28 Feb, 2021 Another Photo Embed Case, Another Motion to Dismiss Denied By Brian Murphy Another court refuses, at the pleading stage, to rule on whether a social media platform's TOS (this time, Twitter's) authorizes a news...
24 Feb, 2021 New Illinois Bill Would Expand Restrictions on Video Games By Saphya Council Many states have banned video games that depict gore, sex, and gambling, on the ground that minors have access to them. That is why...
19 Feb, 2021 Hooray For The Public Domain: A Prequel To The Great Gatsby Sees The Light Of Day! By Edward H. Rosenthal At the beginning of the year, my partner, Brian Murphy, published his annual post about works that were entering the public domain as of...
18 Feb, 2021 Microsoft Unveils Xbox Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.0 By Saphya Council Games have been a source of leisure for anyone regardless of age, race, or ability. However, the industry as a whole has only recently...
13 Feb, 2021 "Celebrity Astronomer" Sues Over American Girl Doll By Edward H. Rosenthal This post will describe recent developments in a Lanham Act/right of publicity claim brought by a "celebrity astronomer" named Dr....
09 Feb, 2021 Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D sued for inking Miles Davis design? Tats crazy! By Jeremy Goldman In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, photographer Jeffrey Sedlik has accused celebrity...
09 Feb, 2021 Taylor Swift sued by Utah Theme Park for trademark infringement. By Edward H. Rosenthal In England, there is an expression: "Where there's a hit, there's a writ." We don't have an equivalent aphorism, but perhaps Taylor Swift...
09 Feb, 2021 SDNY Magistrate Judge Recommends that Rubik's Cube Design is Not Functional By Kristina D'Angelo Since its creation in the 1980s, the Rubik’s Cube puzzle has become one of the best-selling – and depending on who you ask, one of the...
08 Feb, 2021 EA Sports Announces College Football Video Game Revival and Another Collegiate Athlete Persona Rights Piece of Legislation is Proposed in Congress By Frances Jensen Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) announced that they are developing EA Sports College Football in collaboration with Collegiate Licensing...
01 Feb, 2021 Please Dough Not Use My Trademark By Karen Hsieh Bar Dough, a restaurant in Denver, CO, is known for its Italian food, celebrity chef Carrie Baird, and fancy toast. The restaurant...