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JONAS BROTHERS SUED FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

By Joseph Mandour on June 23, 2020

Jonas Brothers Sued for Copyright InfringementOrange County – Nick Jonas – along with Jonas Brothers Enterprises, LLC – have been sued by Joshua Wong Photography, LLC for copyright infringement. The complaint was filed yesterday June 22, 2020 in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York.  The claim stems from a photograph of Priyanka Chopra that was shared by Nick Jonas on both Instagram and Twitter. Joshua Wong Photography claims the use was unauthorized and thus a violation of the Copyright Act.

Leonard began a partnership with Nike in 2011 as part of a mult Read the rest

DONALD TRUMP, WEDDING CRASHER, BECOMES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASE

By Joseph Mandour on December 17, 2018

Donald Trump, Wedding Crasher, Becomes Copyright Infringement CaseOrange County – A photograph taken of Donald Trump at a wedding in Bedminster, New Jersey on June 11, 2017 went viral. The photograph documented the President crashing a wedding at one of his resorts and has become the source of contention for some of the guests of the wedding.

Jonathan Otto, the vice president of Deustche Bank, was a guest at the wedding and took the photo of President Trump on his iPhone. Another guest at the wedding, Sean Burke, received the photo Read the rest

GRUMPY CAT WINS $710,001 COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT AGAINST GRENADE BEVERAGE

By Joseph Mandour on January 30, 2018

Grumpy Cat Wins $710,001 Copyright Lawsuit Against Grenade BeverageOrange County – Back in 2012, a Snowshoe Siamese cat named Tardar Sauce became an Internet sensation through photos of the cat’s signature grumpy expression. Tardar Sauce is now infamously known as Grumpy Cat. The cat’s owner, Tabatha Bundesen, created Grumpy Cat Limited to create business opportunities for the cat. The following year in 2013, Grenade Beverage paid $150,000 and signed an agreement to use the cat’s image on its ‘Grumpuccino’ iced coffee.

Shortly after, Grenade started using the cat’s image on other products including t-shirts Read the rest

SPOTIFY FACES $1.6 BILLION COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT REGARDING MUSIC LICENSES

By Joseph Mandour on January 11, 2018

Spotify Faces $1.6 Billion Copyright Lawsuit Regarding Music LicensesOrange County – The new year is bringing in with it the first significant reform of music licensing rules in decades. Streaming services like Spotify are continuing to gain in popularity as consumer purchase less Compact Discs. Spotify is now facing three lawsuits alleging that it has failed to pay artists for the music it streams.

Most recently, the Swedish streaming company has to deal with a new larger copyright lawsuit from Wixen Music Publishing. Wixen Music Publishing filed a lawsuit in California federal court that alleges Spotify is usi Read the rest

RAPPER RICK ROSS’ REVIVES COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT AGAINST LMFAO

By Joseph Mandour on November 20, 2017

Rapper Rick Ross’ Revives Copyright Lawsuit Against LMFAOLos Angeles – Last week Miami rapper Rick Ross appealed a 2016 ruling that dismissed his copyright lawsuit about alleged similarities between his song “Hustlin” and Los Angeles duo LMFAO’s song “Party Rock Anthem.” LMFAO is made up of Redfoo (Stefan Gordy) the youngest son of Motown founder Berry Gordy, and Sky Blu (Skyler Gordy) who is Stefan’s nephew.

In April 2016, the Florida court ruled that Rick Ross’ copyright registrations for the song had several errors making them invalid. Without valid registration with the U.S. Copyright Office, a copyright lawsuit cannot be Read the rest

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