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Kid Influencers: The Need for Financial Protection in the Digital Age
The impact and accessibility of technology has induced a shift in entertainment away from movie theaters, cable, and streaming platforms towards social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. As of November 2022, TikTok had even surpassed Netflix as the second-most...
Seduction of the Innocent: Regulation of Comic Books in Schools and Libraries
In 1954, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency held hearings focused on the perceived problem of violent and sexual comic books in corrupting the youth.[1] In response, the Comics Magazine Association of America formed the Comics Code Authority (CCA), a...
Navigating Copyright Uncertainty in the Age of ChatGPT and Generative AI
Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has taken the artificial intelligence (AI) community by storm.[1] The New York Times described it as “the best artificial intelligence chatbot ever released to the general public.”[2] Indeed, its ability to provide a detailed...
Biogen v. Mylan: Towards a Specific Specification
In Biogen International GmbH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has exclusive jurisdiction over patent appeals,[1] affirmed the district court’s invalidation of Biogen’s patent for a multiple sclerosis...
Netflix Series Harry & Meghan Resurrects the Debate about Journalists and Drone Trespass
Netflix’s recent docuseries on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has revealed plenty to unpack for an audience interested in the Royal Family.[1] A central theme to the series is the Sussexes’ tense relationship with the press throughout their love story, which has been...
The Duke and I(P): Netflix Dismisses The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Lawsuit Leaving Fair-Use Questions About Fan-Made Content Open for Now
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions have turned to TikTok for entertainment.[1] Inspired by Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille, theater fans developed the “Ratatousical”—including songs, choreography, scenic design, and branding—for an unofficial musical based...
Family Matters: Playing Hardball in Trademark Court
Typically, a trademark dispute consists of one entity accusing another of infringement, where the trademark owner claims that the defendant is trading off the owner’s goodwill, or dilution, where the owner claims that the defendant’s use of the trademark is sullying...
Fair Use vs. Copyright Infringement: A Software “Digital Rights” War in the Eleventh Circuit
Tech giants, such as Microsoft, Google, and Apple, have dominated the software industry.[1] Notably, Apple is a leading developer of heavily secured software for cellphones and computers.[2] For many years Apple’s iOS software has had the reputation of being a hard...
In Piracy v. Free Speech Slugfest, Activists Ask Copyright Office to Protect Creatives’ Right to Produce
Amidst a glut of self-produced videos, self-placed advertisements, and an ever-expanding aspiration to become ‘Insta-famous’, the battle between entertainment companies and budding entrepreneurs regarding content housed on social-media platforms is renewed. In recent...
Other Companies Do What Nintendon’t: Nintendo’s Ongoing Struggles with Unauthorized Use of Its Music
Nintendo is a multinational electronic entertainment company that generated a net income of approximately $4.4 billion in the 2021 fiscal year.[1] It is well-known for selling some of the most popular video game consoles of all time and for selling millions of units...