Intellectual Property Protection

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has now upheld an earlier copyright infringement ruling against 'Blurred Lines' creators Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. One of the most controversial music copyright v... Read More...

Music copyright is insanely complicated.  Here are a few basics to know. For musicians, the law can be very intimidating, and it is not helpful when the law that relates to your craft happens to be one of th... Read More...

Grande Communications' legal problems with the Recording Industry Association of America are just getting started. US-based internet service provider Grande Communications has a serious legal battle looming ... Read More...

In a victory for journalism and fair use, Playboy Entertainment has given up on its lawsuit against Happy Mutants, LLC, the company behind Boing Boing. The following comes from Daniel Nazer, senior staff att... Read More...

Jessica Simpson now faces a copyright infringement lawsuit — for posting a paparazzi picture of herself on Instagram. Is this seriously the law? Maybe so.  According to a just-filed lawsuit, Jessica Simps... Read More...

Radiohead now says they aren't suing Lana Del Rey over 'Creep'.  So what are they doing? Is Radiohead issuing idle threats against Lana Del Rey? That's the stinky possibility following a strange admission... Read More...

Last week, we found out that Radiohead was suing Lana Del Rey over allegedly plagiarizing their classic song, 'Creep'.  Now, it turns out that 'Creep' itself might be a total rip-off of a song from the early ... Read More...

It's a 10-hour video of white noise static uploaded onto YouTube.  Now, the guy who uploaded has been slapped with 5 different copyright claims. If you thought YouTube's copyright monitoring system was a jok... Read More...

On Friday, YouTube removed an extremely controversial 'PSA' on net neutrality from FCC chairman Ajit Pai.  It was just as quickly reinstated.  So what happened? Please note: This is a developing story.  We'r... Read More...

If the CASE Act is passed, will musicians finally be able to fight back against piracy and theft? On October 4th, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Tom Marino (R-PA) introduced the Copyright Alternative in Sma... Read More...