Included in the $2.3 trillion spending and coronavirus pandemic relief package signed Sunday, December 27th, by President Trump was the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, an alternative dispute resolution program that was first approved by the House of Representatives on Oct. 22, 2019
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A recent spate of athlete-driven cases show courts are willing to let alleged copyright infringers defend these suits by claiming they have implied licenses. This could mean long, costly lawsuits for copyright holders.
In June 2019, Kawhi Leonard made a case that he was the best basketball player in the world by leading the Toronto Raptors to the NBA title. That same month, Leonard sued Nike over control of a claw logo he and Nike used to promote his brand before Leonard left Nike for New Balance.
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