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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

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Walking Mountain (affectionately known as the “Barbie in a Blender” case) noted that “every court to address the issue whether a defendant’s work qualifies as a parody has treated this question as one of law to be decided by the court.” Defining the scope of Viacom’s trademark rights more explicitly might not change the outcome.

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IPSC Breakout Session #2: mostly copyright and then marijuana innovation

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Cariou is still arguably good law w/the exception of the relevance of artist’s intent. Taken copyright-protected material and transformed it into public domain material—dangerous for law firms. We also have to look through © owners to look at ultimate beneficiaries of ownership. Second Circuit had buyer’s remorse about Prince v.