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The Mechanics of Online, On-Demand Streaming
In 2008, Spotify introduced an online music streaming service that completely upended the industry…
Video Game Developers May Need to Think Before They Ink
Solid Oak may flesh out details of copyright protection for tattoo artists’ designs on pro athletes’ likeness in video games
Three Stripes, You’re Out
Sportswear company adidas filed a trademark registration opposition against a seemingly dissimilar three-striped logo on the grounds that adidas is “the brand with the 3 stripes.”
Taking a Chance on Infringement
Chance The Rapper has become Chance The Defendant…
This is Bananas! – The Dispute Over a Yellow Banana Costume for Halloween
Halloween brings the battles over copyright, trademark, and trade dress disputes…
Artistic Intent or Monkey Play?
Battle over the monkey selfie settled, leaving the question of nonhuman intellectual property rights uncertain.
How One ‘Fearless Girl’ Took on Wall Street
“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...
This Lawsuit’s Got Jokes
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...
Instagrammer Sues Forever 21
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...
Superhero Scènes à Faire
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...