Reggaeton artists’ unoriginality argument falls short in Jamaican producers copyright suit — At issue is “Fish Market”, a 1990 musical work and sound recording that was used without authorization by numerous reggaeton producers. The court denied summary judgment, saying, “The record presents genuine disputes of material fact regarding the identification, characterization, and protectability of the Fish Market elements, precluding summary judgment in either side’s favor.”
Kim Dotcom Loses Court of Appeal Bid to Block Extradition to the U.S. — The alleged operator of Megaupload continues to fight, unsuccessfully, his extradition from New Zealand to the US to face criminal copyright infringement charges originally filed in 2012.
Hearing Confirms Congress is Moving Ahead with Legislation to Protect Creators Against Piracy and Digital Replicas — A summary of the hearing, held this week by the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet. Witnesses included actor SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin.
New copyright shareholder derivative suit v. Microsoft, its directors & officers. Microsoft becomes 2d company hit with new legal theory — As reported by Prof. Ed Lee, the new lawsuit alleges “that corporate officers or the board of directors approved copyright infringement, exposed the company to substantial risk of copyright liability, or made material misrepresentations about such conduct.”
AI-generated search summaries and personality rights: Munich court grants preliminary injunction against Google — Writing for IPKat, Marcel Pemsel analyzes a recent decision from a court in Germany that held Google liable for AI-generated answers that incorrectly claimed the plaintiff was known for fraudulent or dubious business practices.