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The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next
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The Briefing: Who Owns WallStreetBets? Trademark Use in Commerce and the Reddit Battle
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The Briefing: Sinking the Rogers Test? What Pepperdine’s Lawsuit Could Mean for Hollywood
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The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
Unexpected Paths to IP Law with Dan Young and Colin White
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(Podcast) The Briefing: Who Owns Jack Nicklaus? Lessons for The Creator Economy From a Brand Battle
The Briefing: Who Owns Jack Nicklaus? Lessons for The Creator Economy From a Brand Battle
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The Briefing: Trademark Smoked: The Fall of General Cigar’s COHIBA Registration
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It's never fun to see years and years of hard work go to waste. In particular, when you build an eCommerce site on a site like Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, or eBay, and get an email message or a letter informing you that you have...more
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The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
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On November 16, 2021, Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) brought claims of breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition against director Quentin Tarantino. Miramax alleges that Tarantino...more
Data license agreements have been a hot ticket item of the digital health market and are here to stay. With the exponential growth in licensed data, including de-identified patient data, data license agreement litigation and...more