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Posted on November 18, 2021 Entertainment Law

Reality is stranger than… something

Larry Zerner does it again with his uniquely unique (if too infrequent — that’s a free tip, Larry) content.  This time it’s an article called,... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on June 17, 2021 Entertainment Law

Caveat Animator (guest post by 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... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on June 11, 2021 Entertainment Law

Looking for “Peace of Mind” (BOSTON 2)

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. &... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Entertainment Law

The Potential Hazzards of Putting up Yer Dukes

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... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Entertainment Law

Barney, Barney, is your mother from Killarney?

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... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Entertainment Law

Disneyfried

This is somewhat off topic, but if, like me, you’d be happy to live off the interest on Mike Ovitz’s obscene payout from his brief... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Entertainment Law

Strange times we live in

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)... Read more

Posted on March 21, 2016March 27, 2016 Entertainment Law

Let the games begin

Yahoo! News reports: Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion on Tuesday in the... Read more

Posted on December 15, 2015September 9, 2016 Entertainment Law

Grumpy cat. This is huge.

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?... Read more

Posted on September 4, 2013September 10, 2013 Entertainment Law

Heck of a trademark suit

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... Read more

Posted on June 24, 2013October 18, 2016 Entertainment Law

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

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... 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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