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Tag: Right of Publicity

Posted on May 15, 2022 Rights of Publicity and Personality

“Life rights”? (Making things with life?)

Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes many forms, but federal court litigation under the... Read more

Posted on February 15, 2022 Copyright Law

Oy vey

Consider the other side of the aggrieved vandalism promoter Shepard Fairey, of HOPE poster fame: Gawker: “Obey” Trademark Law: Some guy in Pittsburgh sells little... Read more

Posted on February 11, 2022 Fair Use

An opinion to Di for

I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there are never any consequences for filing frivolous trademark and copyright lawsuits. What’s the worst... Read more

Posted on August 27, 2021September 9, 2021 Copyright Law

Cover me

Photo Attorney Carolyn Wright writes: Rebecca Tushnet over at the 43Blog reports on a recent case in New York where the court determined that the... Read more

Posted on August 5, 2021 Fair Use

More fantasy sports litigation

We wrote in the past about the bogus “right of publicity” issue and the unsuccessful attempt by major league sports to claim ownership in statistics... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Fair Use Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: An opinion to Di for

First posted on May 5, 2010. I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there are never any consequences for filing frivolous trademark... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Copyright Law

No joke

Noel Sheppard (via Insty) smells a rat: [T]he photo sharing website Flickr removed the Obama Joker picture that was later transformed into posters showing up in... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

The Licensing Law Blog

My friend Richard Bergovoy has finally come in from the cold and, since January, has been publishing The Licensing Law Blog. Richard’s smart, he’s funny, and... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Brand Management and Branding Copyright Law Fair Use

“We cannot allow our brand to be abused”

Originally posted on November 13, 2008: “We cannot allow our brand to be abused.”  What “brand” is that? The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Dubious assignations

Steve Baird generously linked back to this LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® post writing about the trademark status of some singer’s signature at the superb, now-two-years old Duets... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Fair Use

“We cannot allow our brand to be abused”

Originally posted on November 13, 2008. What “brand” is that? The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brand. The greed of the King “branders” was... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 IP Overreaching

Pro shutterbug’s guide to IP

Here’s a good excerpt from a new book by copyright doyenne Nancy Wolff called The Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook. It’s on a favorite topic of... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Everything else

Now you’re what Grammy Hall would call a real…

Right of publicity and trademark lawsuit by Woody Allen, that is! Marty Schwimmer reports and links, and has the complaint, too. Plus a picture of... Read more

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Posted on May 24, 2021 Uncategorized

PETA: Presumptuous Endorsement-Taking Advertisers

They’re back! Animal “rights” nutjob group and selective-intellectual-property-enforcer PETA has photoshopped a picture of (my dear, dear friend) Michelle Obama into an ad, creating an unauthorized endorsement... 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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