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

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Judging from the Rusty Krab’s marketing efforts and social media promotion as detailed in Viacom’s complaint, the pop-up was far more focused on providing the backdrop for Instagram-worthy selfies than it was on producing edible food. The court begins with findings of fact, lavishing attention on the show’s plot and popularity.

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IPSC Breakout Session #2: mostly copyright and then marijuana innovation

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The movie adaptation of the book isn’t inherently fair use. The majority says that limiting doctrines account for Kagan’s examples—which involved use of expression—as well as the dissent’s own copying and the Court’s too. It participates in the same conventionalized market. We don’t even get into the market stuff.