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28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Two
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Two By Sandy Rokhlin* This is the second post in our MTG Intellectual Property series, please click here…
Supreme Court Rules Google’s Copying of Oracle’s Java SE API is Fair Use
Supreme Court Rules Google’s Copying of Oracle’s Java SE API is Fair Use Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. Case No. 18-956 United States Supreme Court Decided April 5, 2021 On…
NBA 2K Avoids Tattoo Copyright Infringement in Three Ways
Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.Case Number 16-CV-724-LTS-SDAUnited States Court for the Southern District of New York Since Solid Oak Sketches, LLC (“Solid Oak”) filed…
Grinch Parody ruled a Fair Use
Lombardo v. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P 279 F. Supp. 3d 497 (S.D.N.Y. 2017), aff’d, No. 17-2952-cv, 2018 WL 3323476 (2d Cir. 2018) On July 6, 2018, the Second Circuit upheld the Southern…
HUGE win for Google in Oracle API case.
From Law360: Google won a high-profile jury verdict Thursday that its use of Oracle’s copyrighted Java software code in its Android mobile operating system was protected by the fair use doctrine, clearing…
New Case: RC3, Inc. v. Justin Bieber
RC3, Inc. v. Justin Bieber United States District Court, Middle District of Florida Case No. 3:2012cv00193, Filed on February 24, 2012 A game about jousting beavers has apparently upset Justin Bieber…
Copyright in Screen Shots – Sony v. Bleem (9th Cir. 2000)
Sony Computer Entertainment America v. Bleem, LLC 214 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. 2000) Background Bleem marketed a software emulator that allowed users to play Sony Playstation games on their personal computers. Bleem’s…