43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It had a similar color scheme, page layout and website architecture, font type, and artwork and photographs to Boston Carriage’s. Boston Carriage argued that it had a legal right of immediate possession to the original content posted to its website by its customers through a non-exclusive license.

False Advertising 64

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Copying 64

43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

The First Amendment has long coexisted with no-fault false advertising laws. Citing Dastar and Rogers ; noting in a footnote that Dastar suggested that Lanham Act false advertising claims might sometimes govern statements about artistic provenance without raising any First Amendment concern.]

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I first wrote about this case back in March , when Atari filed a complaint accusing State Farm and its advertising partners of improperly appropriating artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for a 6-second online video advertisement. Conversely, in Ringgold v.

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Fair Use Copyright Artwork Social Media 109

The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark. For example, the owners of the famous “ Grumpy Cat ” meme licensed the use of the name, image and likeness of the cat – and successfully enforced these rights.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Advertising Advertising Ownership 140

The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

On 24 June 2022, BAYC sued Ryder Ripps, a conceptual artist and NFT creator for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), This is a U.S

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Non-Fungible Tokens Contracts Copying Art 135

The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2023

The claim is for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting, and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. In this post, the most interesting parts of Ryder Ripps’ answer, defence and counterclaim , filed on December 27, 2022 will be analyzed.

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Artwork Contracts Art False Advertising 83

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

WPI counterclaimed against Restellini and third-party Institut Restellini SAS – Documentation Centre alleging copyright infringement and false advertising. In 2017, WI granted WPI an automatically renewable, exclusive license to use and exploit the content of all of WI’s materials, including the Modigliani material.

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False Advertising Artwork IP Advertising 59