Caitlin Muraca

Art Law & Cultural Property, Blog, Copyright, Music Law

The Dua Lipa Copyright Controversy

Dua Lipa has come under fire after two separate copyright infringements claims were filed against her song “Levitating.” The popular song recently made history as the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit ever among women artists, surpassing the 69-week run of…

Caitlin Muraca
April 12, 2022

Art Law & Cultural Property, Blog, Copyright, Data Law, Fashion Law, Intellectual Property

The ‘MetaBirkin’ and the Beginning of Trademark Litigation in the NFT Space

When one thinks of art, one generally thinks of something physical. That isn’t the case anymore as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are breaking down such notions. NFTs are completely digital, “you can’t touch it, but you can own it.” For…

Caitlin Muraca
February 14, 2022

Blog, Copyright, Data Law, Information Law, Intellectual Property, Social Media, Technology

The Hypocrisy of Facebook: Facebook’s Failure to Comply with Their Own Proposal

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) immunizes social media platforms, like Facebook, from liability of third party content. In other words, Facebook can’t be held liable for defamatory or offensive content posted by its users. In many ways,…

Caitlin Muraca
November 17, 2021