by Nicole Desanctis | Nov 17, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment, Other, Trademark
Feature productions have a way of transporting viewers to an alternate reality. Whether it’s watching a superhero transform or immersing yourself in outer space, motion pictures have continuously been able to suspend our imagination, thanks in part to evolving...
by Erica Perlmutter | Nov 6, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment
In 2008, Spotify introduced an online music streaming service that completely upended the industry. But this upheaval has simultaneously led to an increasing number of lawsuits filed against the service. To date, Spotify has spent over $60 million in settlements.1...
by Dan Canedo | Oct 30, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment
Tattoos have become extremely popular over the years, especially among professional athletes. Some of the biggest names in football, basketball, and soccer — Dak Prescott, Lebron James, and Lionel Messi — sport unique body art, a feature which has carried over into...
by Tasha Pulvermacher | Oct 2, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment, Trademark
Halloween brings the battles over copyright, trademark, and trade dress disputes. Every year, companies compete to design a new and innovative costume to take over the market and get part of the estimated $9.1 billion that Americans will spend on the spooky holiday...
by Gabrial Mitchell | Sep 25, 2017 | Copyright
Monkey see, monkey do, monkey… sues for copyright? In a sense, that is what happened when a monkey named Naruto got ahold of wildlife photographer David Slater’s camera in 2011 and snapped a selfie with him grinning for the camera.1 Slater went on to publish the image...
