Music group falls out with puppet company for overusing llama puppets
Music group Fall Out Boy has been sued for using some life-sized llama puppets beyond the scope of an agreement with a puppet company.
Topics: Legal affairs
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Saturday Night Live accused of stealing jokes
Saturday Night Live, with its history of being accused of stealing jokes, has received fresh accusations that it stole two sketches.
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Scotch Whisky Association loses in trademark battle over use of tartan
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has ruled against the Scotch Whisky Association's opposition against a company using the word "tartan" to market its whiskeys in Singapore.
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Workout video company hit by music rights lawsuit
Peloton, which offers spinning classes via streaming video, has been hit by a US$150 million lawsuit by 10 music licensing companies for using their music without permission.
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Photographer becomes arch enemy for going after copyright offenders
A photographer was banned from taking photos at a metal band's concerts after he tried to get payment for a photo of the band that was used without his permission.
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WeChat copyrights app notification sound in China
China's Tencent has won an appeal to trademark its notification beeping sound on its social media services, making it the first company to be granted a sound trademark registration through a judicial proceeding in China.
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Meme aggregator F**kJerry gets f**ked, pledges chastity
A meme aggregator finally comes clean after years of stealing content from others.
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DC's Batman vs Robin accused of copying fight sequence from YouTube series
A YouTuber has accused DC and Warner Bros of copying his fight choreography.
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Anyone can claim copyright to your videos - and YouTube stands by and watches
A YouTuber has called out YouTube on its hands-off copyright claim system, which leaves Creators vulnerable to fake copyright claims.
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Athlete tattoos – who owns the copyright?
Famous athletes who get tattoos may think they still own a hundred percent of their likeness, but that is not the case.
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No Fun: Designer calls out SIA for stealing Funko figurine idea
A designer said Singapore Airlines (SIA) has stolen an idea for a Funko figurine that he had pitched to them a few years ago.
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Artist settles lawsuit with Kendrick Lamar over Black Panther video copy claims
An artist has accused Kendrick Lamar of stealing visuals from her artwork for his music video for the movie Black Panther.
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Joan Jett does not love getting ripped off
Rocker Joan Jett’s record label has sued a payroll software company for ripping off her famous song, “I Love Rock N’ Roll” in a TV commercial.
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Ariana Grande sued by painter over image used in music video
An artist is suing Ariana Grande for copying his painting of a woman depicted as the wick of a candle, in her music video for "God Is A Woman".
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Soulja Boy stops cranking out knock-off consoles
Soulja Boy, who has been selling knock-off game consoles on his online store, has pulled the products and shut down his website.
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It is illegal to share photos of the Eiffel Tower at night
It is actually illegal to share photos of the Eiffel Tower at night due to a loophole in European Union laws.
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Bobby Brown sues over unauthorised footage
R&B singer Bobby Brown is suing the makers of the documentary about Whitney Houston for using unauthorised footage of him and his daughter.
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Ed Sheeran has to face the music over alleged rip-off of Marvin Gaye song
Ed Sheeran has failed in his bid to dismiss a copyright infringement suit by the heirs of Ed Townsend, who claim he copied from the R&B classic "Let's Get It On" in Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud".
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What happens when someone copies your idea for a book title?
An author has accused bestselling author Nora Roberts of plagiarising a book title of hers. But book titles cannot be copyrighted.
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Disney gets pushback on copyright of Hakuna Matata
Disney's trademark of the phrase "Hakuna Matata" is getting flak from Africans who think of it as cultural appropriation.
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