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
Lawsuit Brought Against Conan O’Brien For Allegedly Stolen Jokes Allowed to Move Forward
On May 12th, a federal judge for the Southern District of California denied in part comedian and late night talk show host Conan O’Brien’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit from Robert Alexander Kaseberg.
May 30, 2017
Legendary Band The Eagles Sues Hotel For Trademark Infringement
American rock band the Eagles is suing a Todos Santos, Mexico hotel for capitalizing off their song of the same name. Baja LLC runs a merchandising operation in California and sells clothing and merchandise featuring the Eagles’ HOTEL CALIFORNIA mark.
May 23, 2017
Starbucks Sued Over Infamous Unicorn Frappuccino
Montauk Juice Factory states that there was actual confusion in the public, and people started calling Starbucks’ product a “Unicorn Latte,” while also believing that The End had copied Starbucks.
May 17, 2017
RIAA Sues Internet Service Provider Grande Communications For Not Acting on Customer Copyright Infringement
RIAA has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Grande Communications due to Grande Communications not taking “meaningful action against repeat infringers,” customers who repeatedly download music illegally using BitTorrent.
May 09, 2017
Heirs of Comedy Duo Abbott and Costello Ask Supreme Court to Hear Case
According to the petition, Abbott and Costello first began performing the sketch on the radio in the late 1930s, but under copyright law, performances do not count as publication.
May 02, 2017
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