Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Tracks and albums from hugely popular comedians like John Mulaney, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Gaffigan and Kevin Hart were quietly taken down by Spotify right before the long Thanksgiving weekend, leaving comedy fans and even some of the affected comedians scratching their heads. — Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) November 27, 2021. copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2023

Trademark’s violation A trademark is a special symbol, word, or phrase that sets one company’s goods or services apart from those of competitors. A restaurant using the name of the popular comedy can unintentionally imply that the two are inextricably linked and that the restaurant has studio approval.

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Trademark Business Intellectual Property Trademark Law 59

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2022

VIP Products LLC on the trademark side (on which the plaintiff is now seeking certiorari from the Supreme Court), and Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy, Inc., We agree with the District Court that the segment at issue was clearly comedy and that no reasonable viewer would conclude otherwise. Jacobs on the copyright side.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Trademark Moral Rights Law 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2022

Like the US Supreme Court in Tam and Brunetti , the Federal Circuit in Elster declined to decide whether trademark laws that regulate speech based on its content are subject to “strict scrutiny and the compelling government interest test, or Central Hudson’s intermediate scrutiny and the substantial government interest test.” See Cohen v.

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Registration Blogging Trademark Privacy 119