December 14, 2021
While Google's victory over Oracle at the U.S. Supreme Court made the biggest splash this year, appellate and district courts delivered a stream of noteworthy copyright decisions, including disputes over embedded Instagram posts and the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings of 2021.
September 30, 2021
In a closely watched case over copyright law's so-called termination right, the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that the screenwriter of the original "Friday the 13th" could reclaim the rights to his script.
January 03, 2021
Yes, we're all still waiting to find out what the U.S. Supreme Court says about Google v. Oracle, but that's not the only copyright case you need to be watching in 2021. Here are the four cases you need to watch in the year ahead, plus three more to keep tabs on.
October 30, 2019
To celebrate Halloween, it's time for another breakdown of the spookiest intellectual property news from the past year, ranging from "Vampire" cocktails to "Friday the 13th" to a big ruling on costume copyrights.
September 26, 2019
Amid a closely watched copyright battle at the Second Circuit with the screenwriter of "Friday the 13th," the producers of the franchise are now citing recent efforts by Uber drivers and other gig economy workers to secure formal employee status.
September 04, 2019
The writer of "Friday the 13th" is urging the Second Circuit to let him regain the rights to his screenplay, saying arguments rooted in labor law from the movie's producers would lead to "absurd consequences."
June 04, 2019
The producers of the "Friday the 13th" franchise on Monday launched an appeal to the Second Circuit in their closely watched copyright battle with the screenwriter of the original film, warning that a ruling last year for the author threatens to "upend" how movies are made.