By Keith Randall on Posted in Copyright,Entertainment,TechnologyIn this day and age where an innocuous home video or the latest news story can explode into an internet phenomenon, game developers looking to cash in on the popularity of the latest memes need to carefully consider the potential copyright ramifications of using protected images without permission. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and 5th Cell, … Continue Reading
By Waller IP Team on Posted in Entertainment,First Amendment,News and Announcements,TrademarkWaller is pleased to report a win in the case Moore v. The Weinstein Company, LLC, et al. Yesterday, a federal judge granted summary judgment to The Weinstein Company, LLC, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., Genius Products, LLC, and Concord Music Group, Inc. in a trademark, publicity and false light lawsuit filed by soul singer Sam Moore … Continue Reading
By Heather J. Hubbard on Posted in Copyright,Entertainment,Internet,TechnologySteve Jobs first announced the concept of iTunes Match in June, and its launch is expected any day now. For only $25 a year, you can subscribe to iTunes Match to have access to all of your music, not just music purchased from iTunes. It will pull songs from CDs uploaded to your computer, songs … Continue Reading
By Laura Merritt on Posted in EntertainmentWith Halloween over, you may have already hung up your Lady Gaga meat dress or put your Elvis jumpsuit in storage for the year. Many Halloween costumes are inspired by famous people, whether it be political candidates, reality stars or iconic musicians and actors, without running afoul of right of publicity concerns. Certainly, applying a … Continue Reading
By David C. Scott on Posted in Copyright,Entertainment,First AmendmentThough the talk of the Supreme Court’s current term will be the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Court’s fall docket includes several highly-anticipated First Amendment decisions. The following two decisions could prove definitive for the First Amendment legacy of the Roberts Court, which has been on balance rather media-friendly so … Continue Reading
