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Author: Matthew David Brozik

Posted on October 17, 2019 Copyright Law

Ghost Rider vs. Free Riders?

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... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on September 20, 2019 Distribution systems

No safe harbor for this shark.

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... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on April 25, 2017 Stealing the Language

Own (Up to) Your (Alleged) Infringement

The problem—as this blogger sees it—with most mass-media reports of court decisions is that they tell you the outcome, but they rarely if ever tell... Read more

Posted on August 30, 2016October 19, 2016 Counterfeiting & Piracy

What the –? (ABC v. DEF.)

Here’s what we knew, and when we knew it: On March 19, 2013, a federal lawsuit was commenced in the United States District Court for... Read more

Posted on August 11, 2016October 18, 2016 Distribution systems

Zediva: The world’s longest extension cord

The AP reports that a small California (of course) company thinks it has a brilliant idea, a way to out-Netflix Netflix: Zediva Inc. is going... Read more

Posted on April 25, 2016October 18, 2016 Copyright Law

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

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. Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on November 16, 2015October 18, 2016 Copyright Termination

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

*Preliminary note: I know that the band BOSTON is not a party to Ahern v. Scholz, but all the same I like thinking of this... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on November 16, 2015 Domain Names

dot… Pineapple?

LoC got wind—and then a copy—of this letter, dated as of the date of this post, to ICANN in support of the creation of a... Read more

Posted on December 29, 2014December 30, 2014 Stealing the Language

got what, now?

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... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on October 26, 2014October 18, 2016 Copyright Law

A Mickey Mouse confession.

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... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on August 7, 2014October 18, 2016 Copyright Law

Of Macaques and Men: [obligatory monkey pun subtitle here]

Have you heard the one about the monkey who stole the wildlife photographer’s camera and took a picture of herself? And then Wikipedia posted the... Read more

Posted on March 19, 2014October 18, 2016 Genericness and Trademarks

If not NOW, watch which?

On April 15, a company called E. Gluck Corporation filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District an uncomplicated, eight-page complaint alleging infringement... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on December 9, 2013October 18, 2016 Domain Names

On context at the intersection of mass tort litigation and intellectual property.

There isn’t much of an intersection of mass tort litigation and intellectual property law, but here’s a tidbit that falls squarely into that slim territory:... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on November 19, 2013October 18, 2016 Trademark Dilution

Grande, Venti, De Novo. (Starbucks VI)

Last week, while one giant was vindicated after years of litigation—even if its name was spelled “Goggle” on page 2 of Judge Chin’s decision—another was... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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