OPERATION IN OUR SITES
Anyone who visits a website seized by the government for counterfeiting violations will now be met with a public service announcement (PSA) that educates them about the impact that such crime has on global economics. The PSA is the
JERSEY BOYS’ USE OF THE ED SULLIVAN CLIP QUALIFIES AS A FAIR USE
Plaintiff SOFA Entertainment, owner of the licensing rights to the “Ed Sullivan Show”, was attending the Broadway show Jersey Boys when he noticed that a seven second clip from the “Ed Sullivan Show” appeared in the show. The Jersey
VEOH WINS AGAIN…
Another battle in the war between file-sharing websites and the the music and film studios. Veoh Networks, owner and operator of the ‘Veoh’ media-hosting website, has won its latest battle against Universal Music Group. Universal had filed suit for
INTRODUCING UFAKER!!!
The attorneys at Epstein Drangel are proud to introduce a revolutionary anti-counterfeiting system called uFaker! uFaker is an easy to use web, mobile and social platform for identifying, reporting and combatting counterfeits. It provides Trademark Owners with a real-time system
ANCHORS AWAY! NO MORE SAFE HARBORS FOR PRE-1972 SOUND RECORDINGS!
Ahoy! Calling owners of copyrights in sound recordings fixed prior to February 15, 1972! According to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division in its April 23, 2013 decision (UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Escape Media Group, Inc.), it’s going to
THINK TWICE BEFORE ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADING THE NEW BEYONCE SONG OR X-MEN MOVIE
Have you illegally downloaded music and movies in the privacy of your own home for years without any repercussions? That’s about to change. The Copyright Alert System (“CAS”) was developed to educate internet users on copyright infringement. Now, when a user
THINK TWICE BEFORE ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADING THE NEW BEYONCE SONG OR X-MEN MOVIE
Have you illegally downloaded music and movies in the privacy of your own home for years without any repercussions? That’s about to change. The Copyright Alert System (“CAS”) was developed to educate internet users on copyright infringement. Now, when a user
TIFFANY…GENERIC?
Recently Tiffany filed a complaint against Costco in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for trademark infringement and related claims. According to the complaint, for many years Costco has sold diamond rings, describing them