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