by Erica Perlmutter | Apr 24, 2017 | Art Law, Copyright, Trademark Law
“Men who don’t like women taking up space [is] exactly why we need the Fearless Girl.”[1] This is the tweet New York Mayor Bill de Blasio broadcasted in response to sculptor Arturo Di Modica calling for the statue’s removal.[2] State Street Global Advisors...
by Hisham El Mawan | Apr 17, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment Law
Turns out that some funny business can occur in, well, the business of being funny. Conan O’Brien – host of his own talk show on TBS, former writer and producer for The Simpsons, and more famous than Andy Richter – was sued for copyright infringement back in July of...
by Caroline Saunders | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Forever 21 is hanging on by a thread after being hit with another copyright laws—this time over an Instagram post.[1] The popular retailer has been sued approximately 50 times over the past several years for copyright infringement, but litigation typically centers...
by Evelyn Jung | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Monday, March 27, District Court Judge Paul Oetken granted Marvel a partial dismissal of a suit brought by Ben and Ray Lai for copyright infringement.[1] The Lai brothers run Horizon Comics Productions in Massachusetts and have brought a claim alleging that the...
by J.R. LoMonaco | Apr 7, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Patent Law, Trade Secrets, Trademark Law
At the apex of current intellectual property crossroads exists The Vision of Infinite Dimensions – or, THE VOID™. Self-characterized as a world leader “in a new form of immersive entertainment,”[1] but critically-acclaimed enough to back it up,[2] THE VOID takes...
