03 Nov Minute to Win It infringement claim dismissed
A Danish citizen’s claim that Endemol Shine Group had infringed his copyright with a series called Minute to Win It has been rejected by a High Court Judge....
03 Nov Court hears Blurred Lines appeal
An American court is considering its verdict in an appeal against the award by a jury of $5.3 million dollars and ongoing royalties to Marvin Gaye’s family over the similarities between Gaye’s Got to Give It Up and the hit song Blurred Lines by Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke. ...
01 Aug Court finds infringement, as parody fair dealing defence fails in United Airlines case
Jeremy Cooperstock owns and operates a website (Untied.com) highlighting alleged failings by United Airlines, which allows users to read or submit complaints about United. United sued Mr Cooperstock for copyright and trademark infringement over the website. ...
14 Jul Kylie and Kendall Jenner face copyright suit over Tupac T-shirt
Sisters Kylie and Kendall Jenner are facing a copyright claim from a photographer who says they used two photographs he took of the late rapper Tupac Shakur on T-shirts....
28 Apr Beyoncé faces copyright suit while Ed Sheeran settles
Beyoncé is seeking to have a copyright suit brought by the estate of the late rapper Messy Mya dismissed. ...
03 Feb STAR TREK COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM SETTLES
A Star Trek copyright dispute between CBS and Paramount (who hold the Star trek copyright) and the maker of a fan film has settled shortly before trial in the US....
19 Jan Paul McCartney sues Sony over rights to Beatles songs
Sir Paul McCartney has begun a lawsuit in a New York federal court against Sony/ATV, seeking to ensure he regains the legal rights to a number of the Beatles’ songs, including Ticket to Ride and Let It Be....
20 Dec Duran Duran Lose Copyright Case
Members of Duran Duran have lost a copyright case over who owns the rights to a number of their songs including big hits such as Girls on Film and Bond theme A View to a Kill....
26 Sep Playboy – copyright in the digital age
In the Summer 2016 main issue of zoom-in we reported on an ongoing copyright case involving the publisher of Dutch Playboy....