by Chelsea Himes | Mar 25, 2021 | All, Fashion Law, Trade Dress, Trademark, Trademark Law
Whether you can afford their jewels or not, you probably know the names of a few designer jewelry brands. Top brands evoke images of luxury diamonds the size of small boulders with price tags to match. Therefore, it may seem odd to encounter one of these brand names...
by Jane Honerlaw | Mar 25, 2021 | All, Copyright, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Music Law
If the rumors are true, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman is on a “do not sample” list, an unofficial warning to fellow musicians not to mess with her copyrighted works.1 That may change after a recent ruling deemed Nicki Minaj’s leaked song a fair use of Chapman’s...
by Danielle Manahan | Feb 9, 2021 | All, Copyright
For many, 2020 brought more surprises and tumultuous moments than they could have imagined. For the copyright world and the software industry, however, the thought of 2021 may be even more nerve-racking. Oracle v. Google (now titled Google v. Oracle), arguably the...
by Ethan Barr | Nov 21, 2020 | All, Entertainment Law, Trademark, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
MillerCoors, LLC v. Anheuser-Busch Cos., LLC, 385 F. Supp. 3d 730, 739 (W.D. Wis. 2019). While many people treat television commercials as a bathroom break or an opportunity to glance at their phones, one weekend in February diverges this practice from the norm. The...
by Lilia Chu | Nov 13, 2020 | All, Copyright, Fashion Law
How often do we see celebrities repost photos of themselves taken by others, or designers post photos of others wearing their designs? Did these “re-posters” ask for permission? Did they need to? On September 18, 2020, the District Court for the Southern District...
by Shuyu Wang | Nov 1, 2020 | All, Art Law, Copyright, Uncategorized
On October 5, 2020, the Supreme Court denied certiorari of a case appealed by a New York City developer who was required to pay $6.75 million for destroying murals at the 5Pointz complex.1 The Court did not explain why it refused to hear the case, but the denial...
