Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The court also credits the self-serving claim by the successor licensee that it considered fair use by comparing the works and evaluating if the works were being sold commercially or for other purposes. New Destiny Church. * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. Melee , know this better than anyone.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As a way to supplement her income, she put on a contest whereby her social media followers would buy gift certificates for future tattoos and would get to vote on one of several funny tattoos that would eventually be tattooed onto the artist’s husband. Netflix moved to dismiss the complaint on, among other grounds, fair use.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

19] After classifying the mod as derivative, the court rejected other protections such as fair use doctrine as defenses to the paid mod. [20] 32] RuneLite HD only shut down in the first place due to a cease and desist letter from the publisher. First, the derivative work had to exist in a concrete and permanent form. [16]

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. The number of registrations with the US Copyright Office has been growing since the 1970s. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. Another aspect explored is that street art and graffiti have social norms.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

2] Dash originally planned to use SuperFarm, an NFT website, to mint and sell the NFT of the album. [3] Following the announcement, Roc-A-Fella’s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to SuperFarm and Dash. However, Damon lacked any individual interest in the copyright. [2] As a result, SuperFarm cancelled the auction. [5]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

As Professor Farley and I discuss in Part II of our paper, several circuits require a commercial use of the mark for infringement (or an exception for noncommercial speech) and dismiss lawsuits without applying all of the likelihood of confusion factors if the unauthorized use of the mark is not commercial speech. Redbubble, Inc. ,

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As Donald Trump used every available resource to ensure his tenancy at the most recognizable house in the United States was extended, some social media platforms had adopted an unorthodox approach to his accounts. The defendants are liable for damages because their fair use defense comprehensively fails.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Trump’s fair use argument fails as the musician wins a copyright battle over the unlicensed use of “Electric Avenue” in a viral video from the 2020 campaign. Despite a cease-and-desist letter from Grant, the video remained online, amassing millions of views before Grant filed his lawsuit.

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