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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently-O

I believe that Winston & Strawn will eventually prevail based upon a fair use defense, but it is still an embarrassing situation for the firm and attorneys involved. The court ruled in favor of the defendants, holding that their use of the briefs constituted “fair use” under the Section 107 of the Copyright Act.

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EUIPO Fifth Board of Appeal rules out that sale of spare parts for Ferrari’s Testarossa is genuine use of the trade mark

The IPKat

Ferrari also failed to show that third parties had to obtain express consent upon selling the vehicles on the second-hand/spare parts market. According to the Board, the reference to the trade marks by traders only amounted to qualified descriptive use, in the context of exhaustion or fair use, pursuant to Articles 15 and 14 EUTMR.

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Why SNL’s “Muppets” Parody Had Even the Media Fooled

Copyright Lately

And putting aside its pure entertainment value, the sketch also raises some interesting questions about just how much of an original work may be taken before parodic fair use crosses the line into copyright infringement. The Supreme Court’s seminal fair use decision, Campbell v.

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Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Note About Fair Use. Review: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 [[link] and 16 C.F.R. Weis Markets. The post Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Register.com v. Verio (Trespass to Chattels section). Online Trespass to Chattels: a Failed Experiment.

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Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Note About Fair Use. Review: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 [[link] and 16 C.F.R. The post Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Comparison of Trespass to Chattels Doctrines. Hamidi (Cal. Register.com v. Verio (Trespass to Chattels section). CSC (2d Cir.).

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Logos Remain Relevant: Source Confusion and Design Patent Infringement

Patently-O

418 (2003). The touchstone is whether ordinary consumers in the relevant market are likely to be confused about the source of the goods. What that means is that design patents are often used to protect brand identifiers as commercial source signifiers. Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. , Lubecore Int’l, Inc. , 3d 494 (6th Cir.