by Joel Rothman | Apr 4, 2015 | Copyright Infringement
Sadly, it’s a recurring nightmare for architects, designers, developers, builders and others working in or servicing the construction industry. You work hard and prepare a great set of plans and then, surprise, you are told that the project is canceled. ...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 9, 2014 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
Misinformation abounds on the internet. There is nothing new about that. But it is especially true when it comes to copyright law. The real estate industry has gone to great lengths to educate its members on copyright to help them avoid infringement. The National...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Aug 14, 2019 | Copyright Infringement, Newsroom, SRIPLAW
The VARA lawsuit SRipLaw filed in federal court against country music star Upchurch has caught the attention of the music, art and legal worlds. News reports have caught the key points of the Visual Artists Rights Act, while social media have picked up the...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Aug 5, 2019 | Newsroom, SRIPLAW
The social media act of country-rap star Ryan Upchurch is going to the courtroom. Florida artist Jacob LeVeille has sued the musician in federal court for firing hundreds of bullets from an assault-style rifle through a painting of Upchurch and a portrait of Johnny...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Mar 23, 2019 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
TMZ, Pitchfork, BET and others quickly report on SRipLaw copyright infringement filing ‘KIDS SEE GHOSTS’ USED MY VOICE…Where’s My Cut, Bros? Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Ty Dolla $ign Sued Over “Kids See Ghosts” Sample...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Mar 23, 2019 | SRIPLAW
BOCA RATON, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2019) – Kanye West and Kid Cudi scored big with “Freeee” on their album, “Kids See Ghosts,” which debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200. Jay-Z said it was one of his favorite tracks of 2018. But the first voice heard on that song is...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 24, 2019 | SRIPLAW
SRIPLAW associate Alex Cohen is quoted in the Daily Business Review’s reporting entitled Photographer Sues Miami Pop Art Gallery Over Vintage Brigitte Bardot Photo. The article discusses a suit filed by SRIPLAW against a Miami artist who has previously been sued...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 24, 2019 | Newsroom
An article on BuzzFeed News entitled Stolen Artwork Is All Over Amazon — And Creators Want The Company To Do Something About It quotes SRIPLAW partner Joel Rothman extensively on issues of infringement and policing of unauthorized use of images.
by Joel Rothman | Jan 15, 2019 | Copyright Infringement
Kevin Liles, a photographer in Atlanta, is suing Brian Kemp’s campaign and the Georgia Republican Party for their use of images Liles took of Stacey Abrams. Our firm is representing Kevin Liles. The suit, filed in the United States District Court in...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 31, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
Ring in the new year and ring in the public domain! Click here. After a twenty year hiatus, tomorrow will finally see the 95 year long copyrights of works released in 1923 expire. These 1923 films, books and songs will effectively be the first to enter the public...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 30, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, SRIPLAW
The American Bar Association Journal Magazine reports on our appeal in the case of Pohl v. Officecite here.
by Joel Rothman | Nov 26, 2018 | SRIPLAW
Pohl v. Officite: Are photographs utilitarian and therefore unoriginal or uncreative under § 102? Photos of Belinda’s teeth the Court determined to be unoriginal and uncreative [T]his Court finds that the photos fall into a class of photographs that federal...
