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Guest Book Review: The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity

The IPKat

The title of this book clearly sets out its premise: trademark protection has encroached into what used to be solely copyright’s domain, resulting in an undesirable over-protection of works which impoverishes the public domain and restricts others’ creative endeavours.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. While Barlow & Bear may now try to argue that their work constitutes fair use, it’s a weak defense in this case. Unlike trademark law, copyright is not a “use it or lose it” proposition.

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Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and recently wrote a paper with Professor Christine Haight Farley that focuses on speech-protective doctrines in trademark infringement law.] Source-identifying uses of marks.