Monthly Archives: December 2017

Reading list: measuring the impact of user rights

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

Sean M. Flynn & Mike Palmedo, The User Rights Database: Measuring the Impact of Copyright Balance Abstract International and domestic copyright law reform around the world is increasingly focused on how copyright user rights should be expanded to promote maximum … Continue reading →

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Allegedly false certification for competitor brings trade secret, deceptive practices claims

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

Duro Corp. v. Canadian Standards Assoc., 2017 WL 6326862, No. 17 CV 1127 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 11, 2017) Duro, a distributor of high end gas ranges, sued the CSA, a nonprofit consumer product safety testing organization, for misappropriation of trade … Continue reading →

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Knit-picking right of publicity question of the day

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

I’m learning to knit, and at the local store I encountered this charming pin: Does Arnold Palmer have any recourse against the “yarnold palmer”? from Blogger http://ift.tt/2jUfeHQ

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I’m a judge, not a media theorist, Jim: NFU doesn’t protect use of Dr. Seuss font in mashup case

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, No. 16-CV-2779 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2017) Though the court dismissed the first trademark/copyright infringement complaint against this Star Trek/Dr. Seuss mashup, the amended complaint survives. Copyright: It’s still transformative, but the complaint … Continue reading →

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DMCA exemption survey: for vidders and other remixers

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

Take an 8-minute survey and help make the #DMCA decryption exemptions more user-friendly for vidders: bit.ly/2nEfY8j from Blogger http://ift.tt/2nSexmN

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Sazerac will pay fees for its buffalo stance

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

Sazerac Company, Inc. v. Fetzer Vineyards, Inc., 2017 WL 6059271, No. 15-cv-04618 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2017) The court here awards defendants its fees for proceeding past summary judgment in this trademark infringement case. “This was an exceptionally weak case,” … Continue reading →

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Roundtable: The Right of Publicity in New York, St. John’s University

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

An Academic Discussion of Policy Choices in Designing a Publicity/Privacy Rights Regime: Rothman, Buccafusco, & Tushnet The roundtable is on the proposed changes to NY’s ROP, which are very extensive. [I didn’t take notes early on, sorry, but Prof. Rothman … Continue reading →

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