June 02, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that hip hop group 2 Live Crew could not reclaim copyrights to five albums despite most of them agreeing to terminate copyright grants to third parties, saying in a published opinion that one member's termination interests were "swept" in, and remained in, his bankruptcy estate.
January 28, 2026
A Miami-based record label told an Eleventh Circuit panel Wednesday that a lower court erred in determining rap group 2 Live Crew never gave up termination rights under the Copyright Act, arguing instead that the rights were included in the sale of the records in a 1996 bankruptcy.
January 01, 2025
Courts in Florida in 2025 will tackle thorny First Amendment issues regarding social media access for minors and figure out how to apply recent tort reform legislation, while also grappling with new rules governing the active management of civil cases that attorneys say will have a seismic impact on the operation of the courts.