Matthew David Brozik, Author at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Will New York State Go With (the) Flo (& Eddie)?

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Matthew David Brozik

Every once in a great while comes along an intellectual property law decision so significant that blawgers fall over themselves and each other in the scramble to write something pithy about it. The April 13, 2016, decision from the Second Circuit in Flo & Eddie, Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. is not such a case.

Now you can go Holmes again!

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2014-01-03 09:48:52. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Watson.” “Watson who?” “Not much. But there is this […]

Public Domain

Costco neko wo kamu

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2013-03-15 09:57:30. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf Tiffany was miffed at Costco before, it’s positively infuriated now. You will recall that on February […]

Law Practice and Profession

Darth Vader versus the United States of America! (Okay, not really.)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2012-08-06 17:28:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter This post discusses what by all rights should be the most exciting case ever heard by […]

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: BOSTON* just got real (Boston 3)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2013-06-26 14:54:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter*Preliminary note: I know that the band BOSTON is not a party to Ahern v. Scholz, but […]

dot… Pineapple?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2013-04-01 00:01:28. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLoC got wind—and then a copy—of this letter, dated as of the date of this post, to […]

Domain Names

“I don’t even own a TV”—Aereo (Part Two)

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2014-10-26 19:37:31. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFamiliarity of the reader with Part One is presumed. As I read the Second Circuit decision, I was […]

Distribution systems

No safe harbor for this shark.

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Matthew David Brozik

Generally, one doesn’t expect to find copyright decisions of note in state courts, but every so often one will crop up. One really doesn’t expect […]

Distribution systems

got what, now?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Matthew David Brozik

If you’re reading this, then the settlement check has cleared. But you’ll never believe who paid whom for what! My friend—whom I will call Bryan […]

Stealing the Language

Ghost Rider vs. Free Riders?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Matthew David Brozik

News from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals: The man who might have created the Marvel Comics superhero/anti-hero Ghost Rider… well, might in fact have […]

A Mickey Mouse confession.

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Matthew David Brozik

Has it really been fifteen years since the Copyright Term Extension Act was signed into law? (It has. President Clinton signed the bill on October […]

Tell Yes artist: “No. No. Fifty million times no.”

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Matthew David Brozik

If the federal copyright complaint that you file on behalf of your client includes an assertion that “[the d]efendants… knew or should have known that […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

Caveat Animator (guest post by Brozik)

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Matthew David Brozik

[A woman] has filed a lawsuit claiming that Disney’s animated film about [a princess, her magical sister, and their talking snowman] took elements from her […]

Entertainment Law

Tyson tattoo trouble

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Matthew David Brozik

That was close! The release of The Hangover Part II was in danger of being enjoined by a federal judge… but, for better or worse, […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality