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WARHOL PAINTING SOLD FOR 195 MILLION (AND WE’RE STILL WAITING ON THE SUPREME COURT)

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1096617152/a-warhol-marilyn-brings-a-record-auction-price-195-million 

http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/05/09/andy-warhol-foundation-v-goldsmith-the-supreme-court-revisits-transformative-fair-uses/  

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fair-use-or-foul-play

STONE BREWING RECEIVES $56,000,000 IN TRADEMARK SUIT WITH MOLSON COORS (AND GETS SUED AGAIN)

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/jury-awards-56-000-000-to-independent-6863242/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/stone-beer-squabbles-spotlight-craft-brew-trademark-landscape?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=212546180&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_RjEZNe2qsx_3nlJUBRfOGA1Q_UgYVGwouSPFl2s1vtdeWtydeRqn-zjn1G7ggXWNNWpOKeKWHMEqVLjtqUMQ8hlNnrg&utm_content=212546180&utm_source=hs_automation

ASIDE: TORCH AND CROWN BREWING RECEIVES CEASE AND DESIST FROM SAZERAC, HAS FUN WITH THE RESPONSE

https://www.torchandcrown.com/blog/sazerac-sent-us-a-cease-amp-desist

CHER’s CASE TO PREVENT TERMINATION OF TRANSFER UNDER DIVORCE SETTLEMENT SURVIVES MOTION TO DISMISS 

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/do-royalties-go-asks-judge-sonny-cher-copyright-case-2022-04-25/

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/chers-dispute-with-sonny-bono-estate-over-termination-right-continues/

Compare Estate of James Brown settlement: https://www.tbennettlaw.com/createprotect/2022/05/03-music-copyright-estate-updates-on-james-brow

 ONE JUDGE BARS MULTIPLE ISPS FROM PERMITTING ACCESS TO PIRATE SITES

https://torrentfreak.com/us-court-orders-every-isp-in-the-united-states-to-block-illegal-streaming-sites-220502/
https://torrentfreak.com/images/1-21-cv-11024-United-King-v-Israel-tv-judgment-injunction-220426.pdf
https://torrentfreak.com/images/1-21-cv-11025-United-King-v-Israel-tv-judgment-injunction-220426.pdf
https://torrentfreak.com/images/1-21-cv-11026-United-King-v-Israel-tv-judgment-injunction-220426.pdf https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/04/who-needs-sopa-judge-orders-every-us-isp-to-block-entire-websites-accused-of-enabling-piracy/ 

PERETTI V. AUTHENTIC SONG RIGHTS TERMINATION CASE DEMONSTRATES NEED FOR ESTATE PLANNING (PRACTICE POINTER) 

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/21-2174/21-2174-2022-05-04.html

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/perils-falling-love

Opinion: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/21-2174/21-2174-2022-05-04.html

Copyright Office guidance on termination provisions: https://www.copyright.gov/recordation/termination.html

RIGHT OF PUBLICITY CASE AGAINST FACEBOOK PROCEEDS

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/05/facebook-cant-shake-publicity-rights-claim-hepp-v-facebook.htm
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.paed.561393/gov.uscourts.paed.561393.103.0.pdf

SCHOOL DIDN’T INFRINGE BY TWEETING AN AUTHOR QUOTE

https://www.intellectualproperty.law/2022/05/court-finds-tweet-to-be-fair-use/?utm_campaign=Newsletter\u0026utm_medium=email\u0026_hsmi=212546180\u0026_hsenc=p2ANqtz\u002d\u002dVPPmyC-crd_3yfdhV2wU-OysnPtMHus4fgdLbz616gmTpv2QaOQqW_8SRY3FmCNAAj-vnScnMqbD4vJsiKWEKJkrdQQ\u0026utm_content=212546180\u0026utm_source=hs_automation

https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/copyright/1189892/court-finds-tweet-to-be-fair-use

https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-10504-CV0.pdf (decision)

Practice Updates:

https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/case-act-implementation/active-proceedings/?loclr=eanco

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/laws/electronic-registration?utm_campaign=subscriptioncenter&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=