Law360: News Site Beats Suit Over Image Of Violent Berkeley Clash
By Bill Donahue Law360 (March 26, 2018, 3:35 PM EDT) — A New York federal judge on Friday tossed out a copyright lawsuit filed against news website Mic over an image of protesters at a pro-Trump rally, calling the site’s use of a still-frame from a video “trivial.” Access the full article here.
Partner Nancy E. Wolff Quoted in The New York Law Journal Article, “’Right to Publicity’ Bills in NY Legislature Stir Free Speech, Liability Concerns”
Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP partner Nancy E. Wolff was quoted in The New York Law Journal today, in “’Right to Publicity’ Bills in NY Legislature Stir Free Speech, Liability Concerns,” by Andrew Denny. The following is an excerpt: Nancy Wolff, a partner at Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard who represents a trade association
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CDAS Hires Partner Andy Miller to Expand Its TV and Entertainment Practice and Growing Beverly Hills Office
Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP is expanding its entertainment practice with the strategic hire of attorney Andy Miller, who has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Miller joined CDAS from Turner Entertainment Networks on March 1. Andy Miller is the newest addition to the Firm’s growing Beverly Hills office and brings 21 plus
MoviePass Passes 2 Million Users, But Can It Keep Going? The Subscription Theater Ticket Service Looks to New Revenue Streams
MoviePass, the subscription movie ticket and streaming service, has grown its user base exponentially in recent months, but it may become a victim of its own success. The $7.95 per month service, which supplies its users with an unlimited number of monthly movie theater tickets and access to streaming content, has over two million users
Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes, Inc.: Second Circuit Rejects Fair Use Defense for Mass Archiving and Re-Distribution of Copyrighted TV Content
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued its much-anticipated opinion in the TVEyes appeal, reversing the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and holding that TVEyes’ copying, storage, and re-distribution for viewing, downloading, and sharing, of massive amounts of copyrighted TV
Chambers and Partners 2018 Global Practice Guide for Trade Marks Features CDAS Partners as Authors of the “Trends and Developments” Article in the Guide’s USA Chapter
Chambers and Partners 2018 Global Practice Guide for Trade Marks is now available, featuring CDAS Partners Eleanor M. Lackman, Joshua B. Sessler, Scott J. Sholder and Nancy E. Wolff as authors of the “Trends and Developments” article in the guide’s USA chapter. Read it here.
Goldman v. Breitbart News, LLC: The Embedding Balance Has Tipped
Update to November 17, 2017 Post. Last week, Judge Forrest of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Goldman v. Breitbart News, LLC – one of a pair of cases pending in Manhattan federal court concerning the practice of “embedding” copyrighted content – issued a ruling in favor of the
Three Music Industry Reform Bills to Watch: Congress Introduces Legislation to Modernize Music in the Digital Age
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Congress has proposed legislation that would financially benefit music creators who have either been overlooked in the past or are compensated on inconsistent terms. Three bills – the Fair Play, Fair Pay Act, the CLASSICS Act and the Music Modernization Act (all of which have bipartisan support) – were
Partner Nancy E. Wolff Quoted in The New York Times Article, “Artist Says Kendrick Lamar Video for ‘Black Panther’ Song Stole Her Work”
The New York Times, February 11, 2018 Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP partner Nancy E. Wolff was quoted in The New York Times yesterday, in “Artist Says Kendrick Lamar Video for ‘Black Panther’ Song Stole Her Work,” by Robin Pogrebin. The following is an excerpt: Nancy E. Wolff, a copyright lawyer who currently serves as the president
Children’s Clothing Company Sinks in Trademark Row Against Viacom Over its Use of Term “GUPPIES” in Promotional Merchandise for “Bubble Guppies” Cartoon
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed a lower-court decision that Viacom’s use of the trademark “BUBBLE GUPPIES” for promotional merchandise for its show of the same name did not infringe on a children’s clothing brand that had registered the trademark “GUPPIES,” primarily because the “GUPPIES” mark – which had been