Aryane Garansi

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March 4, 2019 marked the first time in over 100 years that the Supreme Court of the United States issued two copyright decisions in the same day[1] – both unanimous and both strict interpretations of statutory language. In the first of these two decisions, the Supreme Court unanimously held in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v.

A play about an adult Cindy Lou Who is a fair use of How the Grinch Stole Christmas ("Grinch"), according to a July 6, 2018, opinion issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Affirming a declaratory judgment for plaintiffs Matthew Lombardo and Who's Holiday LLC, the Second Circuit held that the play, Who's Holiday! ("Play"), does not infringe Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.'s ("DSE") copyright and trademark rights in Grinch. Lombardo and Who's Holiday, LLC v.