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Category: Entertainment Law

Disneyfried

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2006-02-13 17:23:35. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis is somewhat off topic, but if, like me, you’d be happy to live off the interest […]

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Strange times we live in

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Ron Coleman

I, for one, am losing track of all the things I’m losing track of. Can anyone explain this? #productplacement https://t.co/xUIBDehfwR — Likelihood ®© Blog (@likely2confuse) […]

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Let the games begin

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2009-09-29 23:36:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYahoo! News reports: Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for […]

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Grumpy cat. This is huge.

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Can Grumpy Cat be protected? Hollywood attorney Marty Singer is trying https://t.co/A34HKRiLPh pic.twitter.com/RIRCkWTEYp — Eriq Gardner (@eriqgardner) December 14, 2015 You need me for this? […]

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Reality is stranger than… something

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-07-12 17:46:52. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLarry Zerner does it again with his uniquely unique (if too infrequent — that’s a free tip, […]

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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 […]

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Heck of a trademark suit

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Ron Coleman

Chunky rocker Meat Loaf is suing his one-time collaborator, Jim Steinman, over the latter’s recycling of the title of his one good album. UPDATE:  I […]

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The Future of “Happy Birthday” Might Be a Present to Us All, Because of Its Past.

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Matthew David Brozik

As a rule—specifically Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 8(a)(2)—a pleading that states a claim for relief must contain… a short and plain statement of […]

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Looking for “Peace of Mind” (BOSTON 2)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Matthew David Brozik

You might recall this previous post, addressing the nascent lawsuit brought by a corporate music publisher/exploiter and its principal (plaintiffs Next Decade Entertainment, Inc. & […]

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Barney, Barney, is your mother from Killarney?

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Speaking of ugly fights implicating extinct species, Joseph Scott Miller reports on his Fire of Genius blog — no, he’s not the only one, but […]

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The Potential Hazzards of Putting up Yer Dukes

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Ron Coleman

So many strands of America in our time converge in this story, regarding which I predict some sort of IP dustup: “Cooter” was evidently the […]

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Commercial, Trademark and Free Speech Litigation

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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 legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

ron-coleman-lawyerAs for me, I'm Ron Coleman, a commercial litigator and a partner in the Dhillon Law Group with a special interest in copyright and trademark law and free speech. I was also the lead lawyer for The Slants, The Band Who Must Not be Named.

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