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A group of New York graffiti artists are suing a building owner for painting over their work. The artists allege that the property owner and his company whitewashed their work without giving them a fair opportunity to remove and preserve their work, or even the minimum notice required by law.
→ Read MoreA Federal Circuit court is going to take a second look at a case involving the Asian-American rock band The Slants. At issue in the next round is whether the band’s trademark for the name was properly rejected by the Patent and Trademark Office as “disparaging” to people of Asian descent, or was it an improper restriction on Free Speech.
→ Read MoreIn addition to being extremely funny (for those who enjoy geek humor), HBO’s Silicon Valley also provides a useful education in intellectual property law.
→ Read MoreWriter/performer Seth MacFarlane and Universal Pictures have prevailed in a lawsuit charging that they engaged in copyright infringement in connection with the 2012 hit movie Ted. In July 2014, Bengal Mangle Productions LLC filed a federal lawsuit claiming that MacFarlane and Universal had stolen the basis for the movie from their 2009 web series entitled “Charlie the Abusive Teddy Bear.”
→ Read MoreA federal judge in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit seeking $3 billion in royalties filed by the great-grandchildren of an actress who played Aunt Jemima.rn
→ Read MoreRecently, the retail chain Forever 21 was sued by Adobe Systems, Autodesk, and Corel for alleged copyright infringement.
→ Read MoreLawyers are using an unexpected weapon to fight revenge porn: copyright law. A big California law firm has filed suit on behalf of a law student who had sexually explicit pictures of herself posted on pornography sites by a former boyfriend.
→ Read MoreA California federal judge refused to dismiss a trademark infringement lawsuit based on a play on words referring to musician Don Henley of the Eagles. Duluth Trading Co. ran ads for Henley shirts using the slogan “Don a henley, take it easy.”
→ Read MoreA California federal judge has ruled that the use of a trademarked military patch in the video game “Call of Duty” was protected speech under the First Amendment.
→ Read MoreAlthough songwriters and performers often claim that someone “stole” their song, James Martinez’s claim against Tim McGraw illustrates that it takes a lot more than a mere possibility of theft to make a case for copyright infringement.
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