by Redmans on September 23, 2013
The dance music brand the Ministry of Sound is reportedly suing Spotify for copyright infringement after Spotify reportedly refused to delete user playlists that copied the signature Ministry of Sound dance compilation albums. The lawsuit comes in the wake of the Ministry of Sound apparently warning Spotify in 2012 that failure to remove playlists which […]
by Redmans on August 28, 2013
US company Comcast, an American provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, has apparently threatened TorrentFreak, a popular blog that reports the latest news and trends on the BitTorrent protocol and file sharing in general, with a lawsuit for copyright infringement relating to one of Comcast’s legal documents that was made public last […]
by Redmans on August 28, 2013
A Swedish brewery has, according to The Drinks Business, lost a legal battle against the owners of the Jagermeister brand after it was alleged that the name of one of their drinks was too similar to the well-known brand. Mr Magnus Jensen filed an application to register his new beer “Jagarol After Hunt” as registered […]
by Redmans on August 15, 2013
The well-known punk-pop band Green Day have won their legal battle against an artist after it was claimed that the band had infringed the artist’s copyright in one of their music videos. The case, reported at Reuters and The Music, originated from a video that Green Day produced for use in its 2009 global tour. This video, shown […]
by Redmans on August 5, 2013
Microsoft has, according to PC World, scored an own-goal by apparently accusing itself of copyright infringement. The computing giant – who recently lost its trademark battle in the English courts with Sky – engages the services of a variety of companies to combat copyright pirates on the internet. These companies scan the internet for new […]
by Redmans on July 23, 2013
It has emerged that the producers of Let It Be, the shortly-to-open West End musical which covers the musical lives of the Beatles, are being sued by a rival Beatles production. The Let It Be musical, which is shortly to open on Broadway, is being sued by the creators of “Rain”, a Beatles tribute show […]
by Redmans on July 23, 2013
The Woody Allen film “Midnight in Paris” has reportedly been cleared of copyright infringement by a judge in the United States. The lawsuit was brought by the owners of the rights to the literary works of the late William Faulkner after it was contended that a nine-word quote taken from one of Faulkner’s novels had […]
by Redmans on May 17, 2013
This post will take a brief look at intellectual property provisions in compromise agreements What is a compromise agreement? Why might there be provisions relating to intellectual property in a compromise agreement? How does my employer protect their intellectual property? How do I know whether I’m entitled to use particular intellectual property after the end […]
by Redmans on March 20, 2013
We’re going to take a look in this post at intellectual property – specifically when the disclosure of information relating to an employer’s intellectual property could be in breach of the (former) employee’s duty of confidentiality, potentially causing the employer loss. We’ll do so by examining the following: Who owns the intellectual property? Has a […]