Tag: Copyright Act

Everyone knows it; from young children to centenarians. But did you know that Warner Brothers Music Group claims that it still holds the copyright to the song “Happy Birthday”? Good Morning To You Productions Corp., a New York company that says it is making a documentary about the song, has recently filed

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a controversial Second Circuit opinion and held that the first sale doctrine applies to a copyrighted work lawfully made abroad. This case, Kirstaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, is one that has been closely followed by many copyright scholars and publishers alike due to

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories at various times between 1887 and 1927. Leslie S. Klinger is a living expert on the mystery and thriller genres in literature, including the Canon of Sherlock Holmes. The Canon “refers to the four (4) novels and fifty-six (56) stories by Sir Arthur