The Copyright Office issued a statement of policy (37 CFR Part 201), effective June 22, 2012, to clarify the practices relating to the claims in compilations, and in particular claims involving the selection of uncopyrightable subject matter. The definition of a “compilation” in Section 101 of the Copyright Act is a work formed by the

(Update, July 12: In related news, CDAS attorney Steven A. Werier was quoted in Variety today — and in IP Law 360 — on yesterday’s ruling in the case of Aereo and its controversial business model, a closely-watched case the panel discussed). At an engaging panel held at The Modern in New York City recently

On Saturday, August 4, during the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in Chicago, Mary E. Rasenberger will speak at the ABA’s Section on Intellectual Property Law, at the Open Forum’s “The Scope and Severity of Extra-Territorial Online Piracy and Counterfeiting”. Along with discussion of the key legislation, (COICA Act, PROTECT IP Act, OPEN

On Wednesday, July 25, Mary E. Rasenberger will be speaking at Fordham’s Luncheon Conference on Copyright Developments in China, on the panel “Developments in Substantive Copyright Law”. Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP is proud to sponsor this event. Tweet Follow Print Article Print Page

This week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, in a case captioned Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network, Inc., united with the Ninth Circuit in California by holding that breach of implied contract claims based on “theft of ideas” are not preempted by the Copyright Act. In doing so, the decision

Our nation’s great capitol is home to many museums, national monuments, and of course the White House. In addition to all these symbols of American history is The Column. The Column, the centerpiece of the National Mall, is a collection of nineteen steel structures commemorating Korean War Veterans. Tourists gather around these statues with their

CDAS partner Nancy E. Wolff will be on the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) panel, “Everything You Know Is Wrong: Formerly Settled Copyright Issues”, (Monday, July 9th at 3:30pm, in San Francisco). This panel is part of PLI’s seminar “Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012”. Ms. Wolff and her fellow panelists will address such

Kim Seng Co. v. J & A Importers, Inc., 810 F. Supp. 2d 1046 (C.D. Cal. 2011) In Kim Seng Co. v. J & A Importers, Inc., a California District Court considered the copyrightability of a food display. Kim Seng Co., (“Kim Seng”), a Chinese-Vietnam food supply company sued another Chinese-Vietnam food supplier, J &

South Park, the long running television show, is no-stranger to parodies, spoofing everything from High School Musical to The Passion of The Christ. But their humor was not appreciated by Brownmark Films, LLC, (“Brownmark”), who sued the comedy show for copyright infringement when it made fun of its dance video What What (In the Butt)

Beginning this week and next (check local listings) on PBS and streaming online: From record-breaking crowd-funding, to theaters, to PBS, public acclaim for My Reincarnation has once again given this compelling film renewed life. After an impressive theatrical run, the critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary was picked-up to make its television premiere on PBS’ POV, kicking-off POV’s