The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today agreed with the District Court’s ruling that “60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye” is substantially similar to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” The Court, however, vacated the District Court’s order to rehear the ‘likelihood of irreparable injury’ prior granting an injunction against publication. The [...]

Los Angeles artist Dereck Seltzer filed suit in the Central District of California against Green Day for copyright infringement. Seltzer alleges that the band used his work ‘Scream Icon’ without authorization in its website, videos and concerts, including a performance at the American Music Awards. The work (found here) was registered with the copyright office [...]

The heirs of George and Ira Gershwin have filed multiple suits (one in Federal court, the other in a Los Angeles Superior Court) disputing foreign royalties which represent roughly $200,000 of a catalog yielding $8 million a year. More from LA Times. Firebowl makers feud over the validity of copyright, ability to compete in the [...]

“60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye,” a novel written by Fredrik Colting under the pen name J.D. California was banned from publication by a United States District Court on July 1, 2009. The complaint, found here, claims copyright infringement (including unauthorized use of the Holden Caulfield character and violation of exclusive rights to create [...]