Copyright Enforcement
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Even Viral Video Creators Should Register their Copyrights Sometimes
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Content creators – TikTokers, YouTubers, and other viral video makers rarely care much about their copyright rights. Because revenue is driven by engagement rather than sale or licensing the…
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Timely Registration is Bargaining Power When Your Work is Misused
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Our friend Jonathan Bailey at Plagiarism Today describes a recent case decided by the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) in favor of real estate photographer Kimberly Mullin. The CCB is the small-claim…
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Protecting Copyright Isn’t Always About Money
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In 2013, The Beastie Boys filed suit against the girl-oriented, creative toy company GoldieBlox. Not for the money, but for the principle. GoldieBlox had created a derivative of the…
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Court Strengthens Protection for Visual Artists
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In November 2023, we discussed the “server test” (or server rule) as a controversial defense to copyright infringement used by website operators. To reiterate the basics, when a web…
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Federal Court Affirms: Memes are not a Copyright-Free Zone
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We’ve all become accustomed to the never-ending parade of iconic images that get picked up as viral “memes.” From Grumpy Cat to Distracted Boyfriend and many more, people seize…
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SCOTUS Decision a Win for Copyright Owners
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This morning, in the case Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, the Supreme Court decided how far back a plaintiff can recover damages for copyright infringement. The decision is…
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Taking Action: DMCA Takedown and Responding to Infringement of Your Work
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Updated October 26, 2026: added what to do first, the Copyright Claims Board, and answers to common questions. When you find your work has been used without permission, it…
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Commercial Publishers Keep Using Photos Without Permission
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by David Newhoff – Republished from The Illusion of More I understand pursuing a fair use defense in a copyright case when the user of a work does something…
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Maybe Don’t Talk About Your CCB Claim on Social Media
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(Reposted from The Illusion of More by David Newhoff) The copyright small-claim alternative, adjudicated by the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), was intentionally designed to accommodate pro se participants, meaning…