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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

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Nathan directed the allegedly infringing 2013 Documentary, which “tells the story of Pug, a thirteen-year-old child who wants to be a ‘12 O’Clock Boy,’ just like [he] has repeatedly watched in [the 2001 and 2003 Documentaries].” So too with plaintiffs’ 2003 Documentary. The similarities in setting, theme, etc.

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Section 1052(c) of the Lanham Act: A First Amendment-Free Zone?

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The PTO’s asserted justification for this total ban on registration is “to protect the intellectual property right of privacy and publicity that a living person has in his/her identity.” [10] 22] TRUMP TOO SMALL passes this test because it is commentary on TRUMP, not a disguised advertisement that is merely incidental to Donald Trump.

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2022 Internet Law Year-in-Review

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It also puts users’ privacy and security (including minors’!) Musk bought Twitter, changing its competitive posture (more #MAGA, fewer journalists), decreasing its advertiser base, and otherwise causing Twitter’s implosion. at greater risk. 18, 2022 NetChoice LLC v.

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