Over the AI Rainbow: Diving Deep into Copyright Infringement, Trademark Disputes, AI, and NFTs


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PLAGIARISM ABOUNDS!

Was “Over the Rainbow” plagiarized?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-wizard-of-oz-over-the-rainbow-plagiarized-1235843128

And ‘The Holdovers’ was Accused of Plagiarism too! 

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-holdovers-accused-plagiarism-luca-writer-1235935605/

AUTO RETAILER PREVAILS ON PROTECTING LOYALTY CERTIFICATE 

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/23-3394/23-3394-2024-02-26.html

https://entertainmentlawupdate.com/2024/02/elu-165-the-battle-for-art-and-rights/

AI CORNER

LEGAL STRATEGIES SHIFTING IN PUBLISHER LITIGATION

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/more-news-publishers-sue-openai-copyright-violations-1235838650/

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94342-court-trims-authors-copyright-lawsuit-against-open-ai.html#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20in%20California,Open%20AI%20infringes%20their%20copyrights.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/04/nyt-ai-copyright-lawsuit-fair-use/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sarah-silverman-openai-lawsuit-claims-judge-1235823924/

ROAD HOUSE LITIGATION SPURRED BY AI CLAIMS

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-studios-hit-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-road-house-1235837713/

Table Charting Status of all copyright lawsuits 

https://entertainmentlawupdate.com/aicases 

https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2024/03/12/status-of-all-copyright-lawsuits-v-ai-mar-12-2024/

NICKELBACK PREVAILS ON ACCUSATION OF SONG THEFT IN 5TH CIRCUIT 

https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/nickelback-rockstar-lawsuit-appeals-court-decision-copyright-win-1235611431/

https://www.singup.org/song-bank/lyrics/view/795-rockstar/type/main/

https://youtu.be/KQKiOidMszk?si=ynxDK80zRvFswHdj

https://genius.com/Nickelback-rockstar-lyrics

https://youtu.be/DmeUuoxyt_E?si=iPZUxlp9nzg8e8ud

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21041907-johnson-v-kroeger-nickelback-copyright-decisions

EARTH WIND AND FIRE WIN SUIT OVER TRADEMARK OF REUNION TRIBUTE ACT  

https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/earth-wind-amp-fire-wins-trademark-lawsuit-reunion-tribute-act-1235621205/

OWNERSHIP DISPUTE OVER “SPLIT DECISION” IN TTAB 

https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91249613-OPP-91.pdf

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/behind-the-stage-the-ttab-s-non-4114047/

PERFORMANCE VENUE PREVAILS ON FORCE MAJEURE 

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2024/b323977.html?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2024-03-08-entertainment-sports-law-c37d4b9e6f&utm_content=text-case-title-1

QUE SERA SERA COPYRIGHT GRANT TERMINATION  

https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/tennessee/tnmdce/3:2022cv00532/91200/79

NFT TOKEN STUDY PSA 

https://www.copyright.gov/policy/nft-study/?loclr=eanco

https://www.copyright.gov/policy/nft-study/Joint-USPTO-USCO-Report-on-NFTs-and-Intellectual-Property.pdf