by Ted Sabety | Jun 28, 2021 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Litigation
June 22, 2021. In a long-running case regarding Sarah Brightman’s album A Winter Symphony, the producer of the album had sued YouTube in Germany for copyright infringement, alleging that the album had been distributed by YouTube without authorization and further, that...
by Ted Sabety | Jan 21, 2021 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet
January, 2021. The DOJ has concluded that the ancient anti-trust consent decrees that permit ACSCAP, BMI and other Performing Rights Organizations to issue blanket song copyright licenses should be left untouched – despite the document listing all of the current...
by Ted Sabety | May 29, 2020 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet
May 28, 2020. Trump’s Executive Order tasks the Federal Communications Commission to “clarify…and determine the circumstances” under which “a social media platform loses its liability protection” for editorial actions “not taken in good faith.” Communications...
by Ted Sabety | Mar 27, 2020 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet
Beware Software Vendors! Blackbeard Strikes Again via the U.S. Supreme Court. March 23, 2020, A videographer that documented the salvaging of Blackbeard’s sunken vessel found off of the Carolina coast sued the State of North Carolina for copyright infringement...
by Ted Sabety | Sep 9, 2019 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet
Sabety + associates, PLLC Advises on Trademark Liability Risk Arising from “Ad Injection” Technology. Another area that has been a hot topic for us lately is the use of competitors’ trademarks in keyword searches. A Federal Court in New York has noted that “Virtually...
by Ted Sabety | Sep 9, 2019 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet
Court in California Forgets about the Doctrine of Scènes à Faire in Copyright Law and finds Copyright in a Musical “Function.” In a bizarre case alleging copyright infringement by a pop-star, Marcus Gray et al v. Katy Perry et al, 2:15-cv-05642-CAS-JC, (C.D.C.A.) a...
