When a work has entered the public domain, what does that mean for creatives who want to use that work as inspiration for something new?

Understanding the difference between ownership and infringement claims in copyright is vital, and the recent case of Zahedi v. Miramax underscores this crucial distinction, serving as a warning to potential rights-holders regarding the timeliness of their claims.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021, includes new provisions that may impact the future market for cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

The District of Nevada issued its order in K and K Promotions, Inc. v. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on September 23, 2021.

On June 3, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Van Buren v. United States, Case No. 19-783, resolving a circuit split over what it means to illegally “exceed authorized access” to a computer under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA).

The Eastern and Western Districts of Texas are the most popular forums for U.S. patent infringement lawsuits.

On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, Case No. 19-511, delivering a big win to defendants in class action lawsuits brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Last week, Apple and Google released a new health API in a joint effort to aid efforts to control the spread of COVID-19.

Notwithstanding its negative effects on the world at large, COVID quarantine has been a boon to a growing group of entertainment-based apps and services.

On May 5, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a violation of the informed consent requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is sufficient to confer Article III standing.

Companies coping with COVID-19 are likely overwhelmed by the very real and very significant business impacts of this global pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they should de-prioritize privacy.

On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a unanimous decision written by Justice Gorsuch that a plaintiff suing for trademark infringement need not show the defendant willfully infringed the plaintiff’s mark to obtain a profits award.

Throughout 2019 and continuing into 2020, courts have seen an increase in litigation relating to biometric data privacy, including in particular lawsuits asserting claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

You’ve probably heard of California’s new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, but you may not know that an important deadline in its implementation has already passed.

Game companies frequently do not make a habit of filing copyright applications when they publish a new game.

On March 4, 2019 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that copyright infringement suits cannot be filed until after the Copyright Office registers a copyright.

Video games that allow players to communicate by text, voice, or video are now subject to a U.S. law enacted nine years ago that requires communication services to be accessible to people with disabilities.

Cybersecurity incidents are constantly in the news. Every business wants to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its data.

Lawsuits are daunting and disruptive for any business, and can be more so for a foreign company sued in the United States

On September 21, 2017, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the test recently adopted by Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas to determine whether a district is an appropriate venue for patent cases following the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland decision.