12/17/2024 8:35:21 PM What the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” Can Teach Us About IP in the Influencer Space By Hannah Taylor Molly Rothschild At its core, the case the internet is referring to as the “sad beige lawsuit” is a feud between two social media influencers, Sydney...
7/12/2023 7:17:02 PM You're Invited: Frankfurt Kurnit and Women of the Vine & Spirits are Hosting an AI Event By Kimberly Maynard Frankfurt Kurnit is proud to host a Women of the Vine & Spirits Regional Event on Thursday, July 20th, beginning at 4PM ET, at our New...
12/20/2022 2:35:42 PM Yuga Labs wins key victory in NFT infringement case against Ryder Ripps By Jeremy Goldman On December 16, 2022, the United District Court for the Central District of California handed NFT powerhouse Yuga Labs a decisive victory...
9/7/2022 2:11:21 PM Fact: Most NFT Projects Convey Ownership of, and Valuable Intellectual Property Rights in, Digital Art By Jeremy Goldman This post was first published September 2nd, 2022 at http://mirror.xyz/jeremyg2k.eth. Recently, some folks in the NFT industry, including...
4/24/2021 12:00:00 AM Aku, the first NFT optioned for the big screen, offers a glimpse into the future of IP and entertainment By Jeremy Goldman On April 16, 2021, The Hollywood Reporter announced that “Aku,” a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) art project and character created by former...
12/20/2020 9:40:21 PM Dr. Seuss/Star Trek Mash-Up Not Fair Use, Ninth Circuit Rules By Jeremy Goldman Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go! Or not. On December 18, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that an unpublished...
11/6/2020 12:00:00 AM Capote Charity Claims Copyright By Matthew Samet The Trustee for the Truman Capote Literary Trust, established as a charitable trust under the will of prolific author Truman Capote, sued...
11/5/2020 11:53:20 PM Anita White Strikes Back With Second Trademark Suit By Matthew Samet In July 2020, after country music group Lady Antebellum changed its moniker to “Lady A”, Lady Antebellum filed a trademark lawsuit in the...
8/3/2020 1:04:30 PM I See Me, I Sue You: Jordan Jumps at Card Cameos By Mma Afoaku Before the NBA season resumed down in Florida, basketball fans received a big dose of nostalgia with the 10 part airing of the...
7/29/2020 7:21:54 PM Little Consolation for Hyperkin as Atari Litigation Games Continue By Matthew Samet In a 46-page opinion issued this week, U.S. District Court Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Central District of California denied a...
7/14/2020 7:41:51 PM Lady Antebellum Changes Name to “Lady A” and Files Trademark Lawsuit By Matthew Samet In June 2020, with systemic racism at the forefront of America’s mind, country music group Lady Antebellum announced it would change its...
6/14/2020 7:32:16 PM Not So Fast: Ninth Circuit Reverses Attorneys’ Fees Award for Voluntary Dismissal of Copyright Complaint By Matthew Samet Last Thursday, the Ninth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion, Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Cordoba, that a defendant is not entitled...
6/7/2020 12:00:02 AM Two SDNY Courts Post Opposite Conclusions on Instagram Fair Use By Matthew Samet On the heels of a stream of copyright lawsuits based on republication of copyrighted images from “embedded” Instagram posts, the U.S....
4/7/2020 12:00:00 AM Court Permits LA Sushi Trademark Suit to Roll Forward By Matthew Samet Los Angeles sushi restaurants may be closed for omakase, but they remain open for litigation. Sushi Nozawa, the owner of LA sushi staple...