Instagram Introduces New Feature for Labeling Sponsored Ads
Under FTC “truth-in-advertising” rules, spokespeople are required to make disclosures about payments. In an effort to make things more transparent, Instagram introduced a feature in June that will make it easier to label posts that are paid promotions.
July 19, 2017
Supreme Court Rules Ban on Disparaging Trademarks is Unconstitutional
In one of the most anticipated trademark cases in years, the Supreme Court has ruled that prohibiting the registration of disparaging marks violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
July 05, 2017
Judge Vacates Jersey Boys Copyright Infringement Verdict
Shortly before the musical debuted, Donna Corbello, Woodard’s widow, decided to look into publishing the autobiography. After searching through copyright records, she discovered that DeVito had registered the manuscript in just his name.
June 28, 2017
Is Zorro in the Public Domain? Lawsuit to Find Out Moves Forward
In 2013, Robert Cabell filed a complaint against Zorro Productions in the state of Washington to determine whether the company rightfully owned the intellectual property rights to Zorro, and sought cancellation of its trademarks related to the character, among other claims.
June 20, 2017
Pastry Chef Sues Food Network Over Recipe How-to Video
LaBau, who owns the copyright registration for her snow globe cupcake how-to video, is asking the court to temporarily, preliminarily and permanently enjoin Food Network from displaying the video on their Facebook page.
June 13, 2017
Judge Allows Video Game Maker’s Declaratory Judgment Counterclaim on Issue of Displaying Copyrighted Tattoos in Games to Proceed
Last February, Solid Oak Sketches sued Take-Two for copyright infringement for featuring Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, DeAndre Jordan, Kenyon Martin, and Eric Bledsoe with tattoo designs that the agency claimed to own, in the game franchise NBA 2K.
June 06, 2017
Advocates for the Creative Mind
