“whenever you receive content, and I mean any kind of content... – make sure not only that you have the right to use it, but that the party supplying it to use has the rights to permit your use.” https://apple.news/AXlDgOJ0RSBmoGrrfbkfpeA
“If you have no justification for a demand, it may be unwise to make it.” https://apple.news/Af80hb_fuTA2IrfSZP7nQUQ
The latest The Intellectual Property Daily! https://paper.li/ballard_ip/intellectual-property?edition_id=83817e40-1919-11ea-a9ac-0cc47a0d164b #trademark #iplaw
Naval Air Station shooter wrote manifesto condemning US as 'nation of evil:' report https://fxn.ws/34Ye57j #FoxNews
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I just read the entire transcript of the SCOTUS oral argument in Georgia v. Public Resource 'cause I'm a #copyright guy and ... I couldn't care less. Angels on a pin: http://bit.ly/2PhEWVp (pdf).
Is the interaction between distinctiveness and function, “interdependent and inverse: the less distinctive a mark is, the greater indicators of trademark use are needed to ensure consumers will perceive it as a mark, and vice-versa”? https://ip.jotwell.com/what-weve-got-here-is-a-failure-to-indicate/
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California Family Code 770 defines separate property as all property owned by them before marriage, or acquired after marriage by gift, bequest, devise, and the rents, issues, and profits of the property. http://bit.ly/2DLL96E #Divorce #FamilyLaw #LosAngeles #California
State's Rejection Of Driver's 'IMGOD' Vanity Plate Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules https://tdrt.io/hEh via @Techdirt
“The new normal is that there’s a sense of uncertainty as to what is impermissible borrowing.”
As the pendulum swings... https://apple.news/AOn3l61MSQSK2FmiZqYCbNg
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From Ford’s Materials Sustainability department: “Initially…we talked with our legal team and [knew] we had some intellectual property, and we decided within the environmental space we should not charge licensing fees” https://apple.news/A26Eu2g5TQamMLD20mmTBaw
ACOSO POR PROPIETARIOS COMPROBADOS: El estado de Nueva York facilita a los inquilinos probar el acoso de los caseros https://eldiariony.com/2019/12/03/el-estado-de-nueva-york-facilita-a-los-inquilinos-probar-el-acoso-de-los-caseros/ via @wordpressdotcom
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“this lawsuit is tricky because neither Genius nor Google owns the copyrights to the song lyrics they’re publishing”
Just one licensee suing another https://apple.news/AAcOLQqBCTyGF8z_X1X2DgQ
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Love our December Board meetings because we meet in the Meijer gallery and enjoy dinner together in the museum! americanwritersmuseum #awm #boards https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oSNZ1lMJll6rga44l0QeTN0g6Gm-R6p5Axbk0/?igshid=s5gkgiteio6d
When should you call a personal injury lawyer for help? Find out in our latest post. https://bit.ly/2DI0tRH #PersonalInjury #LosAngeles
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The recently introduced Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act looks to unify US privacy law https://lnkd.in/ghmXpke
As @eriqgardner astutely point out, StudioCanal is making the same argument that Cunningham is making in the Friday the 13th lawsuit. It will be interesting to follow this case as well.
StudioCanal is asking a federal judge to declare the 1984 cult film "This Is Spinal Tap" to be a "work made for hire," ineligible for copyright reversion. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/studiocanal-fights-retain-spinal-tap-counterclaims-creators-1259137
Marriage equality doesn't end with Obergefell. We need to ensure our freedoms stay freedoms. #copolitics
#Equality
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All #Creators should consider becoming a member of the Creative Law Center founded and managed by @KathrynGoldman. http://bit.ly/2Y8x10N You’ve put a bit of your soul into creating your work – so put a little effort into protecting it. #graphicdesign #musician #authors #writers
UNCONSCIONABLE LEASE BASED ON GREED OR NOT?: Landlord hits Brooklyn McDonald's with super-sized rent increase https://nypost.com/2019/11/30/landlord-hits-brooklyn-mcdonalds-with-super-sized-rent-increase/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons via @nypmetro
‘If German complaint is dismissed, Unified Patent Court could be operation early 2021’ - Kluwer Patent Blog http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2019/11/28/if-german-complaint-is-dismissed-unified-patent-court-could-be-operation-early-2021/
An @nbcSNL comedian requires audience members of his standup show to sign a #nondisclosure agreement before entering: http://bit.ly/35P6Cri Asserts his show is a confidential “work in progress.” California also has statutory protection: http://bit.ly/35OVomG
Interesting and rare #Copyright Office Review Board ruling on what qualifies as a "unit of publication" for registration purposes. A suite of furniture doesn't: http://bit.ly/34I9eak (pdf). All rulings: http://bit.ly/2wEHQdJ
Google v. Oracle presents SCOTUS with a #copyright fair use question. I hope someone's merits brief asks the Court to re-visist whether fair use actually IS an affirmative defense. http://bit.ly/2Y6TtXO Likely not addressed below but, to date, SCOTUS has merely assumed it is.