Matthew David Brozik, Author at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™

Fight for your right to parody. Or don’t.

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2013-12-03 10:39:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSometimes, just when a copyright dispute is getting very interesting, the parties go and do the unthinkable: […]

Fair Use

Tyson tattoo trouble

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2014-09-05 10:55:56. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThat was close! The release of The Hangover Part II was in danger of being enjoined by […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

Inside s©oop.

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2014-02-03 14:43:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe other day, I received an email from a Registration Specialist, Literary Division at the U.S. Copyright […]

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

Posted on July 13, 2020 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 […]

Where Were You When “Happy Birthday to You” Was Found to Be in the Public Domain?

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2015-08-13 21:27:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Newly discovered evidence [according to a court filing] “proves conclusively that Happy Birthday has been in […]

Humor

Aereo (Part One): Angry Like (a) Fox

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2013-04-10 14:38:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSo: Aereo, right? Kind of a big deal. You might want to read about it. Maybe we […]

Distribution systems

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

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2014-10-07 10:22:58. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIf the federal copyright complaint that you file on behalf of your client includes an assertion that […]

Rights of Publicity and Personality

Over the rainbow and beyond the pale?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2011-12-05 10:40:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterSomehow—despite that I always have one eye open for decisions involving copyright in fictional characters, because almost […]

Costco neko wo kamu

Posted on October 17, 2019 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

Ghost Rider vs. Free Riders?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2014-10-28 18:56:23. Republished by Blog Post PromoterNews from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals: The man who might have created the Marvel Comics […]

No safe harbor for this shark.

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Matthew David Brozik

Originally posted 2015-08-05 12:22:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterGenerally, one doesn’t expect to find copyright decisions of note in state courts, but every so often […]

Distribution systems