Copyright

In what may be the final step in a long-running case over electronic republication of freelancers' works, a former National Geographic freelance photographer is asking the Supreme Court to settle a copyright dispute over republication of his photos on a CD archive of the magazine.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling yesterday prevailed in a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against a Web site operator who attempted to publish a reference guide for the children’s fantasy franchise.

A federal judge last week ordered Google to hand over a roster of user data on videos viewed on YouTube, in an effort to help Viacom shore up its lawsuit against the search-engine giant.

The Associated Press filed suit Monday against a company that it claims copied and rewrote AP stories. The wire service sought unspecified damages and to bar Florida-based AHN Media Corp. and All Headline News Corp. from appropriating AP's copyright-protected stories.