7/30/2021 2:17:38 PM She Likes It Like That: Cardi B Defeats Blogger’s Defamation Counterclaims By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz A federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia has dismissed counterclaims by blogger Latasha Kebe against rapper Cardi B (a/k/a...
7/30/2021 1:46:12 PM Update: Redbubble Jury Award Reduced by More than Half By Kimberly Maynard The $520,000 awarded against Redbubble to teen fashion line Brandy Melville by a California jury last month proved to be short-lived. On...
7/27/2021 9:07:04 PM Freelancer or Freeloader? Ninth Circuit Finds Use of “Freelancer” is Fair Use Under Trademark Law By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz With the rise of the “gig economy,” millions of Americans have turned to online platforms and mobile applications to navigate the...
7/26/2021 6:58:15 PM Pretty Please?** By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Dua Lipa is the latest celebrity involved in the slew of copyright infringement lawsuits related to unauthorized Instagram postings by...
7/23/2021 2:11:29 PM The Second Circuit Confirms Vimeo's Section 230 Right to Prohibit Videos that Promote Sexual Orientation Change Efforts By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz In a case that has gone through some interesting procedural twists, the Second Circuit has confirmed (for a second time in this case)...
7/21/2021 10:33:50 PM That's Nice: (Former) Senator Roy Moore's Defamation Claim Against Sacha Baron Cohen is Dismissed By Edward H. Rosenthal Last week, I wrote about a new lawsuit filed by Sacha Baron Cohen in federal court in Massachusetts arising from the use of an image of...
7/21/2021 5:17:02 PM Social Tech Rushes to Market and Loses MEMOJI Lawsuit against Apple By Kimberly Maynard It’s a tale as old as time (and, one that has been “scientifically” proven IRL): slow and steady wins the race. Conversely, as in the...
7/19/2021 6:05:35 PM Meme is (Fake) Newsworthy By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz You may recall this heartwarming video of two toddlers, one black and one white, running into each other's arms on a New York City...
7/13/2021 8:16:02 PM Borat's Subsequent Litigation Lawsuit By Edward H. Rosenthal Sacha Baron Cohen is no stranger to litigation. The creator of the Borat, Ali G and other characters has been sued on several occasions....
7/10/2021 1:16:01 PM Does Section 230 Trump Former President's Lawsuit? By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz In a move that is garnering some "negative press covfefe," earlier this week Donald Trump filed suit against Twitter, Facebook and...
7/10/2021 1:14:45 PM Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks Up About New York Times v. Sullivan By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz For the second time in two years, Clarence Thomas voiced his displeasure with the seminal defamation case, New York Times Co. v....
7/9/2021 4:14:58 PM It’s My Party And I’ll Sue You If I Want To: The Reagan Foundation Sues Over Use Of Marks On Trump-Supporting Website By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Over the last year, journalists have written about the Republican party’s “identity crisis”—should Republicans walk away from Donald...