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Baldwin v. EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright action brought by plaintiffs seeking to terminate defendant's copyright grant to the song "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town," the district...

DC Comics v. Towle

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark
In a copyright and trademark infringement action alleging defendant's Batmobile replicas infringed on plaintiff DC Comics' property rights, the...

Lenz v. Universal Music Corp.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), alleging that defendants violated 17 U.S.C. section 512(f) by misrepresenting in a...

Colon-Lorenzana v. South American Restaurants Corp.

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark
In a lawsuit over the trademarking and continued sale of a chicken sandwich, alleging violations of the Lanham Act and Copyright Act, the district...

The Ray Charles Foundation v. Robinson

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action by the heirs of musician Ray Charles to terminate copyright grants that Charles conferred while he was alive, the district court's...

Minden Pictures, Inc. v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an infringement suit brought by plaintiff, a licensing agent for photographers, based on alleged violations of the terms of its licenses with a...

16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Merkin

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a dispute arising out the film "Heads Up." alleging copyright and state‐law claims, the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff is:...

Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P. v. Lessard Design, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an architectural copyright infringement action, alleging that the design, development, ownership and construction of an apartment building in...

Copeland v. Bieber

Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright infringement claim against recording artists Justin Bieber and Usher Raymond IV, alleging that three recorded songs by defendants...

Garcia v. Google, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a motion for a preliminary injunction requiring Google, Inc., to remove the film Innocence of Muslims from all of its platforms, including YouTube,...