What Are Statutory Damages and Why Do They Matter for Copyright Owners?

Posted on September 20, 2019September 23, 2019 by mchattie

One of the greatest advantages of a Registered copyright is the ability to have, in fact is a requirement, that statutory damages be awarded. A Registration also makes attorney’s fees much more likely. Under the Copyright Act, 17 USC §§501 et seq., creators of original works of authorship including literary, visual, dramatic, musical, and artistic works Read more about What Are Statutory Damages and Why Do They Matter for Copyright Owners?[…]

The “Power Station” Film aka “What Not to Do” – Preliminary Injunction Granted – “stay tuned” for updates

Posted on June 7, 2019August 20, 2019 by mchattie

The McHattie Law Firm, in a decisive victory, was granted a Preliminary Injunction from the United States District Court District of New Jersey for a Copyright Infringement case on May 29, 2019.

EU©v2

Posted on April 4, 2019April 8, 2019 by mchattie

By: Sarah Teitelman, Esq. Christopher McHattie, Esq. On March 26, 2019, the European Parliament approved the highly controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Directive”), enacted the first major change to copyright regulation anywhere around the globe in decades. The Directive was proposed in order to harmonize and modernize European copyright laws Read more about EU©v2[…]

Supreme Court: Copyright Must Be Registered Before Filing Copyright Infringement Action

Posted on March 6, 2019March 7, 2019 by mchattielaw

By: Sarah A. Teitelman, Esq., Jules D. Zalon, Esq. and Christopher J. McHattie, Esq. On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit COURT split and held that a copyright owner must first obtain a copyright Certificate of Registration from the United States Copyright Office before instituting a copyright infringement action, Read more about Supreme Court: Copyright Must Be Registered Before Filing Copyright Infringement Action[…]

NFL aggressively defends their Super Bowl trademark

Posted on February 3, 2019February 2, 2023 by mchattie

It’s been said that defense wins games, especially in THE big game and that proves true when it comes to protecting trademark rights as well. For most people, the game on Sunday between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams is the Super Bowl. But for many business owners, it simply has to be Read more about NFL aggressively defends their Super Bowl trademark[…]

A Note-Worthy Development: Led Zeppelin May Face Retrial in Stairway to Heaven Copyright Case ♫♪

Posted on October 10, 2018June 2, 2023 by mchattielaw

Update from our previous blog post The Song Remains the Same: Jury Shows a Whole Lotta Love for Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven. Written by Sarah Teitelman with some help from Chris McHattie. On September 28, 2018, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially vacated the prior Central District’s verdict that Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven did Read more about A Note-Worthy Development: Led Zeppelin May Face Retrial in Stairway to Heaven Copyright Case ♫♪[…]

The Conclusion of the Monkey Selfie Saga: Animals Can’t File Intellectual Property Lawsuits

Posted on April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 by mchattie

Update from our previous blog post Monkeying Around with Copyright Law On Monday, April 23, the 9thU.S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court’s ruling that copyright protection does not extend to selfies taken by a monkey. In 2011, during one of photographer David Slater’s trip to Sulawesi, Indonesia, a crested macaque, “Naruto”, took photos of Read more about The Conclusion of the Monkey Selfie Saga: Animals Can’t File Intellectual Property Lawsuits[…]

Court Denies Disney Injunction Against Redbox, Judge Rules ‘Copyright Misuse’

Posted on February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 by mchattie

Disney – Not the Happiest Place. A California federal judge has denied Disney’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have stopped Redbox from selling movie download codes. And on top of the Judge denying Disney’s injunction request, he concluded that Disney is leveraging its copyright monopoly beyond the scope of its rights stating: “This improper Read more about Court Denies Disney Injunction Against Redbox, Judge Rules ‘Copyright Misuse’[…]

Fair Use, Foul Use, Use Use Use

Posted on September 28, 2017 by mchattie

By Aidan Murray Would you like to see my New York play? It’s a parody, won’t you stay? I do not like your play, not one bit! It’s just not right, it doesn’t fit. It’s not fair use, you make me ill. I will take you to court and stop you I will! Fair use, Read more about Fair Use, Foul Use, Use Use Use[…]

Monkeying Around with Copyright Law

Posted on September 13, 2017 by mchattie

The two-year ‘monkey selfie’ dispute between David Slater, a British Wildlife photographer, and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has driven copyright lawyers bananas and finally reached a settlement. Monkey See. Monkey Do. This legal battle began in the Indonesian jungle when Naruto, the macaque monkey, snapped a ‘selfie’ using Slater’s unattended Read more about Monkeying Around with Copyright Law[…]