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- The CIPA Demand Letter Wave- How One Serial Litigant Is Turning Basic Websites Into a Tsunami of Lawsuits
- 3 Count: Nitter Picking
- It’s a Wrap- Constructive Discovery Under Copyright Statute of Limitations
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3 Count: Nitter Picking
X shutters Nitter with legal threat, photographer sues Elizabeth Peyton over Oasis painting and FlavaWorks files RICO case against alleged pirates. Source
It’s a Wrap- Constructive Discovery Under Copyright Statute of Limitations
Court Enters Partial Summary Judgment on Copyright, Lanham Act, and DMCA Claims Arising from Breakdown of Art Licensing...
Art Akiane, LLC v. Art & SoulWorks LLC et al., No. 1:19-CV-02952, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2026) (Chang, J.). Judge Chang resolved numerous claims and defenses arising from...
Click First, Litigate Later? Courts Review Web Design in Online Arbitration Cases
No Spectacle Worth Watching- How a Non-Practicing Entity’s Failure to Mind Its Licensees Cost It the Case
The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major opinion that limited contributory copyright liability for internet service providers, while a major verdict in a Digital Millennium Copyright...
Episode 93- Circuit Cases on Measuring Damages and Whether Misappropriation Can be a RICO Predicate
Disney, Warner Fight AI Co.'s Bid To Trim Copyright Case
Disney, Warner Bros. and NBCUniversal urged a California federal court on Wednesday to reject Midjourney's bid to narrow their copyright lawsuit, arguing the artificial intelligenc...
Odd January 6 Trial Follow-On: Copying Expert's Report from Another Case, to File It in Your Case, May Infringe Copyrigh...
From Olson v. McBride Law Firm, PLLC, decided yesterday by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald (S.D.N.Y.); seems correct to me: In… The post Odd January 6 Trial Follow-On: Copying Expert's...
Off the Mark- NPE Licensees Must Comply with Patent Marking for Pre-Suit Damages
Website Tracking Litigation Update- Variety Media and California SB 690
Music Publishers Fight To Keep $3B Anthropic IP Case Alive
Major music publishers on Monday urged a California federal court not to throw out their $3 billion suit accusing Anthropic PBC of "brazen" mass copyright infringement of sheet mus...
When Broad Patent Claims Need a Backup Plan: Portfolio Lessons From Nielsen v. TVision
The Battle for Brand Rights: LegalMatch Discusses Why Mid-Market Businesses Surge to Defend Intellectual Property Agains...
As digital storefronts and global copycat brands emerge, mid-sized companies are using LegalMatch to find specialized trademark litigators to protect their brand equity.
Copyright, Fair Use and Collage Art
Photographer Barbara Karant has filed a copyright lawsuit against the artist Mickalene Thomas. The case shows how much fair use has changed in just a few years. Source
3 Count: Textbook Case
Textbook author files class action lawsuit against OpenAI, Yellowstone creator faces lawsuit and Bad Bunny fails to recoup legal fees. Source
Sony, Warner Music Sue Anthropic Over 'Brazen' IP Theft
Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music have accused Anthropic in California federal court of carrying out a "brazen campaign" of musical composition theft, alleging the Claude-maker...
eBay Defeats Contributory Copyright Claim–Lee v. SBS
Lee is enforcing music copyrights against karaoke machine makers that allegedly include copyrighted songs. He sent numerous NOCIs to eBay targeting the machines. eBay apparently ho...
AI vs. Authors Update: Court Approves Historic Anthropic Settlement While Meta Litigation Continues
Key Takeaways Anthropic Settlement Receives Final Approval: A federal judge approved the $1.5 billion settlement resolving authors’ claims that Anthropic unlawfully downloaded and...
Federal Circuit Partially Vacates Court of Federal Claims’ Assessment of Copyright Award
In a precedential decision authored by Judge Hughes on Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) vacated-in-part and remanded a decision of the Court of Fe...
Design Patent Risk Can Turn on the Record Before a Jury Ever Compares the Products
High-Stakes Direct Infringement Claims Take Center Stage in Dialed-Back Concord v. Anthropic Copyright Cases
Major music publishers including BMG/Concord are doubling down on their copyright claims against Anthropic, which is now facing dialed-back secondary infringement allegations and h...
The New Litigation Metadata: Experts’ AI Prompts May Not Stay Behind the Scenes
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