send the case back for a new trial over how much Google should pay Oracle in damages. 2006), Blanch v. Koons, 467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 1997), Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc., 109 F.3d 1394 (9th Cir. Aug. 22, 2019), Red Label Music Publ’g v. Chila Prods., 18 C 7252 (N.D. Ill. May 30, 2019), Shirman v. WHEC-TV, LLC, 18-CV-6508-FPG, 2019 U.S. Dist. Mass. 2013), Bouchat v. Balt. CV 17-66-M-DLC (D. Mont. Va. 2007), Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 448 F.3d 605 (2d Cir. 2003), Chi. 1976), Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States, 487 F.2d 1345 (Ct. Cl. LA CV12-00684 JAK (RZX) (C.D. 2007), Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 508 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 620 (S.D.N.Y. 2001), Hofheinz v. Discovery Commc’ns, Inc., No. 3d 359 (S.D.N.Y. 1517 (S.D.N.Y. 2d 1236 (D. Colo. 2006), BMG Music v. Gonzalez, 430 F.3d 888 (7th Cir. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by. v. Tullo, 973 F.2d 791 (9th Cir. 1998), L.A. News Serv. v. CBS Broad., Inc., 305 F.3d 924 (9th Cir. , 599 F. Supp 27, 2020 EDITION of LAW360 © 2020 Media... 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