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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

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the pop-up is not a joke nor is it a presentation of ridicule or satire.”. Fanworks seek to create something pleasurable—and sometimes profitable—that exploits’ fans love for the universe and its characters but risk trademark and copyright liability in the process. Meanwhile, the Ninth Circuit in Mattel v.

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27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 3: Intended and Unintended Consequences of the DSA

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The nonprofit I work with, the Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) was established in 2007 to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. Likewises, as a nonprofit, the Archive of Our Own doesn’t try to make itself sticky for users or advertisers even though it has registered accounts.

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