In 2016, Take-Two, a video game company that is the creator of the NBA 2K series of video games, was sued by Solid Oak Sketches, a company who owns the copyright in several NBA players' tattoos. Solid Oak argued that the video game series, which seeks to simulate the NBA, … [Read more...] about Tattoos and Copyright, Take-Two
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Texas Band Hits Chick-Fil-A, ESPN with Copyright Suit Over College Football Commercial
Law360 reported a Texas rock band’s representatives, Platinum Jack Entertainment Inc., filed suit against Chick-Fil-A Inc. and ESPN Inc. in Texas federal court on Tuesday. The suit alleges that the pair of companies stole a song from Dallas rock band Drayter for in the background … [Read more...] about Texas Band Hits Chick-Fil-A, ESPN with Copyright Suit Over College Football Commercial
“Empire” Strikes Back: Record Label Asks Supreme Court to Hear Trademark Infringement Suit
In 2015, Empire Distribution Inc., a record label, sued Twentieth Century Fox for trademark infringement. The lawsuit revolves around the television show Empire, a "primetime drama based around a fictional [record label] of the name." Both the real-life record label and the … [Read more...] about “Empire” Strikes Back: Record Label Asks Supreme Court to Hear Trademark Infringement Suit
U.S. v AT&T/Time Warner: The Antitrust Trial of the Century
On Monday, March 19th, the U.S. Department of Justice faced off against Time Warner and AT&T in what is called the Antitrust Trial of the century. With the rise of direct-to-streaming companies such as Netflix and Amazon, Hollywood has seen aggressive content consolidation, … [Read more...] about U.S. v AT&T/Time Warner: The Antitrust Trial of the Century
Haters Gonna Hate: Taylor Swift Wins Copyright Lawsuit
Last Friday, a California federal judge, Judge Fitzgerald, handed a win to Taylor Swift and her team when he dismissed a copyright suit against the singer with prejudice. This follows from a ruling in mid-February, where the judge granted a motion to dismiss for Swift's team, but … [Read more...] about Haters Gonna Hate: Taylor Swift Wins Copyright Lawsuit