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Can a TV show format acquire copyright protection?

By Patrick Mitchell and Will Thorman Many years ago the Courts determined that there was no copyright in the format for the “Opportunity Knocks” game show (see Green v New Zealand Broadcasting...

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SCOTUS invites Solicitor General’s position on copyright registration...

By Tamar Duvdevani and Matthew Ganas (with contributions from Michael Varrige) The Copyright Act (the “Act”) permits copyright holders to bring civil infringement actions in federal district courts to...

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Filing of a literary work in court proceedings constitutes a breach of the...

The Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal have ruled that the act of electronically submitting a short novel to the court as evidence in a court case constitutes an unlawful reproduction of the...

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Directive on copyright in the digital single market

By Alastair Mackichan and Chris Barker The revised proposal for the new Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Directive”) has entered its final round of trilogue negotiations...

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