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Drones and Privacy Rights5 comments

Jay Wolman wrote 3 months ago: By Jay Wolman Shameless plug:  I appeared on Fox 25 Boston last night discussing issues relating to … more →

Tags: awesomeness, Life, Tech News

“Money” Mayweather— I, and “The Money Team,” never agreed to appear at bar in NOLA during Super Bowl week; Floyd Mayweather sues for Damages and Injunction

Thom Vogelhuber wrote 3 months ago: Floyd Mayweather—the loquacious boxer, entertainer, and all-around businessman—finds himself in the … more →

Tags: ab inbev, Anheuser-Busch, Litigation, Restaurant and Bar, Trademark, advertising, anheuser busch inbev, Bud Light, Complaint

You Have Got to be Kidding12 comments

Jay Wolman wrote 4 months ago: Hunter Moore:  Amateur Craig Brittain:  Lightweight Looks like posting compromising photos of unsusp … more →

Tags: Defamation, internet law, ethics, imbeciles

Copyright in Tattoo Case: Escobedo v. THQ, Inc. 6 comments

marcorandazza wrote 5 months ago: Excerpt from Escobedo v. THQ Inc. lawsuit including “signature moment” shot allegation. … more →

Tags: Sports Law, Copyright, Sports

Indiana Right of Publicity Litigation Update - The Estate of Bette Davis v. Erickson Beamon

Kenan Farrell wrote 6 months ago: The Estate of Bette Davis et al v. Erickson Beamon, Ltd. Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-01687-JMS-DKL Fi … more →

Tags: Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trademark, Southern District of Indiana, Jane Magnus-Stinson, Unfair Competition, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment

Discussing "Johnny Football" and Trademark Law2 comments

Dan Fitzgerald wrote 6 months ago: Yesterday I joined Marc Daniels and Jerry Greene on “The Beat of Sports” (740 The Game, … more →

Tags: Blog News, NCAA, Texas A&M, 740 The Game, johnny football, Trademark Law, johnny manziel, The Beat of Sports, Marc Daniels

General Motors Off the Hook in Albert Einstein Right of Publicity Lawsuit

Laura M. Lloyd, Ph.D., J.D. wrote 6 months ago: General Motors has successfully defended a right of publicity lawsuit over its use of the image of A … more →

Tags: Albert Einstein, General Motors

Tebowing Trademark Takeaways: Three Lessons

petervickery wrote 6 months ago: New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is in the news over rumors of a trade. Before that, the headline … more →

Tags: Trademarks, Tim Tebow, tebowing, New York Jets, fair-use, Parody

A Marilyn Monroe Interruption2 comments

8nma wrote 7 months ago: I interrupt my running problem to ponder a recent decision in the Ninth Circuit, involving Marilyn M … more →

Tags: Intellectual Property, Marilyn Monroe

Almost Arbitrary

Leonid Sirota wrote 7 months ago: On the Volokh Conspiracy blog, Eugene Volokh has a post about an interesting case just decided by a … more →

Tags: Legal philosophy, The Justice system, Judges, common law, right answer thesis

Marilyn Monroe and the 50-Year Hitch: Star’s Heirs Bound to New York2 comments

Robert Denham, Esq wrote 7 months ago: It’s hard to argue that a decedent who died at home was a resident of somewhere else, but the estate … more →

Tags: Legal Topics, New Legal Developments, Estate Planning, Business, Tax Law, Inheritance, Marilyn Monroe, Domicile, posthumous right of publicity

New piece from my NY Probate, Trust and Estate Law blog about Marilyn Monroe estate

goldmindshare wrote 8 months ago: This post is about a recent 9th Circuit case that applies New York law to deny the Marilyn Monroe es … more →

Tags: Business, Law, New York Probate Law, New York Trust Law

Have You Ever Wondered What A Social Media Lawyer Does?1 comment

Shawn E. Tuma wrote 8 months ago: Readers of this blog will recall that last week I delivered a to Social Media Breakfast titled Socia … more →

Tags: social media law, Law, Social Media, Privacy, Social media law, social media policies, #socialmedialaw, #smlaw, #somelaw

O MARILYN, MY MARILYN

expresswrittendissent wrote 8 months ago: “ Imagine for a moment that you earned a nickel every time that Marilyn Monroe’s “ … more →

Tags: Copyright, court rulings

Aereo's Barry Diller sues to squash copycat BarryDriller

Jeff John Roberts wrote 9 months ago: Broadcasters and Barry Diller are locked in lawsuits over Aereo, a service backed by Diller that let … more →

Tags: Copyright, Barry Diller, FOX, Trademark, aereo, barrydriller, Broadcasting

Aereo's Barry Diller sues to squash copycat BarryDriller6 comments

Jeff John Roberts wrote 9 months ago: Broadcasters and Barry Diller are locked in lawsuits over Aereo, a service backed by Diller that let … more →

Tags: aereo, Barry Diller, barrydriller, Broadcasting, Copyright, FOX, Trademark

when is your name no longer your own?1 comment

pure imagination chronicles wrote 9 months ago: Imagine a world where you spend your entire professional life developing the dream of dreams:  your … more →

Tags: Copyright, Fashion, Icon Imagery, performance rights, pop culture, Trademarks

The Legal Do's and Don'ts of Social Media

debmcalister wrote 9 months ago: This caricature from attorney Shawn E. Tuma’s presentation on social media law is funny … more →

Tags: Britton Tuma, Copyright, Copyright infringement, legal issues in social media, Shawn E. Tuma, social media law, social media litigation, social media marketing

What Do Kim Kardashian And Your Random Facebook Friend Have in Common? A Right of Publicity That May Be Worth Money

Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP wrote 9 months ago: By Meg C. Lenahan, Summer Associate Use Facebook? If so, did you know that your right of publicity h … more →

Tags: Internet, Litigation, Social Media, Trademark, facebook, class-action, Meg C. Lenahan


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