by jburns | May 19, 2015 | Copyright
The creator of an animated short film, The Snowman, has sued the Walt Disney Co. for copyright infringement based on her trailer for the hugely-successful animated movie, Frozen.[1] While The Snowman and Frozen have a few similarities, such as a snowman who loses his...
by jburns | May 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The streaming platform Spotify has increasingly come under fire from established artists, concerned by the fact that the services’ free streaming business model doesn’t seem to result in enhanced royalties, while potentially cannibalizing sales from other sources....
by jburns | May 12, 2015 | Fashion Law
Turmoil in the fashion department began on April 8, 2015 when Adidas sued retailer Marc Jacobs for trademark infringement and dilution.[1] Adidas, which has a registered trademark for its three-stripe design for use on countless types of apparel, alleges that Marc by...
by jburns | Apr 29, 2015 | Policy
On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted the “Open Internet” rules[1], more widely known as “net neutrality,” and released the 400-page document to the public on March 12, 2015[2]. Net neutrality is “the idea that all traffic on the...
by jburns | Apr 12, 2015 | Copyright, Entertainment Law
The unauthorized and hardcore (it’s even in the title now) version of the Power Rangers[1], seen in a short from the director Joseph Kahn and starring James Van Der Beek and Katee Sackhoff, garnered a lot of Hollywood buzz in the last few weeks as well as a number of...
