On March 19th, 2024, Lego, the building toy giant, reached out to the police department of Murietta, California with an unusual complaint: that the department’s use of Lego faces to obscure the faces of suspects in arrest and booking photos, in compliance with newly passed California state laws, violated the company’s intellectual property rights. The […]
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On the eve of Hollywood’s biggest evening, veteran screenwriter Simon Stephenson went public with a shocking accusation: the script for “The Holdovers,” the Paul Giamatti vehicle up for a stunning five Academy Awards, had been plagiarized from a previous project the “Paddington 2” and “Luca” writer had created and shopped around Tinseltown. But is this
“Holdovers” or Leftovers? Plagiarism Accusation Rocks Oscars Read More »
Donald Trump made waves at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia this week by unveiling his latest business venture: sneakers. The gold-uppered, red-soled shoes, emblazoned with a bold embossed “T” at the tongue and on the upper, set fashionistas and legal pundits alike ablaze as they pondered what this new move could mean–and whether the new shoes
The Emperor Has No–Shoes? Trump’s New Sneakers Could Get Him In More Legal Trouble Read More »
Large companies and brands are going to greater lengths than ever before to expand their holdings and protect the ones they’ve already locked down. From Disney to Mariah Carey to Starbucks, the list of megabrands coming down on small businesses for real or imagined infringement is growing nearly daily. The latest entry in this list
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Last week, licensing talks between social media powerhouse TikTok and behemoth record label Universal Music Group, aka UMG, broke down. UMG was asking TikTok for a revamped licensing deal that paid artists whose work is featured on the platform (and their record labels) a larger share of TikTok’s profits. However, the two companies couldn’t get
Music-Loving TikTok Users Greeted by the Sounds of…Silence? Read More »
Michael Jackson is arguably one of the most complex and least understood musical figures ever. From a hardscrabble childhood in Gary, Indiana, to moonwalking his way to the apex of the entertainment industry, Jackson’s legacy is convoluted and complicated, to say the least. But now, MJ Live, a live show featuring Michael Jackson impersonators which
Touring Michael Jackson Tribute Show Tells Jackson’s Estate to Beat It – In Court! Read More »
0:00 President Donald Trump, 0:02 who, as you know, lost the case in New York and now reportedly owes the state of New York $355 million. I thought I had a bag. 0:14 But yesterday, he introduced his new $400 Golden sneakers. And you think, Well, what’s wrong with that? Well, Pat and Professor John
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Legendary pop/soul/rock pioneers Hall & Oates have had several groups’ worth of ups and downs as they evolved from a scrappy Philadelphia startup band to the top-selling musical duo in history. From repeated rounds of litigation between the pop icons to doubled-barreled one-finger salutes and hurling water bottles at each other onstage during concerts, these
Daryl Hall Tells John Oates “No Can Do,” Sue’s to Block IP Sale Read More »
Apple has long been the measure against which all other tech companies are assessed, with an estimated market valuation of over $3 trillion. But now, at the peak of the global holiday season, the tech Titan is pulling two models of its nearly ubiquitous Apple Watch after the International Trade Commission found Apple violated a
Apple Responds to ITC Ban by Pulling Smart Watches at Christmas Read More »
A common question that laypeople ask about attorneys is, “Who sues lawyers?”. This question betrays a common misunderstanding about how the legal profession and indeed the legal system as a whole work. Lawyers are people, just like anyone else, and they have the same right of access to the legal system to address and resolve
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