Clancy v. Webb et al
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June 25, 2021
Top 7 Copyright Rulings Of 2021: A Midyear Report
The first six months of 2021 saw a blockbuster ruling in Google v. Oracle, but there was also plenty of other copyright action elsewhere — from a home design "troll" to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan to a major fair use ruling on Andy Warhol. To get you up to speed, here are the seven major rulings you need to know from the first half of the year.
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February 12, 2021
Judge Won't Decide Who Owns Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
A federal judge has added another chapter to a "bitter familial dispute" over the intellectual property of the late novelist Tom Clancy, resolving some issues but dodging one big question: Who owns the author's iconic Jack Ryan character?