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Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v. IJR

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Philpot sued in 2020 over the 2016 IJR publication, i.e., after the 3 year statute of limitations that no one seems to care about post-Petrella. (In The IJR “article generated approximately $2 to $3 in advertising revenue for IJR based on the number of page views it received.” Nature of Use. Amount Taken.

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New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?

SpicyIP

You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression? It was however terminated at the instance of the Defendant with effect from 1 st August 2020. In response the Defendant claimed, “ fair use” and “ de minimis” use. Akshat Agrawal.

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. Still, there should be many circumstances where descriptive fair use permits the defendant to use the term “Texas tamale” in the ad copy. ” UGH. in the Adler v.

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WIPIP 2022, Session 3 (ROP/TM, (c) fair use)

43(B)log

Does it work differently in the US where there is a separate ROP? When, how and why would you seek permission to use persona. Industries: advertising, merchandising, movies/TV, and video games. A: History differs a lot—US foundation for ROP was set much earlier. You can cluster fair use cases.

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Using dominant competitor's part names/numbers for comparison isn't false advertising, TM infringement, or (c) infringement

43(B)log

15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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Inside Donald Trump’s Super-Secret Copyright Defense

Copyright Lately

I previously wrote about this lawsuit three years ago when musician Eddy Grant first sued Trump over the unauthorized use of his 1983 hit “ Electric Avenue ” in a 2020 campaign video created by a third party, which was then posted by the former president on his personal Twitter account.

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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It has opened wide range of facilities for us like entertainment, education, advertisements, communication etc. Any user can easily copy, duplicate or access the data without the permission of the author and it is difficult to trace them back due to the issues of privacy and other matters. Kim cartoon and Ors. ,