Alicia Keys Sued for Copyright Infringement Alicia Keys and her record company, Sony Music Entertainment, are being sued for copyright infringement by the writer of the song “Hey There Lonely Girl” over a simple lyric phrase. Alicia Keys’ latest single, “Girl On Fire,” from her album, Girl on Fire, may not sound much like Earl Shuman and Leon Carr’s “Hey There Lonely Girl.” (You can listen to them here: “Girl on Fire” and here: “Hey There Lonely Girl“). Given the significance differences between the recordings, Mr. Shurman’s concern is limited to the following phrase from “Girl On Fire”: “Nobody knows…
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Instagram’s New Policy
December 18, 2012
Controversy Over Instagram’s New Policy The Internet has gone bonkers in the last few days over Instagram‘s new Terms of Service. The popular photo-sharing site – and Facebook’s billion dollar baby – has been met with a flood of criticism. Instagram Tweeted in response: We’ve heard you that the updates to our Privacy Policy & Terms of Service are raising a lot of questions. We’ll have more to share very soon In the meantime, let’s look at what the changes are and what this all means for Instagram’s users.
WB Hobbit Lawsuit – Warner Brothers Sued over Lord of the Rings Games
November 21, 2012
WB Hobbit Lawsuit The estate of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkein has sued Warner Brothers, producers of the upcoming trilogy of Hobbit movies, for copyright and trademark infringement over an alleged breach of the original 1969 contract that assigned merchandising rights to Tolkein’s novels. The Tolkein estate is demanding funds in excess of $80 million, and is asking the court to order WB to cease all allegedly infringing uses of the works and for all such works to be recalled from the market.
Tetris Case: Video Game Copyright
October 10, 2012
Video Game Copyright Recently, the owners of Tetris sued the creators of a similar game, Mino, for copyright infringement. In a fairly simple game like Tetris, which elements can be protected under copyright law?
