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People Don’t Come to See the Tattoo, They Come to See the Show

IP Tech Blog

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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People Don’t Come to See the Tattoo, They Come to See the Show

LexBlog IP

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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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. “ [W]hy sign a label deal and not own all of our masters and publishing? ,” Bear told The New York Times shortly after the pair’s Grammy win. A Musical Parody ” and “ Friends!

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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

Second, this blog will provide an explanation for why threats of litigation are damaging to mod communities as well as to the video game publishing companies that employ them. 15] The Ninth Circuit used a two-part test to determine whether or not the video game mod was derivative. RuneScape is an older PC game by developer Jagex. [26]

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. The number of registrations with the US Copyright Office has been growing since the 1970s. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. Social media are used by artists to spread info on bitting.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

2] Dash originally planned to use SuperFarm, an NFT website, to mint and sell the NFT of the album. [3] Following the announcement, Roc-A-Fella’s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to SuperFarm and Dash. However, Damon lacked any individual interest in the copyright. [2] As a result, SuperFarm cancelled the auction. [5]

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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

As Professor Farley and I discuss in Part II of our paper, several circuits require a commercial use of the mark for infringement (or an exception for noncommercial speech) and dismiss lawsuits without applying all of the likelihood of confusion factors if the unauthorized use of the mark is not commercial speech. Redbubble, Inc. ,