Copyright Litigation: Politicians’ Other Running Mate
(November 21, 2024, Seattle, WA) It didn’t grab as many headlines as other issues, but copyright litigation was a steady presence in the 2024 presidential campaign. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign may have broken the record for artists threatening to sue over its use of their music. Now that (most) the votes are tallied, Practus’ Tim Billick will explore copyright litigation in the context of political campaigns at the Seattle Intellectual Property Chapter of the American Inns of Court, November 21.
Fair Use Doctrine Defense
Billick says, “Copyright infringement lawsuits, or at least the threat of them, have long been the other running mates in political races. Campaigns unfailingly wrap themselves in the doctrine of fair use. And then it just gets more complicated from there.”
