Samsung partners with wrong Supreme brand
Samsung seems to have partnered with a 'legal fake' Supreme brand in China, instead of the original Supreme brand that was started in New York City.
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You get a ...lawsuit! - Oprah Winfrey network shows sued
Actress Amber Brenner has filed a federal lawsuit and cited Oprah’s OWN network, along with screenwriters and producers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, as the defendants.
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New Indian museum design alleged to be copied
The upcoming Museum of the Prime Ministers of India might not seem so stately after a claim that its main feature is stolen from another building’s design. Architect Raj Rewal has claimed that the design of the museum is copied from his design of the library block of the State University of Performing and Visual Arts in Rohtak.
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Jeff Koons, serial plagiarist, gets caught again
The law finds Jeff Koons guilty of plagiarism, again. This time for a statue that he based on an ad in the 1980s.
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W Hotels not going to face the music over music studio concept
W Hotels has been accused of stealing a concept for a music studio from a hip hop producer.
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“Sorry” is the most expensive song to play
Singer Nicki Minaj is being sued for copyright infringement by Tracy Chapman over a song with a rather apt title: “Sorry”. Tracy Chapman, a singer-songwriter who is famous for her ‘80s hits Fast Car and Baby Can I Hold You, said Minaj sampled her song Baby Can I Hold You without permission.
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All that glitters is not gold - Kylie Jenner sued over copycat makeup
Kylie Jenner, a celebrity who is valued at almost a billion dollars, is being sued by a small cosmetics company for ripping off a range of their eye shadow and using its name. Sheree Cosmetics released its Born To Sparkle glitter eye shadow palette in October 2017 while Kylie Jenner’s glitter eye shadow product with the same name was released later in 2018.
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Kanye lifts someone’s concept art for the iPlane idea
Kanye West, a rapper and businessman seems to have lifted someone’s design, even if it was just a flash of an idea in a passing remark to President Donald Trump. He showed the president, a picture on his phone of what he called the iPlane 1, a hydrogen-powered plane that should replace Air Force One.
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Bars and venues playing unlicensed music are infringing upon the copyright of musicians
Bars and venues that are playing unlicensed music are getting cracked down by music licensing companies.
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Musicians are being ripped off by cafes streaming music illegally
According to a study by Nielson Music, commissioned by Soundtrack Your Brand, a background music company backed by music streaming service Spotify shows musicians are losing out on an estimated US$2.7 million every year because their music are listened to illegally.
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Music documentary idea stolen
TJ Barrack and his business partner Marc Joubert are suing Jeff and Michael Zimbalist for allegedly copying their concept for Remastered, a documentary series that will explore seminal events in the lives of artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jam Master Jay and Sam Cooke.
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Photographer thunderstruck by photo rip-off
Photographer Sean R. Heavey claims a 2010 photo he took of a supercell thunderstorm, which he called The Mothership, was used by Netflix in their hit series Stranger Things and a Netflix feature-length movie, How It Ends. Netflix denies this. But for photographers, seeing their work reproduced is unfortunately a very common occurrence.
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