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reporter @Law360, covering legal biz w/focus on media and intellectual property. host of Pro Say podcast. tips: bill.donahue@law360.com
Apr 26, 2019 8 tweets 3 min read
NEW: A federal appeals court just revived a #copyright case that accused a DC-area film festival of using a photo it found on the internet, overturning a ruling that said it was a "good faith" fair use of the image.

Here's the key quote: The case was filed by a photographer against the organizers of the Northern Virginia International Film. He claimed they just plucked his image from a tumblr page and used it to promote the event.

Here's his image on the left and the festival page on the right.
Nov 7, 2018 9 tweets 4 min read
According to a report by @MiamiNewTimes last year, the new acting attorney general was a board member for "World Patent Marketing," a massive scam shut down by the @FTC: miaminewtimes.com/news/world-pat… yikes: