 |
|
Blog
|
|
Welcome to the Holtzman Vogel Law Blog. We aim to keep you
up to date on important legal developments and other items of interest. On this
blog, we'll track developments in the news and changes to the rules and regulations
affecting political committees, corporate PACs, trade associations, non-profit groups
and advocacy organizations. We'll also keep you updated on the lobbying and ethics
arena. The Law Blog is designed to supplement our regular newsletter.
On behalf of the Holtzman Vogel team, I hope you find this site helpful and interesting.
And we hope you'll become a regular visitor. (If you'd like to receive our newsletter,
please click here to sign up.)
Jill Holtzman Vogel
|
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Copyright Suit Filed Against Sharron Angle's Campaign
Politico reports "In a lawsuit filed Friday, Las Vegas-based Righthaven LLC says the Nevada Republican Senate nominee has violated copyright laws by posting two newspapers stories in their entirety on her campaign website....The two articles at issue — a pro-Angle editorial from July 21 and an Aug. 3 news story — both ran in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which has sold Righthaven the rights to its stories....Righthaven has launched 119 copyright infringement lawsuits against various websites, associations and bloggers in the past six months....Intellectual property law experts have dubbed companies such as Righthaven “trolls” — companies that own intellectual property solely to use the leverage of their legal rights to force defendants to pay up instead of going through with the inconvenience and cost of litigation."
Click here to read the entire post.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
It's Campaign Season, Which Means We Have Artists Unhappy With Politicians Who Use Their Songs
The latest lawsuit involves Florida Governor Charlie Crist's use of the Talking Heads' song "Road To Nowhere" in a campaign ad. The New York Times notes, "The suit, which was filed on Monday in Federal District Court in Tampa, and first reported by Billboard, accuses Mr. Crist of copyright infringement and false endorsement, and seeks $1 million in damages." (David Byrne of the Talking Heads is represented by the same lawyer who handled Jackson Browne's suit against John McCain for his use of "Running On Empty.")
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Hill: U.S. Chamber sues group after impersonation fiasco
The Hill reports "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced it would sue a group of activists who tried last week to impersonate their organization.
After the Yes Men staged a fake press conference at the National Press Club to 'reveal' the Chamber supported cap-and-trade legislation, the Chamber has decided to sue the group for misappropriating its logo and violating a host of related copyrights."
Click here to read the entire post.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tim Wu (Slate): Is There "Hope" for Shepard Fairey? How does fair-use law work, anyway?
Tim Wu explains the fair use doctrine in this Slate piece. The article takes a look at the famous red and blue Obama poster that is currently the subject of litigation between the artist and an AP photographer.
Click here to read the entire post.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
AP: Jackson Browne, Republicans settle lawsuit
AP reports "Jackson Browne has settled a lawsuit and received an apology from Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party over use of his song 'Running on Empty' during last year's presidential campaign. The settlement announced Tuesday includes a pledge by the GOP not to use any musicians' work without proper permission in future campaigns, a statement that Browne said he hoped would benefit other artists."
Click here to read the entire post.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
CNET News: Don Henley battles Republicans over YouTube video
According to this report, Henley, one of the founders of rock group The Eagles, has filed a lawsuit accusing Senate candidate Charles DeVore of violating his copyright. DeVore allegedly used two of Henley's hit songs 'The Boys of Summer' and 'All She Wants to Do Is Dance' in two YouTube campaign videos without authorization. . . . DeVore, who used Henley's music to attack opponent Sen. Barbara Boxer, maintains he is authorized to use the music as part of his First Amendment right to political free speech."
Click here to read the entire post.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: The Fine Art of Copyright
L. GORDON CROVITZ authored this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, discussing the legal dust-up over a well-known image used by the Obama campaign.
Click here to read the entire post.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Republicans Run Into Copyright Issues Over Use of Aerosmith Song
TPM and The Huffington Post report that a web-only video issued by Rep. Eric Cantor's office featuring Aerosmith's "Back In The Saddle" has been removed from YouTube after a copyright infringement claim was asserted.
Click here to read the entire post.
|
 |