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| | | THE LEGAL SATYRICON JUNE 7, 2012 What What, Fair Use on a 12(b)(6)? DeVoy. “What what, in the butt?” ” was the question recently before justices Easterbrook, Cudahy and Hamilton in the appeal of Brownmark Films LLC v. Comedy Partners from the Eastern District of Wisconsin. awesomeness copyright culture fair use law practice lulz parody | | | | | | | | | | -
'South Park' Wins 'What What (in the Butt)' Legal Fight "The episode is clearly a parody of the original WWITB video, providing commentary on the ridiculousness of the original video and the viral nature of certain YouTube videos," the 7th Circuit rules. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television Tech Business Comedy Central South Park MORE >> -
GORDON P. FIREMARK | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Asked and Answered: Is my friend a co-author/collaborator? Q: Scott asks: I’ve written two screenplays to completion and am starting on my third. A friend of mine wants to help collaborate on the project. He has never written anything before and probably wouldn’t contribute to any of the actual writing. When it comes down to writing credits, would both of our names go on the script? Tweet. MORE >> -
MEDIA LAW | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Fastcase Releases Android Version of its Free Research App Back in January 2010, this blog had an exclusive first look as Fastcase was about to launch its app to let iPhone users research cases and statutes for free, directly on their devices. Later, Fastcase came out with a version for the iPad. Tomorrow that changes, as Fastcase will release an Android version of its legal research app. MORE >> - Oracle v. Google Judge Writes the Book on Software Programming Copyright – For Now, Anyway
The trial in the dispute between Oracle and Google over the use of Java technology in the Android operating system is over, and the greatly anticipated ruling on copyright in the Java Application Programming Interface (API) has issued. It is important to note that the court did not rule that no elements of an API may be protected by copyright. MORE >> -
Eminem Royalties Case: Producers, Record Label Argue Over Who Got Luckier An important music industry dispute has devolved into a flame war between those who participated in the success of Eminem. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Business Eminem MORE >>
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