Jury instructions not erroneous or prejudicial to plaintiff; court dumps "inverse ratio rule" providing for lower standard of proof of substantial similarity when a high degree of access is shown…
Because hard drives used in audio recording devices in cars sold by Ford, GM, and Chrysler did not contain "only sounds," they were not covered by the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992.
The Alliance…
The paintings, although temporary, had achieved "recognized stature" as artworks and were protected by the Visual Artists Rights Act.
Artists who created "aerosol art" paintings on the exteriors of…
On 28 March 2019, the German Federal Court (BGH) was asked to review a lower court’s decision on the legality of the unauthorised uploading of the 30 day free trial version of Microsoft software on…
Part I of this post provided an overview of the facts of the case and the recent opinion of AG Campos Sanchez-Bordona. Overall, the opinion is a mixed result. It makes some good points but also some…
This case concerned the famous Brompton bicycle which can be folded to carry away after use (Case C‑833/18, SI, Brompton Bicycle Ltd. v. Chedech / Get2Get). The bike was once protected by a patent…
In Response Clothing Ltd v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ltd [2020] EWHC 148, His Honour Judge Hacon (“HHJ Hacon”) found that copyright subsisted in a fabric design as a work of artistic craftmanship…
Hospital infringed on credentialing service’s copyright by using forms, but the infringement began when the forms were not yet registered.
A medical credentialing support service is barred from…
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ was a giant hit of the last decade, a runaway success story – well almost. There is a fly in the ointment. Sami Chokri (a.k.a. Sami Switch) is claiming Sheeran and his…
