Copyright has never been an easy, black-and-white kind of issue. Arguments over copyright between creatives happen all of the time, it’s an inescapable issue. Read through some of these famous court cases that have created major public discourse over copyright — how it’s handled, what it...
Despite the rash (n.突然出现的大量事物) of legal cases, music is evolving in ways that may make it harder for complaints to succeed. “These days music is less and less about melody…[which was] traditionally the bedrock (n.基岩) of why two songs were judged to be impermissibly similar...
Stephen Ambrose apologized and promised to put quotation mark in the text taken from Childers’ book, and as a result, legal action was taken against the author. But, Ambrose had to face huge criticism when a Forbes investigation found additional cases of possible plagiarism in his other books ...
It might be considered slightly less of an infringement of intellectual copyright, but the same restrictions do apply to self-plagiarism. Even if you own the rights to certain texts or photographs, you still need to quote the original text. Jonah Lehrer fell into this trap when he copied text...
The following cases are examples of current IPR cases tried in the People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing. In addition to a synopsis of the case, a short analysis is given to throw light on the background of each case and how the decision was reached. ...
The songs on this list have been specifically cited in court for copyright infringement. Some cases were settled out of court, while others went to trial and reached verdicts before a judge or jury. If you are a creative professional such as a writer or musician, it pays to know the diff...
The courts, in turn 鈥 turns to economic evidence and survey to assist in their judgements to settle bitterly contested cases of intellectual property infringements. Within the area of trademark law, the courts often rely on surveys to rule that a mark can be registered where it has acquired...
of Guangdong Province determined that LEE JI EUN, as the right holder of rights and interests of two distinctive decorative and commercial labels in China, had the right to file a separate lawsuit against the infringement act. Therefore, LEE JI EUN is the qualified plaintiff in both cases. ...
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While it’s much rarer, there are cases when a lawsuit occurs fromwithina production. For example, Scarlett Johansson wenthead-to-head with Disneyfollowing a claimed breach of contract over the release ofBlack Widow. You might not even realize it, but some of today’s most popular movies we...