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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: […]

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The original parody guide to law school – “Welcome to Lincoln Law”

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-03-14 10:40:49. Republished by Blog Post PromoterInstapundit is rife with gag guides to law school, and some serious ones, too. Been there. Done […]

Humor

Zombie on zombie action

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-04-05 09:36:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Escapist (via Punning Pundit): In a battle that refuses to die, publisher Capcom filed a pre-emptive […]

Best of 2010: Foul ball?

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-12-22 14:30:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterFirst published on March 2, 2010. Louis Vuitton Malletier and its lawyers demonstrate how to make sure […]

Brand Management and Branding, Fashion Law, Trademarks and trademark law

The Parody Bomb Goes Off

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-06-17 16:41:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWhen it rains, it pours. Via Andrew Sullivan (and reported here too) a report that Volkswagen is […]

Free Expression

See Dick Win. Pay, Defendant, Pay.

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-04-23 00:50:23. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBy now you must have heard about the dustup involving Yiddish with Dick and Jane. The irony […]

Wal-Mart pushed back on dubious trademark threats

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Ron Coleman

MarketWatch reports this story about an opinonated gent who’s suing Wal-Mart for a declaratory judgment: Smith said he was making a point by comparing the […]

Free Expression, Trademarks and trademark law

Can you parody me now?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Ron Coleman

Pamela Chestek, as is her wont, asks a great question in this post. As usual, however, before repeating her question we need the background, to wit […]

Free Expression

Imagine no religion

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Ron Coleman

Guy makes a video parodying the deification of Obama Barack, and posts it on YouTube. Looks like it hit a little too close to home. […]

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Get out of jail, postage due

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ron Coleman

Bob Ambrogi reports on some cease-and-desist follies involving GET OUT OF JAIL FREE and Mr. Monopoly, which of course are the intellectual property of the […]

Trademarks and trademark law

Hitler on copyright

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Ron Coleman

The “Downfall parodies” aren’t really parodies, in the legal sense. But as this one demonstrates, “Hitler” does seem to understand something about copyright, law, IP […]

Brand Management and Branding, Copyright Law

Foul ball?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Ron Coleman

Louis Vuitton Malletier and its lawyers demonstrate how to make sure a few seconds of what they say is trademark dilution get a lot less […]

Brand Management and Branding, Fashion Law, Trademarks and trademark law

Litigation Guy, updated

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Ron Coleman

Eleven months ago I wrote about Carol Burnett’s lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, based on a tasteless parody of her “signature” charwoman character. I worked […]

Free Expression

See Dick Win. Pay, Defendant, Pay.

Posted on January 25, 2005 by Ron Coleman

By now you must have heard about the dustup involving Yiddish with Dick and Jane. The irony for me is that not long after I […]