January 2022

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode141 – (view transcript)

PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2022

https://www.ksl.com/article/50320590/winnie-the-pooh-and-more-22-notable-creative-pieces-head-to-public-domain-in-2022

Public Domain Day 2022 | Duke University School of Law

EMERGING SPLIT OF AUTHORITY REGARDING ORIGINALITY DETERMINATIONS

DISNEY STILL HAS TO LITIGATE OVER ORIGINALITY OF JACK SPARROW

Disney Can’t Sink ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Suit Over Jack Sparrow Character

COMPARE W/

THE  “DARK TOWER” CASE – CERT DENIED

SCOTUS Shelves Request to Review 11th Circuit Dark Tower Decision, Ending Copyright Saga

ERIC CLAPTON GOES AFTER BOOTLEG SALE

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/17/eric-clapton-bootleg-cd-lawsuit-germany/

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/eric-clapton-lawsuit-germany-bootleg-1235142542/

NEVERMIND BABY COMES BACK WITH AMENDED COMPLAINT

https://ew.com/music/nirvana-nevermind-child-pornography-lawsuit-dismissed/?fbclid=IwAR3LbA7bqjo6cfj_NXq0vb378T2OOHGp2QNQWGhx1Rz77bn1hikU_u_Vw6c

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nevermind-baby-is-still-suing-nirvana-1284031/

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/nevermind-baby-refiles-child-pornography-lawsuit-against-nirvana/

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6304092?fbclid=IwAR23slmLgDq_uyYwmKdLwIboyCFk7KPZr3dIhzwfq63pkj1vSKNTPNMTV7M

SPOTIFY WINS TRADEMARK LITIGATION AGAINST POTIFY

http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2022/01/precedential-no-1-ttab-sustains.html

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/01/13/spotify-trademark-lawsuit-potify-details/

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/spotify-successfully-blocks-potify-trademark-application/

UPDATE: MUSICOLOGISTS AROUND THE WORLD SUPPORT KATY PERRY IN LITIGATION

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/01/13/katy-perry-musicologists-copyright/?fbclid=IwAR2HdAAGBKNf_XaVHDcYQ4UwpljbZZLr7eIeAPJ3u_6ZbZLqp94N-qi-XV8

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/dark-horse-litigation-back-in-court-but-judges-cautious-of-over-extending-copyright/

FAT LEONARD PODCASTERS ORDERED TO HAND OVER RECORDINGS

Judge orders ‘Fat Leonard’ podcasters to turn over unaired recordings before trial 

Suzanne Wilson Named General Counsel of U.S. Copyright Office