On October 25, 2016 the company behind Snapchat, which recently changed its name to Snap Inc., was hit with a trademark lawsuit in New York federal court by another social media company named Snap Interactive. Snapchat recently announced that it would now be known as Snap Inc. in are branding meant to send the message that [...]
Warner Bros Entertainment has sued Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency for infringing its copyright and violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Warner Bros brought the action against Innovative Artists because in 2015 the talent agency allegedly set up an “illegal digital distribution platform”, which was then accessed by people outside of the agency. [...]
Gulf DTH FC, a Dubai based company had exclusive broadcasting rights for certain channels in certain foreign territories filed a suit in the Delhi High Court, alleging copyright infringement by Dish TV India and accused Dish TV India of orchestrating an elaborate scheme to earn illegal monies. The main issues pertain to the alleged commercial [...]
In the music world, the line between “inspired by” and “stolen from” can get a little blurred. Ed Sheeran has been accused of copying elements of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On for his hit single Thinking Out Loud. It's especially problematic when the songs are clearly different, even if one was inspired by the other, [...]
In a new Supreme Court petition, Trading Technologies (TT) has again challenged USPTO and Federal Circuit eligibility determinations. TT v. Lee asks the following question: Given that 35 U.S.C. § 100(b) sets forth that a patent eligible “process” includes a “new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or material,” did [...]
A 36-year-old Ryan Collins from Pennsylvania was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to hacking the Apple and Google accounts of more than 100 celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Aubrey Plaza, Rihanna, and Avril Lavigne. Collins stole personal information, including nude photos, from the celebrities. The photos were famously posted on 4Chan [...]
