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Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Photo Credit: UpstateNYer The U.S. Copyright Office has indicated that it will forego dismantling and replacing the ... Read More...
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Photo Credit: Michael Candelori After sending several cease-and-desist orders, the Rolling Stones are now threatening legal action against Trump. President Trump played the Rolling Stones song, "You Can't Al... Read More...
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Google Countersues Sonos to ‘Assert IP Rights’ in Escalating Patent Battle

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June 12, 2020
Photo Credit: Mitchell Luo Google is now countersuing Sonos, alleging patent infringement of five Google-owned patents. The suit follows Sonos' patent lawsuit against Google – first filed back in January. So... Read More...
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Ford Slapped With $8.1 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit for Stealing a Song Library

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Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, headquarters, commonly known as the Glass House (photo: Dave Parker). Digital music library Freeplay Music has filed a multimillion-dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against For... Read More...

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IMPALA COVID-19 Task Force's 10-Step Plan The Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) has created a 10-point COVID-19 crisis-management plan, which features relief-minded recommendations for governme... Read More...

After Beating $2.8MM Copyright Infringement Case, Katy Perry Turns Attention to Instagram Photo Lawsuit

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Photo Credit: Glenn Francis / CC by 2.0 Having emerged victorious in a long-running, extremely expensive copyright infringement lawsuit just last week, Katy Perry and her legal team are turning their attentio... Read More...

IMPALA Launches Coronavirus Task Force, Works to Develop Relief Guidelines

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