• posted: Nov. 25, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Intellectual Property Rights,  Business,  Copyright Infringement,  Infringement
• Copyright Infringement

Anyone who lives in California long enough will at some point in their lives hear about the activities of certain activist groups who file lawsuits in the names of those Read More

• posted: May 27, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Intellectual Property Rights,  Copyright Infringement,  Infringement
• Copyright Infringement

A copyright lawsuit that claims that the band Led Zeppelin plagiarized the song “Stairway to Heaven” from the band Spirit is changing venues from Philadelphia to California. Despite the plaintiff’s attempt Read More

• posted: May 06, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Copyright Infringement
• Copyright Infringement

Director/producer/writer Joss Whedon and the production company Lionsgate have been sued by a man claiming that they stole the idea for the film, “Cabin in the Woods,” from a novel Read More

• posted: Apr. 02, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Copyright Infringement
• Copyright Infringement

A federal judge in California will rule in the next few weeks whether or not to throw out the decades-oldcopyright for the song, “Happy Birthday to You.” The copyright’s current Read More

• posted: Mar. 18, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Copyright Infringement
• Copyright Infringement

Last week, a jury in California ordered musicians Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $7.4 million total forcopyright damages plus profits attributable to infringement. Both escaped statutory damages as Read More