by Edwin F. McPherson | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog, Copyright
On March 14, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Alisa Apps v. Universal Music Group, Inc., et al., affirmed the decision of the lower court granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants Universal...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog, Copyright
On August 13, 2018, the United States District Court Central District of California, in Marcus Gray, et al. v. Katy Perry, et al., denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment, which sought to dismiss plaintiffs’ action alleging that the song...
by Edwin F. McPherson | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Copyright
On June 28, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in the case of Fourth Estate Pub. Ben. Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 856 F.3d 1338 (11th Cir. 2017). The case should resolve the split that exists among the circuits...