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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Recently, a district court in the same circuit took up a very similar issue, assessing Viacom’s trademark and copyright infringement claims against the owner and operator of a pop-up restaurant and bar called The Rusty Krab.

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

43(B)log

The input was copyrightable; the output is not. Taken copyright-protected material and transformed it into public domain material—dangerous for law firms. Copyright for humans only? A teenager who sells a fanwork based on a tentpole movie feels different than a movie studio that creates a tentpole movie from her short story.