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‘Valorant Mobile’ Leaks Excite Gamers But ‘Pirate’ Copies Are Bad News

TorrentFreak

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams. Aside from generating more than 4.6

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Infographic | Barbie movie

Olartemoure Blog

These new dolls captured about 40% of Barbie’s market share in five years, creating tension between Mattel and MGA. Barbie was created in 1959, and when she was 42 years old, in 2001, Bratz entered the scene.

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Infographic | Barbie movie

Olartemoure Blog

These new dolls captured about 40% of Barbie’s market share in five years, creating tension between Mattel and MGA. MGA alleged that Mattel had hired individuals to spy on toy designs and marketing plans. Barbie was created in 1959, and when she was 42 years old, in 2001, Bratz entered the scene.

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Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik v. Kat Von D

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

. “Von D presumably did not need to copy the pose from the Portrait in order express a sentiment of melancholy.” Market Effect. “no one has told [Sedlik] they would not buy a copy of the Portrait because they had seen the Tattoo or social media posts about the Tattoo.” ” Huh? Warner Bros.

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Jury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

But the recent lawsuit against Kat Von D, alleging that she copied a portrait of Miles Davis by photographer Jeff Sedlik, suggests these once-tolerated uses may be under threat. Also, see Q2 of my 2005 contracts law exam and the sample answer. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Judge Noreika Denies Plaintiffs and Defendants’ Respective Motions for Summary Judgment on Infringement/Non-Infringement in Trademark Infringement Action and Grants-in-Part Defendants’ Motion with Respect to Actual Damages

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

Plaintiff is not seeking lost sales, lost market share, or lost goodwill, . . [and 2005) for courts to consider when deciding whether to grant disgorgement damages in a trademark infringement action. A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached. and that] Plaintiff did no corrective advertising.” Renosky , 399 F.3d

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.