By Tom Zuber and Jeff Zuber of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca
The Second Circuit recently issued an opinion involving a wide scope of copyright fair use issues. In Cariou v. Prince, 11-1197-cv (2d Cir. April 25, 2013), the Court held in favor of defendant Prince, who appropriated dozens of Cariou’s photos in thirty collages. The Court found that when the original… More...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and a bipartisan group of Senators have introduced legislation that would restore the ability of consumers to more easily transfer their cell phones to other wireless carriers. More...
The United Kingdom (UK) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced new legislation to update the UK’s copyright licensing system, "to help strengthen the system and boost its contribution to the economy and society." More...
U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) have introduced the Next Generation Television Marketplace Act in both the U.S. House (H.R. 3675) and Senate (S. 2008). More...
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, has introduced legislation designed to let visual artists share in revenues generated by the resale of their works. More...
A bipartisan group in the House has introduced legislation that expands protections for America’s intellectual property (IP) and combats the illegal distribution of counterfeit goods via rogue websites. More...
The Council of the European Union (EU) has adopted by qualified majority a directive extending the term of protection of the rights of performers and phonogram producers on music recordings within the EU from 50 to 70 years. More...
The Senate Judiciary Committee on July 22, 2011 filed a favorable written report on the newly introduced anti-copyright infringement bill Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PROTECT IP Act of 2011 recommending that it be passed. More...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation to combat copyright infringement and the sale of counterfeit goods online. More...
A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced legislation to address what they called a “growing problem of online piracy and counterfeiting.” More...
The California State Assembly and Senate have passed AB 819, a legislation that imposes double fines for copyright and trademark infringement. More...
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