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IP Flow Links – Kendrick Lamar Sued For Ripping Off Bill Withers Song
Apr 20, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 20, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, your weekly IP news update: The copyright-holders of Bill Withers song “Don’t You Want to Stay” filed an infringement lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar last week accusing him of using... -
SCOTUS Affirms That Google Books Falls Under Fair Use
Apr 19, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 19, 2016(Mimesis Law) — On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed a petition for appeal from the Authors Guild who claimed that Google’s digital library of books, Google Books, constituted copyright infringement.... -
Is Hyperlinking To Infringing Content Infringement?
Apr 15, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 15, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The EU’s grapple with copyright and the internet continues with the consideration of whether hyperlinking to infringing content could itself constitute copyright infringement. 2016 and this is still an issue? Yes,... -
IP Flow Links – Woman Claims She Invented The AppleWatch; Sues Apple For $2B
Apr 14, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 14, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, your weekly IP news update: Daisy Washington, a resident of Detroit, has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Apple claiming she invented the AppleWatch. Washington claims she filed a... -
Led Zeppelin To Face Jury Trial In Copyright Suit Over “Stairway To Heaven”
Apr 12, 2016(Comments: 3)Apr. 12, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — A Los Angeles district court has ruled that the founders of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, will face a jury trial to decide whether their legendary song “Stairway... -
Google Tax And The EU’s Trend Towards Ancillary Copyright
Apr 8, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 8, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — How is this EU-wide ancillary copyright idea still a thing? EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger certainly thinks it’s still worth exploring. In fact, he said that it’s his “personal ambition... -
IP Flow Links – “Feyoncé”: Beyoncé Slaps a Lawsuit On It
Apr 7, 2016(Comments: 1)Apr. 7, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, your IP news update this week: Beyoncé has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against knock-off brand “Feyoncé” which sells clothing and other products with featuring that term. Queen Bey... -
IP Flow Links – Oracle Seeks $9.3B From Google In Copyright Suit
Mar 31, 2016(Comments: 0)Mar. 31, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, here’s your IP news update for the week: Oracle, who is suing Google for copyright infringement over the use of certain parts of Java language, will ask the... -
IP Flow Links – Merck Seeks $2B In Damages After Win Over Gilead In Hep-C Patent Suit
Mar 24, 2016(Comments: 0)Mar. 24, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Your IP news update this week: A jury in California upheld the validity of two of Merck’s patents in its infringement dispute over Hepatitis C treatments with Gilead. Merck is seeking over... -
Appeals Court To Hear PETA’s Monkey Selfie Case
Mar 21, 2016(Comments: 4)Mar. 21, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Animal rights organization, PETA, has filed an appeal on behalf of selfie-taking monkey, Naruto, in its bizarre crusade to convince a California judge that the Indonesian macaque has rights to...