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Game, set, match: Sometimes the photo is the story

Mike Nepple November 6, 2020
Tennis racket and ball

A news organization can fairly use a copyrighted photo from an Instagram post when the social media post is itself a key element of the news, according to a ruling in a case involving tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. READ MORE

Not a bargain at twice the price: Court awards attorneys’ fees to victorious copyright defendant

Mike Nepple September 16, 2020
Someone holding opening an empty wallet

Richard Bell, an attorney-photographer who has filed and settled many infringement lawsuits, has learned that a loss at trial can be particularly expensive when a court ordered him to pay a defendant’s fees. READ MORE

CASE Act promises fast track for small copyright claims, but is it the right track?

Mike Nepple December 11, 2019
A formula one car racing on a track

The CASE Act, a law designed to help copyright holders expedite the resolution of small copyright infringement claims, would provide an alternative path to resolve copyright infringement claims. But whether the CASE Act will pass the Senate in its current form and fulfill its stated premise remains open to questions. READ MORE