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How Love Is Directed Behind Closed Doors: Contested Litigation And The Lack Of Employment Distinction Within Reality TV

by Kamila Ramos | January 18, 2024 | Celebrity, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Labor and Employment | 0 Comments

In the Netflix series titled Love is Blind, contestants are put together in separate “pods” in search of love in an unorthodox manner. Without ever meeting and talking through a wall, couples get engaged to see if love is truly blind and can withstand the testament of...

Better Than Revenge: Taylor’s Version and the Modernization of Musical Copyright

by Punit Motiwala | January 18, 2024 | Celebrity, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Music Law | 0 Comments

Copyright Background of Taylor Swift’s Masters Dispute In 2013, Taylor Swift signed a thirteen-year recording contract with Big Machine Records. [1] In that time, Swift recorded 6 Studio Albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation. [2] After...

Famous Faces and Legal Cases: The Precautions for Co-Branding and Licensing Endorsement’s with Brands and Celebrities

by Anthony Hayek | January 18, 2024 | Celebrity, Entertainment, Entertainment Law, Trademark Law | 0 Comments

According to Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse, a celebrity endorsing or co-branding with a consumer product, on average, will increase the revenue of the products sales by 4%, correlating with a $10 million in further sales each year. Some major recent...

China’s Top Court Rules Michael Jordan Has Right To His Own Name: A Win For International Companies

by Casey Patchunka | Mar 26, 2017 | Sports Law, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition

Hall-of-Famer, Michael Jordan is known by most in the United States, but now he is making headlines in the highest populated country in the world. [1] Jordan sought rights to his name in Chinese characters in a trademark case that made its way to China’s highest...

A Fashion Design Examiner?

by Jamie Huelskamp | Mar 26, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Fashion Law

Protection for fashion design has been consistently debated in the legal arena.[1] For someone who loves fashion, this was actually an exciting discovery: case law about Louboutins![2] It doesn’t beat shopping, but hey, it’s a close fifth. Yes, it’s not really close...

Will the Greedy Grinch Find His Heart?: Dr. Seuss Enterprises Sends New York Play a Cease-and-Desist Letter

by Tasha Pulvermacher | Mar 25, 2017 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Policy

I grew up on Dr. Seuss stories. I watched the movie adaptations and all the various iterations on TV, and I even went to the National Theater in Washington, DC to see How the Grinch Stole Christmas during the holiday season. These stories are imbued with whimsy and...

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