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

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Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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WIPIP session 5: Anti-Circumvention

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Include some discussion about remedies, b/c 1201 and 1202 violations don’t depend on registration and no one focused on the remedies. Fanworks is a good example where fair use is important. Pam Samuelson: don’t forget 1202. You’re forbidden to remove/alter information at pain of $2500/violation. A distinct set of works.

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