It’s a new year, which means one thing to every eager copyright-watcher: Public Domain Day! As of January 1, 2024, all works published before 1929 have fallen into the public domain, including the earliest versions of one of the most significant animated characters of all time: Mickey Mouse.

On December 11, 2023, the jury in the Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC et al antitrust litigation handed Epic a significant victory after less than four hours of deliberation, finding that Google wielded unlawful monopoly power within the Android app distribution and in-app billing services.

On November 1, 2023, the Ninth Circuit delivered its decision in the appeal of Hanagami v. Epic Games Inc., reversing the Central District’s grant of defendant Epic Games’ motion to dismiss in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by choreographer Kyle Hanagami.

Over the past few months we’ve spoken at length about the legal issues surrounding the use of AI-generated art—both here on our website and with our friends over at Extra Credits.

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced yet another enforcement action, this time against online retail giant Amazon in connection with its Amazon Prime program.

The Supreme Court recently released its hotly anticipated opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, ruling in favor of Lynn Goldsmith.

Imagine you just got the worst news of your life and are in a state of depression. Facing your darkest hour, you need to speak to someone immediately. Finding a counselor or therapist seems daunting.

What happens when the world of high fashion enters the digital realm of the metaverse? Or when the traditional tenets of trademark protection threaten to collide with freedoms of artistic expression?

When a work has entered the public domain, what does that mean for creatives who want to use that work as inspiration for something new?

Understanding the difference between ownership and infringement claims in copyright is vital, and the recent case of Zahedi v. Miramax underscores this crucial distinction, serving as a warning to potential rights-holders regarding the timeliness of their claims.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021, includes new provisions that may impact the future market for cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

The District of Nevada issued its order in K and K Promotions, Inc. v. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on September 23, 2021.

On June 3, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Van Buren v. United States, Case No. 19-783, resolving a circuit split over what it means to illegally “exceed authorized access” to a computer under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA).

The Eastern and Western Districts of Texas are the most popular forums for U.S. patent infringement lawsuits.

On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, Case No. 19-511, delivering a big win to defendants in class action lawsuits brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Last week, Apple and Google released a new health API in a joint effort to aid efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.

Notwithstanding its negative effects on the world at large, COVID quarantine has been a boon to a growing group of entertainment-based apps and services.

On May 5, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a violation of the informed consent requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is sufficient to confer Article III standing.

Companies coping with COVID-19 are likely overwhelmed by the very real and very significant business impacts of this global pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they should de-prioritize privacy.

On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a unanimous decision written by Justice Gorsuch that a plaintiff suing for trademark infringement need not show the defendant willfully infringed the plaintiff’s mark to obtain a profits award.