Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

the pop-up is not a joke nor is it a presentation of ridicule or satire.”. Fanworks seek to create something pleasurable—and sometimes profitable—that exploits’ fans love for the universe and its characters but risk trademark and copyright liability in the process. Meanwhile, the Ninth Circuit in Mattel v.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

3) Implementation can present resource challenges for smaller platforms/platforms w/ few infringement challenges. Organization for Transformative Works, Rebecca Tushnet: The Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) is a nonprofit established to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Campbell is the first case that squarely presents §107 construction without other distractions, and the Court takes a fresh look. 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. Litigation is not wealth-neutral.

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APRIL 7, 2023

The nonprofit I work with, the Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) was established in 2007 to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge.

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