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October 17, 2024 Entertainment Law, Legal News, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

“Stereophonic” Rumors and an Evaluation of Cases from the Last Decade Exploring the Ability and Limits of Borrowing Copyrighted Material for the New York Stage

By Ethan Krasnoo This month, the producers and sound engineer behind Fleetwood Mac’s recordings filed a lawsuit alleging that the playwright David Adjmi and other related parties infringed their copyright in the memoir Making Rumours with Adjmi’s currently running Broadway play, Stereophonic. Notably, Stereophonic has garnered significant acclaim, winning five...

September 19, 2024 Intellectual Property Law, Legal News, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

The Legality at Play in AI’s Music Revolution

By Ethan Krasnoo Music is having a profound moment of revolution. Gone are the days where Mp3s and CDs defined the industry. Today, artificial intelligence can compose and perform songs tailored to your chosen style and subject matter. Recently, I explored this myself on Suno.com, where I requested AI generated...

December 21, 2023 Intellectual Property Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

How the Supreme Court’s Decision in Amgen v. Sanofi Impacts Pharmaceutical Patents

By: Nafsika Karavida On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Court” or “SCOTUS”) handed down its decision in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi (“Amgen/Sanofi” or the “Amgen case”) [1] , a fairly notorious case among pharmaceutical companies and patent nerds. Amgen/Sanofi is about the so-called enablement...

July 28, 2023 Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Legal News

No Laughing Matter: Sarah Silverman’s Copyright Suit Against Meta

By Daniel Jason Ain The class-action lawsuit filed against Meta (Facebook's parent company) earlier this month by comedian and author Sarah Silverman and other authors may be just the first of many high-profile copyright lawsuits against companies that market, sell and otherwise exploit artificial intelligence (“AI”) products. A feature of...

April 30, 2021 RPJ News & Publications

Is Grease the Word?

Earlier this month, New York federal district court Judge Laura Taylor Swain denied a motion to dismiss a case filed by Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy Inc. seeking to obtain the court’s preemptive declaration that its musical Vape, which it created as an alleged parody of the musical Grease, constitutes “fair...

January 22, 2020 Entertainment Law, RPJ News & Publications

Nicole Page Quoted in Realscreen Mag Discussing User-Generated Content

In the latest issue of Realscreen Magazine, RPJ Partner Nicole Page was interviewed on the proliferation of user-generated content (UGC) in documentary film and television today, and more specifically, the issues around its use and licensing. In the article, “When UGC Becomes ‘WTF?’,” Daniele Alcinii details recent copyright litigation arising out...

March 6, 2019 Intellectual Property Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Supreme Court Decides Copyright “Registration/Application” Split by Requiring Actual Registration

The U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled that a copyright owner can only file a complaint for copyright infringement after the Copyright Office has registered the work at issue, putting an end to a split among the federal circuit appellate courts on that issue. As I previously reported, while the...

July 25, 2018 Events, Intellectual Property Law, RPJ News & Publications, Trainings

TODAY! RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore Leads CLE Webcast on Software Protection

Today, AltaClaro is hosting a free CLE webcast featuring RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore to discuss copyright law protections for companies' computer software. Audience Q&A will drive much of the webcast, and Mr. Moore will draw from years of experience litigating copyright cases to provide direct, practical answers and advice. Stopping Software...

July 19, 2018 Intellectual Property Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore Published in Law360 Discussing Software Copyright

On July 18, Law360 published an article by RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore discussing how courts are analyzing copyright protection for computer software. "For many a company, proprietary computer software is its most valuable asset, so protecting this key intellectual property is a priority. Due to developments in jurisprudence limiting...

July 18, 2018 Events, Intellectual Property Law, RPJ News & Publications, Trainings

Watch Part 4 of RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore’s Expert Series on Software Copyright Protection with AltaClaro

AltaClaro features RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore in its latest Expert Series discussing how to use copyright law for proprietary computer software to protect companies’ intellectual property in case it is ever stolen or hacked. Released on July 17, Part 4 of the 5-part video series highlights the hurdles to proving that a...

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