Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends
By Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, Dec 29, 2023 (AFP) - Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters…
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Paramount sued over ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ copyright
The heirs of an author whose article inspired the 1986 film "Top Gun" have sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement,…
4 years ago
French media take copyright fight to Google
by Frédéric POUCHOT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French media firms said Thursday that they would drag Google…
7 years ago
Google fights European copyright overhaul
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Internet giant Google on Monday urged the European Parliament to resist approving a planned overhaul…
7 years ago
Wikipedia down in several countries in EU law protest
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Wikipedia went down in at least three countries Wednesday in a protest at an upcoming European…
8 years ago
News agencies hail ‘major step’ by EU to make net giants pay for news
PARIS, France (AFP) -- News agencies welcomed Monday what they called a "major step" by the EU parliament's legal committee…
8 years ago
Oracle’s big-money case against Google gets new life
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- An appeals court on Tuesday gave Oracle another…
8 years ago
BlackBerry sues Facebook over messaging apps
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for…
8 years ago
Top ‘streamripping’ site shuts after music business suits
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The most popular "streamripping" site, in which millions of users have converted YouTube videos…
9 years ago
Disney stole ‘Zootopia,’ writer claims in U.S. lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) -- Walt Disney Co was sued on Tuesday (March 21) by a longtime Hollywood screenwriter…
9 years ago
Paul McCartney sues to take back Beatles catalog
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Paul McCartney on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to secure the copyright to the Beatles…
9 years ago
Ed Sheeran faces $20 mln copyright lawsuit over ‘Photograph’
LONDON,United Kingdom (Reuters) -- Two California-based musicians are suing British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran for $20 million over his hit song…
10 years ago
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