Judge Nathan in the Southern District of New York has ruled that a use of a cropped screenshot of a copyrighted “news” article is a Fair Use where the secondary user made criticism and commentary as opposed to simply republishing the article.
Sony, Universal slam Cox (ISP) with $Billion+ DMCA Lawsuit
Sony, Universal, and myriad related record labels are suing Cox Communications after a previous court decision finding Cox ignored the DMCA by allowing repeat infringements to continue.
Let’s review the Complaint and see how much money I think Cox will be paying. Hint: a lot.
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Last Party Standing: NetEase files for Dismissal of PUBG Lawsuit
PUBG Not-a-Clone “Rules of Survival” developer NetEase has been sued by PUBG Corporate over allegations of copyright infringement.
NetEase has responded to the lawsuit with a Motion to Dismiss.
Let’s review.
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How the Postal Service paid $3.5 million for the Lady Liberty Forever Stamp
Imagine you are the “manager of stamp development” at the United States Postal Service. You are tasked with selecting the image for the next Forever stamp, a stamp that allows the sending of a first-class mailpiece domestically FOREVER, even if the price of the service increases after purchase.
Because the public was tiring of the previous Liberty Bell image, you were looking for something fresh and new, something that would be meaningful inasmuch as a stamp can be.
You want to choose a patriotic icon. You pour over dozens of patriotic scenes, ultimately selecting an image of Lady Liberty. This image seems to stand out: the perspective makes the face of “La Liberté éclairant le monde” seem more “fresh-faced,” ″sultry,” even “sexier.”
Little do you know, you have not selected an image of the Statue of Liberty but rather started an eight-year legal battle that will end with you owing millions to the bona fide author of the underlying work.
Let’s see what happened.
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Not Settled: Monkey Selfie
A judge in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has made a request for a vote on whether to rehear the Naruto v. David Slater opinion dated April 23, 2018. This was the case where PETA tried to stand-in on behalf of the Celebes crested macaque to establish that animals could own copyrights. Let’s review the parties’ responses and see what they think.