By: Shantell Jiggetts Intern from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Last month, Rapper Drake and his record label, Cash Money Records, Inc., received a favorable decision in a copyright infringement suit filed against them in 2014 by the estate of deceased jazz musician, Jimmy Smith. The suit focused on the sampling of […]
What You Should Know About Fair Use
by Nikki Leung, Emory Law Class of 2016 For as long as a copyright is valid, only the copyright owner and those authorized by the copyright owner may reproduce, distribute, perform, display, broadcast, or create a derivative work based on the protected work.[1] Granting those exclusive rights to creators, at least in theory, also serves […]
What Is Fair Use: Baby Don’t Sue Me, Don’t Sue Me, No More
by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Progressive content creators and copyright scholars alike rejoiced on April 25, 2013, when the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Cariou v. Prince.[1] That decision, by reversing and remanding the decision of the district court, reaffirmed or […]