The infamous graffiti artist Banksy is known for his public proclamation that “copyright is for losers©™”.[footnote]Banksy, Banksy: Wall and Piece i (2005).[/footnote] However, fellow artists may beg to differ. The...
Music enhances many everyday activities and makes them more enjoyable. Whether it involves smooth jazz while reading, lively modern tunes while cooking, or classic rock while cruising on the highway,...
Earlier this year, the Copyright Royalty Board (“CRB”) raised the royalty rate for songwriters on streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify from 10.5% to 15.1%.[footnote]Paula Parisi, Copyright Royalty...
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will enter in force on May 25, 2018 and will bring about the greatest change in European data protection and data security. The...
Gone are the days when seemingly non-malicious Internet users could inadvertently pierce copyright protections as they scoured the Internet for high-resolution images by way of Google’s image search function. A...
In today’s era of digital communications, where data can be stored and accessed from almost anywhere in the world, and where privacy is becoming an increasing concern, how exactly do...
The rapid growth of the video game industry in recent years has led to a rise in right of publicity claims stemming from the unauthorized use of a celebrity’s persona.[footnote]R....
On March 30th, 2018, the legal battle between Lindsay Lohan and Take-Two Interactive came to its expected conclusion.[footnote]See Owen Good, Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto 5 was shot...
87 million. That’s the number of raw user profiles amassed from Facebook by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica (“Cambridge”) during the 2016 election (at last count).[footnote]Josh Constine & Taylor Hatmaker,...
The spectrum of distinctiveness is an important element of trademark law that determines the strength of a trademark. A major requirement for trademark eligibility is to show that the mark...
