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You Can't Claw Back an Expired Claim

BYU Copyright Blog

Price argues that in 2009, he created an artistic graphic design to print on shorts for his two sons. His artistic design was not registered with the United States Copyright Office until August 2022 when he obtained certification and named the work as MCLAW DESIGN. Amended Complaint pg.

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Trademark Infringement Get So “Lucky”

IP and Legal Filings

The parties struck a settlement agreement in 2003 where the Lucky Brand consented to discontinue the tagline “Get Lucky” The Respondent consented to waive all lawsuits relating to the Petitioner’s use of its own trademarks in return. However, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed.

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Expend4bles: 3,000 Canadians Targeted in Federal Court Piracy Sweep

TorrentFreak

Record Breakers Early 2011 after pulling in $274 million at the worldwide box office, the company behind the first movie targeted 6,500 suspected pirates via a complaint filed at a district court in Columbia. The start of what appears to be a proposed letter to those affected is shown below.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. Gutman created a Pinterest account in 2011 and an Instagram account in 2012, shortly after she began working for JLM. Spartz, Inc. Christou v.

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. In 2011, wildlife photographer David Slater captured a monkey selfie, which gained widespread attention online. Copyright Office’s guidelines, but a settlement was reached in 2018. Slater, 16-15469, popularly known as the Monkey selfie case.

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U.S. Supreme Court Fixes Ninth Circuit’s Test for Mistakes in Copyright Registrations—Unicolors v. H&M (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” A Google search turns up three different pairs of designs with differing degrees of similarity. b)(4)(i)(A) (2011). Factual and Procedural Background. 3d 1194 , 1196 (9th Cir.

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Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Netscape and 2011 Network Automation cases modified it. Or, at the most, confuse Defendant’s app with Plaintiffs’ This situation is different from the websites in Network Automation and Playboy, which were clearly distinguished with ad designations. ” (How about this: let’s not).